Unveiled in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed, Nad Zabeel will be an AI and robotics research campus within 1 km of Burj Khalifa, DIFC and the Museum of the Future. Completion is expected within five years.
Dubai is building a new science and innovation address in the heart of the city. Nad Zabeel, unveiled on 1 November in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and launched by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan, is a research, development and innovation campus inside Zabeel Park. Dubai Future Foundation will oversee construction, which is expected to be completed within five years.
The campus will combine laboratories, research centres, incubators, accelerator programmes, event spaces and leisure facilities, with a focus on AI, robotics, advanced and urban technologies, and health and environmental tech. More than 30,000 scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs are expected to take part in its programmes every year.
It sits within 1 km of Burj Khalifa, DIFC, the Museum of the Future, Emirates Towers and Dubai Frame, and forms part of the D33 agenda to double Dubai's economy by 2033. A steady flow of skilled talent into the city centre could further support demand for homes and offices along the DIFC, Downtown and Business Bay corridor.
Source: Arabian Business
