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In a significant announcement, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid […]

UAE Ministry of Economy's "The Entrepreneurial Nation" initiative has joined hands with Huawei Cloud to introduce the Huawei Cloud Startup Program in the UAE.

The UAE tops most regional ICT indices. An e-government pioneer, the GCC country has since pursued cutting-edge, ICT-led reforms in education, healthcare, sustainable power, transport, space, data management, the knowledge-based economy and more.

GBF LATAM 2022, organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai, took place March 23-24, with the theme Towards a Resilient Future.

Innovation is a central pillar in UAE’s economy, and the progress of “Together Apart” Hackathon represents the positive impact that public-private partnerships have. These solutions,put forth by participants, will benefit the goals of the UAE Vision 2021. Ministry to support initiatives that drive innovation in the country to position as preferred hub for global innovation.

The UAE Government is calling for private sector to contribute 50% of upstream development of its 2030 mission to explore Venus and the Asteroid Belt, according to GITEX Global Leaders Vision. According to Ibrahim Al Qasim, the next space race will be waged by the private sector, with governments providing investment and rules to limit risks and enable essential innovation.

The Salesforce economy in UAE is set to generate USD 3.9 billion in new revenue and create 20,300 new jobs by 2026 – underlining importance of cloud-based digital transformation in fueling the UAE’s diversified economic growth.

“Awareness and adoption of Blockchain is growing rapidly. DIFC Blockchain Week is a unique opportunity to meet the best minds in the sector and discuss ways to strengthen and expand Blockchain use cases,” says Arif.

Tamer Nahas, Event Director at Informa Connect, said: "The upcoming Youth Preparedness & Knowledge Economy Summit is a strategic gathering conceived to bring together leading cross-industry organizations from the public and private sector, government entities, and academia to enhance collaboration via partnerships and enable the UAE to achieve its knowledge-based economy vision. We will also leverage partnerships with Informa's education.”

The UAE is a leading country in adopting effective policies such as the economic diversity policy which focuses on a green economy and diversifying energy sources. This is through capacity building in clean and renewable energy.