Dubai Future Foundation and Amazon UAE made a joint announcement of introducing an innovative initiative that will allow people to engage in the gig economy by delivering Amazon packages on foot to its customers. This follows the Amazon signing a deal to be part of the Dubai Future Foundation’s Sandbox Dubai program, namely in the Gig Economy segment, approved by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation. The Sandbox targets building the legislational landscape in favor of future and forward-looking economic paradigms.
The Amazon UAE pilot program offers opportunities to individuals and small entrepreneurs to gain extra and flexible earnings through on-foot delivery services, particularly in highly populated areas in Dubai. It also maximizes idle working hours, as well as allows businesses to scale seamlessly. The program aligns with Dubai’s vision of facilitating pioneering practices.
Furthermore, the model is expected to reduce the reliance on delivery vehicles, helping to ease traffic congestion and lower carbon emissions, aligning with Dubai’s sustainability goals.
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Ronaldo Mouchawar, Amazon Middle East, Africa, and Turkey Vice President stated: “We are thrilled to collaborate with the Dubai Future Foundation through the Sandbox Dubai initiative to introduce new delivery models in Dubai that help us continue to serve customers with speed, convenience, and reliability.”
We remain committed to leveraging our global expertise, scale, and technology to create new possibilities that boost the gig economy and entrepreneurship, as well as promote economic growth through greater flexibility for individuals and businesses. This collaboration with Dubai Future Foundation is a testament to the power of public-private partnerships in unlocking transformative solutions that will accelerate Dubai’s digital economy.”
His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, CEO, Dubai Future Foundation, confirmed that this partnership with Amazon UAE falls within the framework of public-private sector collaboration to shape the legislative framework backing innovation in Dubai and the UAE, and to introduce qualitative pilot projects serving society and supporting increasing economic competitiveness and future readiness.
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It’s noteworthy that “Sandbox Dubai” is among the flagship transformational projects in Dubai’s Economic Agenda (D33), which has the objectives of doubling the economy of the Emirate during the coming decade and cementing its place in the world’s top three economic cities.
The “Sandbox Dubai” platform offers a perfect opportunity for innovators to pilot and mature their market-ready business models, products, and services in a real-world and risk-free manner with the support of expertise and adaptable regulatory oversight that assists them in overcoming obstacles and driving their market entry.
It also works towards making Dubai a global innovation city by enabling real-world trials that yield authentic data to regulatory authorities for evidence-based policymaking that facilitates sustainable and forward-thinking growth.
