Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO)

Dubai Silicon Oasis was formed in 2003 and was established to operate under the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority. In 2005, Dubai Silicon Oasis was appointed as an independent authority, and that Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) has received its land spanning an area of 7.2 million square meters, to continue the establishment process of the DSO.

In 2006, the infrastructure of the DSO establishment was completed and recognized free zone. In 2015, DSOA established the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), thus allowing Dtec to host additional 800 startups. By the end of 2020, the DSOA became the home of more than 900 startups from 72 countries.

In 2018, DSOA established Dubai's first integrated smart city project, the Dubai Digital Park (DDP). Spanning an area of 150,000 square meters and comprises 47,000 square meters of office space and more than 5,000 square meters of ready-made and plug and play offices.