03 December, 2025 02:03PM
Dubai Silicon Oasis awarded Global Free Zone of the Year for SMEs 010
Dubai Silicon Oasis awarded Global Free Zone of the Year for SMEs 010
03 December, 2025 02:03PM

Event Introduction overview

In October 2023, Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO)—a knowledge and innovation-focused economic zone under the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ)—earned a remarkable four distinctions in the fDi Intelligence’s Global Free Zones of the Year Awards, organized by the Financial Times. These include:

  • Global Free Zone of the Year for SMEs
  • Middle East Free Zone of the Year for SMEs
  • Fifth place in the Top 10 Global Free Zones of the Year 2023
  • Honourable mention for Catalysing R&D