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. 

Dubai Silicon Oasis is a geographically designated and defined area in the United Arab Emirates and is considered a qualified free zone for the purposes of the UAE Corporate Tax Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on Taxation of Corporations and Businesses and its amendments). This allows businesses operating in the Dubai Silicon Oasis Free Zone to benefit from a 0% Corporate Tax rate on qualifying income as specified by the relevant Corporate Tax Cabinet and Ministerial decisions. For more information on Corporate Tax Law, please refer to the website of Ministry of Finance (English, Arabic).