The UAE has earmarked October 29th as its annual ‘National Coders Day’ when everyone in the country is encouraged to explore their coding capabilities as the country pursues its aim of having the world’s largest per capital percentage of coders within 10 years.
At GITEX GLOBAL LEADERS VISION at Dubai World Trade Centre, His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, highlighted the initiative and discussed plans for the UAE’s Coders’ Society, which will bring together the 60,000 coders already residing in the UAE.
According to the CEO of Smart Dubai Government Establishment, Digital Dubai, the Dubai government will issue its final paper transaction on December 12th. Mr. The date, according to His Excellency Wesam Lootah, CEO of Smart Dubai Government Establishment, Digital Dubai, would celebrate the completion of the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which was launched in 2018. He claims that the method has saved 13 million hours of manual work and 325 million sheets of paper, equating to a forest of 39,000 trees — five times the size of Central Park in New York.
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Abdelhameed Al Askar, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, called for cross-border cooperation in the maturation of digital human rights at GITEX Global Leaders Vision. He stated that rights would include universal internet access, with digital connections being optional. He believes that digital ethics legislation needs to mature in order to protect privacy, strike a balance between freedom of speech and protection against harm to persons, prioritise digital fluency in education, and improve digital consumer rights and cybersecurity knowledge.
The Director-General of Artificial Intelligence, Dubai Police, Brigadier Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi, outlined to GITEX Global Leaders Vision participants their innovative projects that would be introduced soon to assist transform the Emirate into the world’s safest city. These feature the debut of a GPS bullet vehicle camera tracking system and the world’s first floating smart, tech-loaded police station on the World Islands.
His Excellency Salem Al Marri, Deputy Director-General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, revealed that the bulk of components for Dubai’s next satellite would be manufactured locally by start-ups and small businesses.
