H.H. Sheikh Hamdan launches Dubai-it Award

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, has launched the Dubai-it Award to honour "individuals, projects, companies and institutions that... transform bold ideas into exceptional achievements".

The award will be handed out every year "to celebrate achievement while inspiring the next generation of transformative success". 

In a post on social media platform X, Sheikh Hamdan highlighted that "Dubai-it means delivering something exceptional with excellence, speed and impact, transforming bold ideas into reality, ambition into achievement, and vision into results the world can see".

The concept, he explained, is "inspired by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Dubai’s remarkable development journey".

"Dubai-it has become a philosophy of action that drives innovation and progress," Sheikh Hamdan added. 

Hamdan bin Mohammed: Dubai-it.

It means delivering something exceptional with excellence, speed and impact, transforming bold ideas into reality, ambition into achievement, and vision into results the world can see.

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— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 24, 2026

Award Categories

Projects

• Government project that delivers exceptional results in record time
• Technology-driven project that transforms ideas into impact
• Real Estate project that creates exceptional urban impact
• Educational Project that embeds the Dubai-it philosophy

Institutions

• Government institution distinguished by speed and results
• Company that achieves exceptional transformation

Individuals

• Government Project Manager who delivered exceptional achievement
• Entrepreneur Who turned an Idea into Exceptional Success