Hamdan bin Mohammed: Attracting the minds a firm approach to make the UAE a magnet for talent

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Foundation for the Future, said that attracting the minds and opening future opportunities for talent and talents is a firm approach in Dubai that embodies the visions and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has made the UAE an attractive destination for Arab and international talent.

During his visit to the "2071 area" at the Emirates Towers in Dubai, His Highness briefed His Highness on the activities of the Open Day organized by the Dubai Foundation for the Future in order to provide career opportunities for a group of graduates of the "One Million Arab Programmers" initiative.

HH Sheikh Mohammed said that the translation of the results of the major initiatives into opportunities to develop human potentials and capabilities and are catalysts for further success is a key element in their success, sustainability and positive impact on individuals and communities. «Million Arab programmer» reflect this trend, and provides an example in the investment in human energies.

His Highness was accompanied by the Minister of Cabinet and Future Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Foundation for the Future Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, State Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Deputy Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation Omar Sultan Al Ulama, Secretary General of Dubai Executive Council Abdullah Al Busti, Khalfan Juma Belhoul.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai met with a group of Arab programmers who were honored by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum praised the initiative of the government and private sectors to participate in the open day to provide graduates of the "One Million Programmers" initiative to join partner institutions by providing them with jobs in various technical disciplines such as programming, computer science and information management. .

Dubai Foundation for the Future organized the event in partnership with a number of government agencies, private institutions and companies, including the Ministry of Cabinet and Future Affairs, the Executive Office of Dubai, the World Summit Foundation for Governments, Dubai Economic Development Department, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, ​​Emirates Airline, Dubai Health Authority, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Hussein Sajwani Damac Charity, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Revo Labs, and a company " Karim, and Bayt.com.

375 thousand participants

The total number of enrollments in the "One Million Arab Programmers" initiative reached more than 375,000 people, of which more than 22,000 were graduates of computer science graduates. The participants in the initiative are distributed to more than 150 countries on five continents and supervised by more than 3,600 experts and teachers. The total number of training hours is more than 1.5 million hours.

The initiative aims at empowering the Arab youth in the region by providing them with jobs in the field of modern technologies, rehabilitating them, refining their skills, enriching their knowledge, developing their abilities, building their expertise in the fields of advanced sciences, and providing specialized scientific training for them to help them master the programming language, To be ready to deal efficiently with all the requirements of the digital future economy, thus contributing to the advancement of the Arab region, and to stimulate innovation and make positive change.