Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won IDC Digital Transformation (DX) Award for using nol card in paying entry fees of public parks in Dubai through smart turnstiles, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality.

DX Company, a specialist in digital transformation worldwide, presented this regional award during its annual conference held recently in Dubai in the presence of representatives from major public and private organisations in the region as well as experts and prominent speakers from all over the world.

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, praised the achievement as it illustrates RTA’s endeavours to embrace the latest technologies in digitalisation and Smart City applications. He accepted the trophy presented by nol Card Team, Automated Fare Collection Department at RTA’s Corporate Technology Support Services Sector.

“RTA is always keen to use edge-cutting technologies in all fields including automated collection systems, which have witnessed remarkable improvements since the launch of Nol Card as a mean for paying public transport fares and parking fees in Dubai. The evolution of Nol Card continued to include payment for light purchases from retail outlets in the UAE, and entry fees of public parks through using smart turnstiles,” said Khalid Al Awadi, Director of Automated Fare Collection.

“RTA seeks to improve its services to citizens, residents, tourists and visitors of Dubai through adopting innovative and diverse means of offering these services. Such a drive is compatible with the Smart City initiative and the efforts aimed at ranking Dubai as the smartest city in the world,” added Al Awadi.