Aruba will focus on enabling the data-driven government to achieve UAE Vision 2021. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the UAE National Day. UAE Vision 2021 seeks to make the UAE one of the best countries in the world by the Union’s Golden Jubilee. According to the Vision’s pillar ‘United in Knowledge,’ ‘Innovation, research, science, and technology will form the pillars of a knowledge-based, highly productive, and competitive economy.’
Against this backdrop, the government is looking into methods to use data to better residents’ lives, increase operational efficiency, and develop more innovative business models. Data collection, access, and analysis can help the government implement strategies, monitor the impact of legislation, and provide a safe living and working environment, while data can also help the public receive proactive services.
A Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary, Aruba is dedicated to developing intelligent network solutions that provide the creativity and flexibility required to power the next generation of data-driven, real-time applications.
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies automate and streamline processes, monitor workflows, and digitally connect citizens to government agencies for a better citizen experience. Data analytics from cloud-based network software provide actionable insights for increased operational efficiency.
Data obtained from a range of sources, including citizens themselves, can be used to improve daily living through analytics. Sensors, for example, can notify citizens about changes in air quality or traffic congestion. Government can then use the information gleaned from this data to plan infrastructure improvements or prioritize initiatives for urban development, resulting in more jobs and a more sustainable environment in the future.
In terms of public safety, AI, cameras, sensors, and data analytics can help improve real-time surveillance and emergency response. Security forces can use Real-time data and predictive analytics to assist police and army officials in informed decisions while on patrol.
The Ministry of Interior in the United Arab Emirates, for example, has authorized the use of smart helmets for specialist police squads equipped with infrared cameras to detect people infected with COVID-19 and sensors to aid authorities in facial recognition.
Remote sensing data from satellites and ground-based sensors can also give a plethora of real-time data for continuously monitoring public utilities in order to cut waste and expenses while ensuring service delivery. Citizens can be encouraged to monitor their personal utility usage using data-driven analytics based on municipal consumption patterns, where notifications warn of overconsumption. This can also assist the government in balancing utility supply with demand with the actual need, reducing wastage.
These real-time applications must be able to receive, analyze, and send massive amounts of data, which necessitates powerful computation and an intelligent edge network that provides flexible and highly dependable connectivity to cloud services like Aruba Central. If the network linking the sensors or devices breaks down, the equipment can be kept running until the cloud connection is restored using local computers, storage, and resources. As a result, neither safety nor efficiency is jeopardized.
Many countries worldwide demand that open and classified networks be kept separate while sharing the same physical access point. Government IT can use the MultiZone feature of the ArubaOSv8 operating system to create different zones that allow multiple data classes to share the same network infrastructure while maintaining appropriate levels of control. Aruba ClearPass, which streamlines role-based access controls across wired and wireless networks, can administer this control for a unified approach.
The government is increasingly pursuing smart city projects based on sensors, data analytics, and an intelligent edge network to improve operations, conserve resources, and engage with inhabitants and companies in novel ways. Automated building management systems, for example, can be used to control lighting and temperature in public spaces to improve comfort, save energy, and reduce operating costs.
As government agencies investigate the Internet of Things to improve the efficiency and security of these smart cities, it’s critical that the network on which the IoT is built is secure. An intelligent network can handle encryption for these devices, assuring communication integrity, detecting suspicious activity through analytics, and responding quickly to stop a cyberattack from spreading.
This improved cybersecurity may be used in the workplace, especially now that the coronavirus has heightened the demand for a wisely reimagined working environment. Employees in both the public and private sectors are no longer constrained by their desks and can work from anywhere using a variety of gadgets, making them more vulnerable to threats.
Aruba Central is a cost-effective cloud-managed network that can provide secure network services in new locations, whether for work-at-home or government operations. Without waiting for service providers, Aruba SD-WAN solutions enable IT, teams to instantly optimize connection across a hybrid WAN comprising the Internet, MPLS, and cellular in remote areas. Aruba 360 security exchange technology, which provides cloud-based firewall and threat prevention, is integrated with these systems.
Other stakeholders can leverage government data-driven apps as public-private ecosystems around crucial areas such as health care, transportation, and education grow to build dynamic and collaborative networks. Many businesses rely on government data to help them make decisions about their investments, develop new products, and foster innovation.
Aruba’s cloud solutions can aid in the construction of an open platform for private-public sector collaboration. These solutions provide the necessary storage capacity for new initiatives and easy data access while also addressing security and compliance concerns. Cloud computing can also help to dramatically reduce costs by allowing processing power and extra services to be purchased as needed, with resources scaling up and down to provide a quick response to changing demands.
More data is created at the edge today than ever before. Legacy networks can’t handle the vast amounts of data and judgments that must be made in real-time. To be predictive, network architecture must incorporate Artificial Intelligence. This is where Aruba ESP can help. It’s the first AI-powered ‘sixth sense’ platform in the industry. The solution is intended to unite, automate, and secure the Intelligent Edge, allowing businesses to fully realize its enormous potential.
“Data-driven applications can provide the UAE government with the ability to make informed decisions to benefit citizens and economies. Through optimizing solutions offered by Aruba, government agencies can leverage data securely, increase efficiency in operations and services, and encourage innovation for a better future,” concludes Jacob Chacko, Regional Director – the Middle East, Saudi & South Africa at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.
To learn more, visit Aruba at GITEX Technology Week, taking place between 17 – 21 October 2021, at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The company will be exhibiting from stand number H7-A1.
