210 million working hours registered ... and 130,000 people want to volunteer to help during the "exhibition"
45,000 institutions from 180 countries registered to work with Expo 2020 Dubai
The exhibition will provide a platform for countries to showcase their best culture and innovation.
Photography: Patrick Castillo
The office of "Expo 2020 Dubai" stated that the number of institutions registered to work with the upcoming international exhibition exceeded 45 thousand institutions from more than 180 countries, explaining that small and medium-sized companies represent about 54% of the total companies registered with Expo 2020, which received 56% From the exhibition decades.
In one of the statistics related to the event, the office stated that by the end of July 2020, the contracts awarded to SMEs by Expo 2020 Dubai amounted to nearly five billion dirhams, pointing out that thousands of licensed products, produced by small and medium enterprises and Emirati companies, will be put up for sale. Through the «Expo 2020 Dubai Trade and Licensing» program.
A major role
The office added that the exhibition «Expo 2020 Dubai» pays special attention to small and medium-sized companies, because it is aware that they have a major role in achieving growth and providing job opportunities in the UAE, noting that the exhibition is committed to allocating 20% of direct and indirect expenses to small and medium-sized companies.
He indicated that "Expo Live", the innovation and international partnership program, aims to support projects that provide innovative solutions to pressing challenges, in a way that helps improve people's lives or protect the planet, explaining that the "Expo Live Innovation Impact Grants" program already supports 140 projects. From 76 countries.
Grants and funds
The office revealed that 140 projects from 76 countries have received grants and have guaranteed funding, guidance and spread, as global innovators receive grants, each of which amounts to 367,000 dirhams ($ 100,000), indicating that Expo Live has received more than 11,000 Participation requests from 184 countries.
He pointed out that more than 200 participating entities, in addition to multilateral organizations, educational institutions and companies, as well as millions of visitors, will meet to celebrate Expo 2020 Dubai.
The office said that more than 190 countries have confirmed their participation in the upcoming event, which means exceeding the target number of participations in the hosting file, which was 180 countries when the file was submitted in 2013.
platform
The office stated that "Expo 2020 Dubai" will provide all participating countries with a platform to showcase their best culture, innovations and progress, pointing out that for the first time in the history of the World Expo, each participating country will have its own pavilion, as dozens of countries have already unveiled the designs of their pavilions. .
Achievements
The office confirmed that all permanent construction of the "Expo" was completed by the end of last year, indicating that during the current year work was focused on coordinating the landscapes of the Expo site and equipping the buildings owned by the international event.
He mentioned that the exhibition entrance gates, made of carbon fibers, were also revealed to form interlocking structures inspired by the mashrabiya, each with a height of 21 meters, adding that more than 210 million hours of work on the Expo 2020 site have been completed to date.
Volunteers
The office said that 30,000 volunteers from a diverse social fabric residing in the UAE will be "the face of Expo 2020 Dubai", indicating that more than 130,000 individuals have expressed their desire to volunteer to work with Expo 2020 Dubai so far.
It is noteworthy that «Expo 2020 Dubai» will be held in the Dubai South, adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport, where the exhibition site is easily accessible directly from Dubai and Abu Dhabi international airports, the cruise ship dock in Dubai, and the Abu Dhabi cruise terminal.
Exhibition space
The Expo 2020 Dubai site occupies a total area of 4.38 square kilometers. The fenced area for display will occupy about two square kilometers of it, including more than 190 separate pavilions for countries, each of which will display the most prominent designs of architecture and culture, and the exhibits that these countries wish to see. Present it.
As for the remaining 2.4 square kilometers, it will include support facilities and buildings, including the "Expo 2020 Village", designated for the accommodation of participating delegations and employees working on the Expo site, in addition to warehouses and logistical facilities, transportation stations, hotels, retail outlets and a public park.
Small and medium companies represent about 54% of all registered companies.
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