The incident was especially embarrassing for Dubai, as it positions itself as an Internet hub of the Middle-Eastern region, also in the same year, the Internet freezone, Dubai Internet City was opened.
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Dubai Internet City, now combined with Dubai Media City as part of TECOM (Dubai Technology, Electronic Commerce and Media Free Zone Authority) is one such enclave whose members include IT firms such as EMC Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Microsoft, Sage Software and IBM, and media organisations such as MBC, CNN, Reuters and AP.
After V. S. Achuthanandan took over as the chief minister, he invited the Dubai Internet City team for another round of discussions.