Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is a 7.2km² free trade zone is a government-owned incentivization zone in Dubai.
Established in 2004, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) (www.dso.ae) is wholly owned by the Government of Dubai providing both a living and working integrated community. Silicon Oasis is a Free Zone Authority and provides free trade zone incentives and benefits to companies operating within the tech park.
Dubai Silicon Oasis’ (DSO) spans 7.2 km². The Authority has made a large capital investment in its infrastructure to cater to the need of high tech industries in the free zone, this ranges from advanced telecommunications, a fibre optic network, tier 3 data centre with 120 high capacity racks, and a high-tech utility infrastructure with 8 power stations with a capacity of 1600 MW.
The technology park possesses a combined fire, water and irrigation supply system which is supported by a pump station and a 5000 m³ underground irrigation tank. A sanitary water network is also provided giving potable water supply of 44,525 m³ per day based on an estimated 162,400 population working and/or living at the Silicon Oasis. DSO has a sewerage management system includes onsite pumping stations that transport wastewater to municipal plants through a new pressure pipeline. Current capacity of the sewage management system is 3,000 m³ per day (of which the technology park currently uses approximately a third) with a planned expansion set to see the capacity increased to 10,000 m³ to facilitate the community’s future growth.
In addition, DSO has a fully completed network of roads allowing quick in and out access to Dubai’s major highways.
DSO is within close proximity to Dubai’s major transport and business hubs.
15 mins from Dubai International Airport 15 mins from Business District 30 mins from Jebel Ali Port and Port RashidSAP, Fujitsu, AMD, Western Digital, Synopsys, Corning and Schneider Electric are some of the companies operating in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Companies that are able to operate at DSO include those in the following sectors:
A) IT, telecom, electrical, electronic, engineering and related activities e.g. mobile and internet technologies, software, data centre and arabized/localised technologies.
B) Consultants, law firms, finance institutions, etc.
C) Bio-tech, automobile, aerospace, oil and gas, alternative energy and many others
All major activities of doing business can be accommodated within DSO including:
Company headquarter offices, sales & marketing, support offices training, etc. Import/export, distribution, testing and checking, labelling, packaging. Assembly ManufacturingDSO clients are offered a number of benefits operating within the technology park. These include:
100% foreign ownership 100% repatriation of capital Zero Income tax Zero corporate tax Low cost of operations State of the art IT infrastructure and facilities with tier 3 data centre Fast-track business set-up & licensing Dedicated business support services including integrated online E-Business system offering tenants fast and efficient services at the touch of a button Access to regional pool of talented technical and engineering professionals Stable and clear regulation Access to consumer markets of 5 billion people (Middle East, North Africa and Indian Subcontinent).The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) provides a comprehensive range of in-house business and government services in order to fulfil all legal and operational requirements. All services are provided directly by DSOA under one roof.
As an authority of the Government of Dubai DSOA is the municipal body of the free zone which issues all types of licenses as well as the following services:
Company licenses (issuance and renewal) Work permits Employee visas Family residence visas Customs clearance For companies opting to construct their own facility at the tech park, issuance of building permits, design approval, certificate of completion and other permits are all obtained through DSOA.DSO offers an array of high-quality facilities to businesses operating within DSO. These include:
Offices Light Industrial Units used for multiple use for Warehousing and Manufacturing Land for development company’s own facility