H. H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, set forth his vision to make Dubai the happiest city on earth. To achieve that goal, Dubai has embarked upon a comprehensive smart city initiative, led by the Smart Dubai City Office (“SDO”) supported by Smart Dubai Government Establishment (“SDGE”), the technology arm of Smart Dubai and the Dubai Data Establishment (“DDE”). SDO oversees and facilitates Dubai’s city-wide smart transformation. It aims to empower, deliver and promote an efficient, seamless, safe and impactful city experience for residents and visitors. The office is committed to a collaborative and agile approach to Dubai’s smart city transformation by empowering strategic partnerships with the public and private sectors and academia. SDO realizes the potential benefits of adopting Blockchain as an enabling technology for the Government of Dubai. These benefits include efficiency, transparency, trust, integrity and further supports Emirate’s transformation into a paperless government as set out in the Dubai Paperless Strategy.