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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE hosts the best minds in the world as it aims to shape the future, and has started a new era today where it proactively plans for the future.
Sheikh Mohammed comments were made as he inaugurated the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) program today at its headquarters in Jumeirah Emirates Towers.
The program is an initiative by the Dubai Future Foundation and aims to cement Dubai’s – and the UAE’s – position as an international hub for designing the future. The DFA connects government departments with the world’s most innovative companies to find solutions for the most pressing challenges facing the world in the 21st century. The program enables the UAE to benefit from the advantages of next-generation technology and the fourth industrial revolution by partnering directly with cutting edge technology companies.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visited the Dubai Future Accelerators program’s 22,000-square-foot headquarters, where eight accelerators, working in collaboration with government authorities, will focus each on a key economic sector – namely, education, health, infrastructure, transportation, safety and security, energy and technology, and finance. Each accelerator includes innovatively-designed office spaces, conference rooms, communal workspaces, specialized laboratories, and a hall for events and workshops. Moreover, H.H. attended a presentation that detailed the phases of the project and its main objectives.
“The United Arab Emirates embarks on a new era today,” said H.H. Sheikh Mohammed, “one where we establish a government that proactively plans for the future, and sets a future-focused economic example for the world, setting both the plans and the tools to achieve them in the process.”
H.H. continued: “A few days ago, we launched the UAE Strategy for the Future, and here we are today putting it into practice with an innovative system that connects our government departments with the world’s most innovative companies and turns government spending into an investment in the future. Our goal is to redefine the government’s role, whereby government entities are no longer mere operational units, but rather centers for planning the future and catalyzing global innovation.”
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