Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) and Dubai Airports signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore potential areas of collaboration that will enhance passenger experience and throughput, cost optimization and energy efficiency at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC). The MOU identifies the intent to explore potential areas of collaboration in the fields of data management, analytics and digitalization. As part of this agreement the companies aim at utilizing IoT technology and infrastructure as well as analytics capabilities, establishing a standardized and secure way to exchange quality-assured data across different stakeholders at the airports in real-time. For the digital technologies, Siemens is using MindSphere, its open, cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things.