Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone

The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) is the sole independent regulator of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone.
Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone was established in 2000 to promote Dubai as a globally competitive hub for knowledge-based industries and thereby drive Dubai’s sustainable growth by developing and operating free zone business parks dedicated to these industries.
The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (DTMFZ) was developed by Tecom Investments and is made up of nine business parks operating as separate entities. The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) has divided the free zone into four clusters:
The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority is also the only regulator in the free zone. In 2003, the DTMFZA enabled the Technology and Media Free Zone Companies Regulations which applies to other free zones among which the Dubai Internet City, Knowledge Village, the Dubai Outsource Zone and Dubai Studio City.
- • The media cluster
- • The education cluster
- • The information and communication (ICT) cluster
- • The sciences cluster
The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority is also the only regulator in the free zone. In 2003, the DTMFZA enabled the Technology and Media Free Zone Companies Regulations which applies to other free zones among which the Dubai Internet City, Knowledge Village, the Dubai Outsource Zone and Dubai Studio City.