Mohammed Al Gergawi: – With the visions of Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE is consolidating its global position as a center for future positive change.
The partnership embodies Mohammed bin Rashid’s directions to transform the UAE into a laboratory for future government practices and a platform for pioneering partnerships.
The UAE government is keen to design new business models that support the readiness of governments for the future.
The sustainable partnership agreement reflects the UAE’s commitment to promoting comprehensive global development.
Klaus Schwab: – The UAE has a unique vision of innovation that it shares with the world for the good of humanity.
Partnership enhances response to global food security issues, fostering climate resilience, innovation in responsible trade and technology.
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Extension of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Center Agreement for 3 years.
Enhancing the participation of the UAE government in major international events and activities.
Organizing an exceptional summit focusing on future challenges and preparing for global changes.
– Organizing the next two sessions of the annual meetings of the global future councils in partnership with the Forum.
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Davos, 25 May / WAM / The UAE government and the World Economic Forum have announced the launch of a new phase of the fruitful bilateral cooperation between the two sides over the past two decades, with the signing of a sustainable global strategic partnership agreement, aimed at promoting exploration of future opportunities, and consolidating integration and cooperation in support of global efforts. To achieve goals and develop comprehensive future plans and strategies.
The launch of the sustainable global strategic partnership between the UAE government and the Forum came at a high-level meeting held by His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs with Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, as part of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which is being held in Davos, Switzerland. From May 22 to 26, with the participation of more than two thousand government officials, decision-makers, thinkers, scientists and elite leaders of the private and academic sectors, who gather to formulate new visions and ideas that enhance the readiness of governments and the private sector.
The partnership agreement was signed by His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi and Professor Klaus Schwab, in the presence of His Excellency Mohammed bin Hadi Al Husseini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future Her Excellency Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Her Excellency Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, and His Excellency Khalfan Jumaa Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation.
The global partnership between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum includes various forms of cooperation, partnerships, initiatives and programs between the two parties, and seeks to support the national strategies of the UAE and achieve future visions in various fields, in addition to supporting the achievement of the goals of the World Economic Forum, by harnessing innovation, technology, artificial intelligence, tools and solutions The Fourth Industrial Revolution in various vital fields.
– Mohammed Al Gergawi: The UAE is strengthening its advanced model in shaping the future.
His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi stressed that the UAE, with the visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, consolidates its global position as a center for positive future change, and that the new partnership agreement seeks to embody the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the State The Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, has transformed the UAE into a laboratory for future government practices and a platform for pioneering partnerships that stimulate preparation for the future.
His Excellency said that the UAE government is keen to design new business models that support the readiness of governments for the future and contribute to improving the lives of societies, by focusing on the foundations of proactive strategic thinking, comprehensive plans and renewable systems to design and develop future policies in line with the development of the world, by enhancing its participation in its advanced model in Anticipating the future and preparing for it, and enhancing government flexibility and readiness.
He added that the strategic sustainable global partnership agreement between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum reflects the UAE’s continued commitment to promoting comprehensive development and achieving its goals, by inspiring and supporting world governments, enhancing their current capabilities, and developing them to ensure their preparation to deal with future challenges and the formation of an integrated system of opportunities. .
– Klaus Schwab: Partnership responds to the most important challenges facing the world.
For his part, Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, praised the joint work between the UAE and the forum, which is in the interest of strengthening the global ability to deal with challenges at various levels by relying on technology and innovation.
Schwab said: “The UAE has a distinctive vision on innovation that it shares with the world for the good of humanity. The World Economic Forum is proud of the multiple partnerships that bring us together with the aim of pushing the public and private sectors to work to respond to global food security issues, enhance climate resilience, and innovation in trade. and responsible technology, issues that are at the fore today in the challenges the world faces.” 4 main axes of cooperation and integration.
The comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum seeks to support and enhance cooperation and integration through four main axes: the Fourth Industrial Revolution Center, enhancing cooperation between the government and private sectors, and supporting the participation of ministers and government officials from the UAE in meetings, events and events Organized by the World Economic Forum at the regional and global levels, in addition to launching an extraordinary summit with the aim of focusing on future opportunities and setting challenges to prepare for them.
The first axis focuses on extending the work of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Center in the UAE, for a period of three years. The center plays a strategic role in shaping and strengthening the future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the accompanying national strategies and plans, and the mechanisms for achieving them, through partnerships between the public and private sectors.
The center, which forms part of the global network of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Centers of the Forum, will work on designing development policies and development and cooperation frameworks that accelerate the benefit of the opportunities offered by science and technology, and enhance the sharing of knowledge, science and data at the local, regional and global levels that contribute to accelerating development, by taking advantage of From blockchain technology, digital assets, and artificial intelligence, in addition to the sustainability of blockchain technology.
– Explore opportunities in vital sectors.
The axis of strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors includes launching several initiatives and signing agreements to support the efforts of the UAE government and the World Economic Forum and enhance their cooperation in finding solutions to major challenges at the social and economic levels, and exploring future opportunities in vital sectors.
This axis includes the launch of the Food Innovation Centers initiative that focuses on instilling state-led innovations in food systems with the aim of making an impact in local communities, and enhancing the use of the best global practices, experiences and expertise to shape initiatives that develop the work of innovation centers, in a way that ensures the strengthening of the UAE’s global position as a center For food innovation and outstanding global practices.
It also includes the extension of the “Circular Economy 360 Acceleration” initiative for a period of two years, according to which the UAE became the first country to support the initiative globally, to be a global center and an open laboratory for economic and technological innovation, and a leading model in sustainable development, and aims to employ the techniques of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to create a qualified environment and infrastructure. Sustainable infrastructure to support the growth of vital sectors.
In this context, the UAE government, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, will launch the global network of international accelerators, and the global cooperative village will be launched in partnership with global organizations, governments, the private sector, and community institutions around the world. In finding solutions to the urgent challenges facing the world, shaping the features of new sectors, and setting a new vision for the regional and global agenda.
Enhancing the UAE’s global presence.
The third axis includes enhancing the participation of ministers and government officials from the UAE in major events and events organized by the World Economic Forum, where the forum will work in partnership with the UAE government to enhance their participation and global presence and share the best experiences, expertise and distinguished practices.
The participation will focus within the events, conferences and global sessions organized by the World Economic Forum at the regional and global levels, and include the annual meeting of the Higher Economic Forum, in addition to the Summit on the Impact of Sustainable Development held by the Forum, and other global conferences.
The fourth axis focuses on agreeing to organize an exceptional summit focusing on future challenges, preparing for these global changes by identifying the most important global trends, and developing exceptional solutions, initiatives and programs that contribute to creating positive change, as the summit hosts more than 500 elite government officials and sector leaders. private sector, experts and specialists from around the world to share these trends in vital sectors.
– Annual meetings of the global future councils.
The UAE government also signed a strategic partnership agreement that focuses on organizing the annual meetings of the global future councils, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, during the next two years, so that these meetings will host more than 300 government officials and elite thinkers, experts and specialists to discuss new trends and future changes in 20 major councils.
The agreement represents an extension of the strong relations between the UAE government and the Forum, which extend for more than two decades and have attracted over 14 years more than 12,000 supervisors from 100 countries, and more than 900 councils were held as part of the annual meetings of the global future councils, whose first session was held in 2008 Under the name of the global agenda councils.
The international future councils contribute to strengthening the position of the UAE as a knowledge center, gathering on its soil the elite of Arab minds and thinkers with the aim of developing a new vision for the future, creating the future, enhancing opportunities for generations and enabling them to face various challenges and find successful solutions to them, the latest of which was the annual meetings in 2020 that attracted more From 1,000 experts and specialists in 31 sectors from more than 80 countries to contribute to the development of a global joint effort in 40 global councils.
It is noteworthy that the UAE participates with a high-level delegation in the activities of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which includes a number of ministers and officials in the federal government, and senior officials in the government of Abu Dhabi and the government of Dubai, while 7 ministers in the government of the UAE speak in key sessions covering the most vital future sectors .
The forum focuses on 6 main axes, including restoring global order and regional cooperation, ensuring economic recovery and foreseeing a new era of growth, building healthy and just societies, protecting the climate and food and nature sources, leading the industrial transformation, and harnessing the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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