At a glance

Established by Law No. 16 of 2005, Dubai Silicon Oasis was created to meet the region's need for an expansion of tech-focused businesses.
Dubai Silicon Oasis has become the platform for thousands of innovative startups, SMEs, and multinational companies, including automotive leaders like Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, and FMCG giant Henkel. Global firms such as Orange, 3W Networks, Gulf Data Hub, and Wacker have chosen Dubai Silicon Oasis for its commitment to sustainability and business excellence.

The city spans 7 square kilometers, fostering an environment where innovation thrives, from MENA's first hypercar manufacturer, W Motors, to pioneering projects like Talabat's community delivery robots, the region's first medical delivery drone by Fakeeh University Hospital, autonomous vehicles and annual selfdriving challenge, and the first EV-charging station in the Emirates. Home to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Space Centre that sent first Emirates Lunar and Mars Missions, Dubai Silicon Oasis enables and empowers the ecosystem for forward-thinking business and community. 

Today, it is a thriving city of innovators dedicated to fostering Knowledge and Innovation across industries with highest economic impact. 

The Dubai Silicon Oasis free zone is considered a qualified free zone that meets the conditions stipulated in the federal legislations related to corporate income tax in the United Arab Emirates, where persons (companies) based in the free zone can be benefiting from a zero percent (0%) rate of the tax on its qualified income as specified by the Cabinet decisions and the ministerial decisions issued in this regard.