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UAE Housing Programme Adds e& Smart-Home Offers Without Adoption Timetable

BySendTech Times Capital & Policy DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: Zawya / WAM
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The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme and e& signed an agreement covering home internet, smart-home automation, connected devices and Hassantuk fire detection for beneficiaries and ministry staff, but the announcement did not disclose prices, rollout dates or adoption targets.

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UAE Housing Programme Adds e& Smart-Home Offers Without Adoption Timetable
Image source: Zawya / WAM

Housing Beneficiaries Get A Digital-Services Agreement

The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme has signed an agreement with e& to offer smart digital services to programme beneficiaries and Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure employees.

The ministry announcement said the package covers high-speed home internet, smart-home automation, connected devices, the Hassantuk early fire detection and warning system, and benefits through the Smiles platform.

It framed the agreement around smart, sustainable residential communities rather than a new housing-finance product.

The named beneficiaries are citizens served by the federal housing programme and ministry staff.

The agreement also says e& will provide exclusive offers across the listed smart services and digital solutions, but it does not publish the prices, eligibility rules or activation process for each service.

e& Names Consultations And Smart-Home Systems

The agreement gives e& a role beyond connectivity sales.

The announcement said the company will provide technical consultations and specialised recommendations to support modern technology adoption in national housing projects.

MoEI Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transport Affairs Mohammed Ibrahim Al Mansoori said the ministry wants to use digital technologies and smart solutions to improve services for citizens.

He linked the agreement to housing efficiency, safety, sustainability and the UAE's digital transformation agenda.

Musaed Khalid Al Muhaideb, acting director-general of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, said the programme is expanding private-sector partnerships to add services and benefits for Emirati families.

Saeed Al Zarouni, e& chief procurement officer, described the partnership as a public-private collaboration for smart residential communities in the UAE.

Hassantuk Fire Detection Anchors The Safety Package

The most concrete safety component named in the agreement is Hassantuk, the early fire detection and warning system.

The announcement also names connected devices and home automation, which puts the package in the household digital-infrastructure layer rather than a general real-estate promotion.

e& receives a public-sector channel for broadband, smart-home and connected-device services.

The housing programme adds digital services to a portfolio that is usually judged by citizen access, home readiness and safety.

The public material does not say whether the agreement covers all current beneficiaries or only new applicants.

It also does not identify device vendors, minimum service levels, installation responsibilities or whether Hassantuk integration is mandatory for any beneficiary group.

Rollout Evidence Is Still Missing

The announcement gives named institutions, named service categories and the intended user groups.

It does not give a budget, a start date, a geographic rollout sequence or a target number of households.

That leaves the agreement short of implementation proof.

MoEI and e& did not disclose prices, beneficiary take-up targets, installation dates, device suppliers or a timetable for putting the smart-home offers into Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme homes.

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