- The new Smart Happiness Project Assessment Tool will be implemented in government entities to evaluate the impact of their smart projects on people’s happiness
- The tool, the idea behind which was revealed on 6th June, 2017, will be developed by the Smart Dubai Office along with the University of Oxford, by November 2017
- The Smart Happiness Project Assessment Tool is intended to help decision makers in evaluating upcoming smart projects and the extent to which they contribute to people’s happiness
- The tool will use the data of Gallup World Poll, which analyses over 100 critical issues affecting people’s lives over 12 years in 160 countries
- Smart Dubai is an initiative by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai ‘the happiest city on the planet’
- The Smart Dubai Office has six dimensions, namely smart living, smart economy, smart mobility, smart governance, smart environment, and smart people
- The Gallup World Poll tracks the most important issues worldwide, such as food access, employment, leadership performance, and well-being, by surveying the major demographic of a country through telephone and face-to-face discussions
- The results of the Gallup World Poll showed that the majority of 700 residents interviewed reported that smart living and economy-related initiatives affected their lives most
- The Smart Happiness Project Assessment Tool uses the Smart Happiness Index, which gives data-based link between happiness and SDO’s six dimensions
- The tool will be a unified means among government departments to help achieve the Happiness Agenda, which was launch by Sheikh Mohammed in May 2016
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