Article (6)
a. The DDA is the competent official entity in the Emirate that is exclusively authorised to
represent the Government and the Local Entities before federal and local entities in the UAE,
and regional and international organisations, in respect of all matters related to devising,
approving, and administering plans, policies, and strategies in respect of information
technology, Data, Smart and Digital Transformation, and Information Security. For these
purposes, the DDA will, without limitation, have the authority to:
1. devise, develop, and standardise Data protection and Smart and Digital Transformation
plans across the Emirate;
2. coordinate and consult with the competent entities in the Emirate and the private sector
in respect of establishing Data protection rules and standards;
3. provide opinion on draft local and federal legislation and international treaties and
conventions regulating the security, confidentiality, integrity, and integration of
Government and personal Data, in coordination with the competent entities in the Emirate;
4. monitor and audit Local Entities and evaluate their performance in respect of the matters
that fall within the jurisdiction of the DDA, and provide them with guidance based on the
observations resulting from the monitoring and audit processes; and
5. exercise the duties and functions assigned to the Board of Directors of the Dubai Electronic
Security Centre under the above-mentioned Law No. (11) of 2014, the resolutions issued
in pursuance thereof, and the legislation in force in the Emirate.
b. Effective as of the date on which this Law is issued, and for a period of six (6) months, the
Director General will have the duties to:
1. restructure, in coordination with the competent entities in the Emirate, the duties and
powers assigned to the Smart Dubai Department under the above-mentioned Law No. (1)
of 2020, and the duties and powers assigned to the Affiliated Entities under the legislation
in force; and submit a final proposal of the DDA duties and functions to the Crown Prince
for approval;
2. propose, in coordination with the competent entities in the Emirate, a mechanism for
managing the financial budgets allocated to the Affiliated Entities, the employees working
at these entities, and the organisational units of which these entities are comprised, as set
forth in their respective organisational structures approved by the competent authority in
the Emirate; and submit the final proposal in this regard to the Crown Prince for approval;
and
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3. review and analyse the assets owned by the Affiliated Entities as of the effective date of
this Law for the purpose of determining the assets to be transferred to the DDA; and
submit a final proposal in this regard to the Crown Prince for approval.
Affiliated Entities
