Dubai SME promotes procurement programme via smart dashboards

Dubai SME promotes procurement programme via smart dashboards

UAE - Two smart dashboards introduced by Dubai SME are enabling local start-ups to benefit optimally from the Government Procurement Programme to grow competitively and sustainably.One of the smart dashboards is for 'Supporting Dubai Government Entities and Institutions' while the other is a 'Supplier Dashboard for Dubai SME Members', and together they have contributed to enhancing SME performance and value added thereby to the local economy.The dashboards reflect the leadership's directives on the necessity for innovative solutions and initiatives to support emerging projects and their growth. The two dashboards together supported Dubai SME members to win procurement contracts worth around Dh972.9 million in 2019, 48 per cent of which came from Government of Dubai, 35 per cent from semi-government entities; 11 per cent from the private sector, and six per