A Case Study on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a Digital Economy Exemplar

The purpose of this research is to highlight innovative excellence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Currently, the nation serves as a digital economy exemplar to the rest of the world due to its futuristic thinking, planning, and strategies. In this chapter, the author and her research assistants summarize various United Arab Emirates (UAE) government strategies related to the development of an economy that is based on innovation and technological solutions to address the 21st century challenges. Furthermore, it presents innovative business solutions that are in practice and are lucrative outcomes of these strategies. These ventures are an answer to our post-pandemic world because they are resilient and sustainable. Additionally, these solutions may serve as exemplars of ‘thinking differently'. The research further discusses lessons on innovations that may be teachable to the rest of the world for improving the human living experience and the power of innovation, technology, and digitalization in building profitable smart economies in the post-pandemic era.