Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Ammar tour Gitex - in pictures

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid, Crown Prince of Ajman, each visited Gitex Technology week on Monday.

During his visit, Sheikh Mohammed toured Dubai Police's stall, stopping to check out the force's newest police car.

He later took to Twitter to say: “During my visit to Gitex Technology Week, more than 4,000 companies from a 100 countries gathered to tell us what the world awaits from the impending information and knowledge revolution.

“New generations of technology will change the lives of new generations of humans,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Ammar made his visit to the Ajman Government Pavilion to launch a series of digital services.

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Real estate tokenisation project

Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.

The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.

Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.

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