He chaired the Cabinet meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai.. He stressed: Employing future technologies to raise the quality of life
Mohammed bin Rashid: The UAE is the first in the Middle East and the second globally to test self-driving cars on its streets
Mohammed bin Rashid while chairing the Cabinet meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the UAE continues to develop the legislative and regulatory system in various vital sectors, to strengthen the UAE as a global center for employing modern technology in the service and development of society, and to consolidate its contributions as one of the largest Future government experiment laboratories in the world, and providing the appropriate environment for developing and employing future technologies to facilitate and raise people's quality of life.
This came during His Highness presiding over the Cabinet meeting, which was held at Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Lieutenant-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Council Ministers and Minister of Interior, where a number of initiatives and legislations aimed at continuing the process of developing government work and enhancing the state’s leading position in various sectors were approved, on top of which came the adoption of the legislation laboratory in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to license the use and trial of the use of self-driving vehicles in the country. .
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, in a tweet on Twitter, "I chaired a cabinet meeting at (Expo Dubai 2020), during which we approved the request submitted by the Ministry of Interior, to start testing self-driving cars on UAE roads, and submit a report to the Council. To be adopted permanently in the future, if the ministry adopts this technology in coordination with the competent authorities.
His Highness stressed that «the UAE will be the first country in the Middle East, and the second globally, to test self-driving cars on its streets, and our goal is for this type of car to be safer, safer and of better quality.
We are awaiting the report of the Ministry of Interior, in coordination with the Office of Artificial Intelligence, on the results of the tests to take the appropriate decision.”
In detail, the Council of Ministers approved, during its session, the granting of a temporary license for self-driving vehicles, through the Legislation Laboratory in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, as the decision comes in light of the government’s continuous efforts to develop laws and controls for employing modern technology to serve individuals and develop various sectors, while ensuring The highest levels of safety in its application, providing a safe environment for the development of future technologies, and accelerating the development process, in a manner that enhances the leading position of the UAE, and consolidates its contributions as one of the largest laboratories for future government experiments in the world.
The Ministry of the Interior, in partnership with the Office of Artificial Intelligence, had submitted an application for a license to test self-driving technologies, where specific controls will be set, and under the supervision of a group of government agencies - each in their field of competence - to experiment and test these technologies in the country, for the purpose of determining the possibility of their permanent application, And submitting a recommendation to the Council of Ministers regarding the legislation to be introduced and amended to enable the use of these technologies in the future in the country.
The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East and the second globally to test the application of these technologies for self-driving vehicles. During the next phase, these systems will be tested in a number of different stages, to ensure the safety and quality of these systems on individuals and roads.
The Cabinet also approved, during its session, the amendment of the conditions and controls for granting residency to a retired foreigner, in a way that enhances the state's position as a second home for individuals of different nationalities and cultures.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "Today we approved the conditions for granting residency to a retired foreigner, whereby retirees can complete their residency with us in the UAE... We welcome everyone in our country." Federal, where government institutions can, according to controls and standards, establish financing funds that serve their development programs, and the goal is to raise the productivity and flexibility of government work, to achieve better results for the public.
The Cabinet approved the policy of establishing special funds in the federal government, which aims to develop new funding sources for development programs, in a way that contributes to raising the productivity of the performance of government agencies. .
The Council also approved the approval of issuing a trial license for the fractional sukuk project, which will be supervised by the Securities and Commodities Authority, in a step that will enhance the country’s competitiveness in financial and banking indicators, and consolidate its leading position in the field of advanced financial technology.
The issuance of the trial license is part of the government’s continuous efforts to support the financial sector in the country, and provide it with modern technologies and advanced legislative frameworks, in order to facilitate the adoption of innovative financial products and solutions that meet the requirements of investors, in accordance with the best international standards and controls, and to ensure the credibility and confidentiality of financial transactions during various stages, as it is adopted Fractional sukuk technology on digitally splitting sukuk into small lots.
It is noteworthy that the UAE leads the Middle East and North Africa region with the largest number of companies working in the field of financial technology.
Raising the competitiveness of healthcare
As part of its agenda, the Council approved the unification of basic health services provided to women and newborns in the country, which aims to provide them with the best health services and raise the UAE’s competitiveness in the field of health care. The Council reviewed the recommendations of the Federal National Council on the topic of “family cohesion and its role in achieving Sustainable Social Development Goals” and the topic “Services provided by telecommunication companies”.
Labeling nutritional values
The Cabinet approved the amendment of its decision regarding the policy of labeling the nutritional values of products, which obliges suppliers in the UAE to develop distinctive and simple data that guide the public to healthy foods, which promotes a healthy life and quality of life.
The Council also approved the final accounts for the fiscal year ending in 2020 for the Federal Tax Authority, the General Pension and Social Security Authority and the Emirates Real Estate Corporation. Cooperation agreements with a number of countries.
Vice President of the State:
• "We are continuing to develop the legislative and regulatory system in various vital sectors, to strengthen the UAE as a global center for employing modern technology in the service and development of society."
• "We have approved the conditions for granting residency to a retired foreigner, whereby retirees can complete their residency with us in the UAE... We welcome everyone in our country."
• «We have adopted the policy of special funds in the federal government, whereby government institutions can, according to regulations and standards, establish financing funds that serve their development programs. The goal is to raise the productivity and flexibility of government work, to achieve better results for the public.”
• The Council of Ministers adopts initiatives and legislation to continue the process of developing government work and enhancing the state's leading position in various sectors.
• Amending the conditions and controls for granting residency to a retired foreigner, in a way that enhances the country's position as a second home for individuals of different nationalities and cultures.
• The Council of Ministers approves the issuance of a trial license for the fractional sukuk project in the financial sector.
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