Participants in a virtual Ramadan council, organized by the Ministry of Interior, stated that the country ranked first globally in the percentage of feeling of safety index, according to the Gallup Law and Global Order Institute report for 2019.
They stated during the council that was held under the slogan "the future emirates are ready for its fifty" and managed by Federal National Council member Mohammed Issa Al-Kashf, that the UAE ranked fifth globally in the rate of improvement in reducing the number of road deaths, according to the analysis of the World Transport Forum.
“The UAE managed to reduce traffic accident deaths per 100,000 people from 20.2 cases in 2005 to 3.8 cases in 2019,” said the chairman of the Emirates Society for Strategic Planning and Future Prospection, Major General Abdul Quddus Abdul Razzaq Al-Obaidli. And the global leadership of the UAE, thanks to its policies and strategy in developing all fields, and in the indicators of global innovation, gender equality and security in all its forms.
He pointed out that the UAE ranked first globally in the result of the feeling of safety index, according to the Gallup Institute for Law and International Order report for 2019, achieving a score of 95.9% on the general index, ahead of global countries such as Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland and Spain, and other countries known to be countries The world's most secure.
He pointed out that the UAE has achieved this advanced global level thanks to a number of policies, regulations and practices, and the empowerment of women in public office, and in public affairs in all areas, has occupied advanced positions in the federal ministries and local departments, and in the Federal National Council, local executive councils, and in Business sectors, and this did not come as a coincidence, but rather as a result of the direction of the founding leaders and the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, who cared about the education of women and their equality in rights and duties, and empowering them in public affairs on an equal basis with their brother brother.
For his part, astronaut Sultan Saif Al Neyadi said that the UAE has made great strides in preparing for the future by enhancing the capabilities of Emirati youth, noting that future jobs depend on space science and advanced science from engineers, doctors, researchers and astronauts.
He added that forward-looking services in areas related to space science are among the basic sciences in the future, as they help to provide services for all sectors, aerial photography, weather, navigation and photography, all of which are in the interest of the future, providing services and job opportunities to all sectors in a country, and contribute to strengthening the position And the universality of the Emirates.
For his part, Dr. Sulaiman Al Kaabi, CEO of the Future Outlook Foundation in Abu Dhabi, stressed the importance of future skills for present and future generations, and the necessity to work to develop these generations and take care of them in a way that enhances future skills and tomorrow's sciences.
He pointed out that the UAE, in various circumstances, provides high-level education for all, and the current distance education is a living example of this, and indicates the level of UAE readiness for the future.
He said that the UAE has a clear road map for the future, based on the multiplicity of skills that are a guaranteed recipe for the future, and many initiatives based on biological and advanced sciences, and the state is working on this future approach, attention to all specialties, and developing the skills of Emirati citizens to face challenges in the future, and keep pace with the future Orient.
In turn, the director of the Science and Technology Policy Department at the Office of Advanced Science, Ali Suhail Abdul Rahman Al Hashemi, said that it is time to create technical, scientific or specialized career paths in institutions or departments and sectors of a technical or digital nature, and parallel their salary and position with administrative and office paths, if not At least higher in the lower to middle levels, adding that there is an opportunity for governance of public data, especially digitally, as well as the dissemination of a culture of digital data within institutions.
An expert and international arbitrator in the field of mechatronics engineering at the station "The Futurists", Eng. Meshal Al Marzouqi: "We are witnessing in the UAE qualitative leaps in the field of health, especially precision medicine, in what necessitates looking at the security and societal aspects (e.g. genetics, their specificity, digital data transmission, rights and their consequences Security locally and internationally).
He added that through the main sectors that will witness transformational leaps (health, education, tourism, logistics, etc.), the companies that manufacture the technologies and capabilities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will witness strong and sustainable growth, explaining the importance of attracting and supporting these companies in the state, or partnering with them, especially the small ones and their entrepreneurs.
He pointed to a study conducted, indicating the high acceptance of society in the Emirates for promising technologies and emerging uses, compared to other countries that are well-known for technical development, and among the analyzes of that is that the UAE community has a high confidence in the government, contributed to this societal acceptance, thanks to policies and strategies that began two decades or more, He explained that not only the infrastructure that was ready for the crisis, but also the community is ready, and one of the aforementioned strengths.
The meeting recommended preparing a report on future jobs and skills for each of the ministries of the state, building on the directives issued by the leadership regarding the economy in the post-Corona period, and investing in knowledge transfer programs from leading countries in certain fields, such as the satellite manufacturing program.
They also recommended the establishment of a similar institute for scientific institutes in programming, future studies and artificial intelligence, programming of self-driving cars, open data, reviewing all university majors in our national universities, eliminating unwanted majors, including majors that cope with current and future changes, and encouraging innovation in areas Food, water and energy security.
Looking ahead
The attendees of the Ramadan Council affirmed that the UAE, with the wisdom of its leadership, is one of the first nations to anticipate the future, and interest in advanced science and modern technologies, including the development of future strategies based on artificial intelligence, space science, and advanced biological sciences, noting the importance of preparing an educated generation capable of keeping pace with the changes, And contribute to building a brighter future. They pointed out that the Emirates dictionary does not know the impossible, and that by seeing its leadership, with the mission and will of its people, it is able to enter in the next era with confidence and steadfastness, with the presence of qualified cadres in advanced science, and the availability of equipment and infrastructure.