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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a computer consultancy and facilities management business do?
It plans and designs integrated computer systems, installs and supports them, and manages and operates clients' computer systems and data processing facilities on their behalf.
What does computer facilities management mean?
It is the on-site management and operation of a client's computer systems and data processing facilities, running the technology for them along with related support services.
Is computer consultancy different from computer programming?
Yes. Consultancy designs and integrates whole computer systems and may run them. Programming writes the software. Each is classified as a separate activity, even where they overlap.
Why do UAE organisations outsource systems design and management?
Designing integrated systems and running them reliably are specialist jobs, so most organisations, led by government and large enterprises, hand them to outside firms rather than building the capability in-house.
Does this activity include selling hardware or installing computers?
The separate sale of hardware and software, and standalone installation of computers or software, fall under their own activities. This activity covers integrated systems design and management.
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A business does not need more technology; it needs the right technology, chosen well and made to work together. The hard part is rarely the individual product. It is deciding what an organisation actually needs and then running it without drama.
Computer consultancy and facilities management is the work of making those decisions and keeping the result running.
The UAE IT services market is worth around USD 20 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach close to USD 38 billion by 2030, growing about 13 percent a year, according to Mordor Intelligence¹.
A large share of that spend is consulting and managed services, as organisations bring in outside expertise to design their systems and then hand over the day-to-day running of them. Government and large enterprises lead the demand, with the public sector alone contributing more than a fifth of IT services revenue¹.
Two jobs sit at the centre of this activity: designing the right computer system, and then operating it day to day. Both are in heavy demand as UAE organisations modernise and outsource.
Sources: Mordor Intelligence: UAE IT Services (2025); Mordor Intelligence: UAE Data Center (2026).
A computer consultancy and facilities management business sells judgement and reliability: deciding what systems an organisation should run, and then keeping those systems running. It is a technology business that can design and integrate a computer system and, just as often, take over its day-to-day operation. Companies and government bodies rely on it both to choose the right setup and to run it so they do not have to.
The demand comes from a simple reality: most organisations would rather use technology than manage it. Designing a system that ties together hardware, software, and networks is specialist work, and running it reliably day after day is a job in itself, so both are routinely handed to outside firms.
In the UAE, government cloud mandates and modernisation programmes have made outsourcing the default rather than the exception, with large enterprises and the public sector leading the way. As the IT services market grows at around 13 percent a year, the work of designing systems and managing them on clients' behalf grows with it.
From designing integrated computer systems to running them day to day, the UAE rewards firms that can both choose the right technology and keep it working.
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Who is this for?
- IT consultants: Consultants planning and designing integrated computer systems for organisations.
- Systems integrators: Firms designing, installing, and supporting computer systems that combine hardware, software, and networks.
- Computer facilities management providers: Firms running and operating clients' computer systems and data processing on their behalf.
Meydan Free Zone offers 100% foreign ownership, zero percent corporate tax on qualifying income, full profit repatriation, and a fully digital licensing process, providing a regulated and cost-efficient base from which to operate a computer consultancy and facilities management business as UAE organisations modernise and outsource.
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6202.00 - Computer Consultancy & Computer Facilities Management Activities
Under this activity, you are licensed to carry out computer consultancy and computer facilities management.
There are clear boundaries on this activity. It is distinct from the separate sale of computer hardware or software as products, which is a trading activity, and from standalone installation work: the separate installation of mainframe computers, the separate setting-up of personal computers, and the separate installation of software each fall under their own classification.
This activity is the design, integration, and ongoing management of computer systems, not the sale of equipment or one-off installation jobs.
The line is precise. If your business designs and integrates computer systems, or manages and operates them for clients, you are in. If you only sell hardware and software, or only carry out standalone installation, you are not.
Third-Party Approval: No third-party approval is required for this business activity.
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance: This business activity is exempt from AML compliance requirements.
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Citations
¹ Mordor Intelligence. UAE IT Services Market. Mordor Intelligence, 2025.
² Mordor Intelligence. UAE Data Center Market. Mordor Intelligence, 2026.
