The "World Government Summit Dialogue" reviews the most prominent themes and topics of the eighth session

Mohammed Al Gergawi: Under the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid, the World Government Summit will host 15 global forums

  • Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohammed bin Zayed during their participation in a previous session of the summit.

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  • Mohammed bin Rashid honors a minister who won the award for the best minister in the world at a previous session of the summit.

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  • Muhammad Al Gergawi during his speech at the World Government Summit Dialogue.

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Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the World Government Summit Foundation, Muhammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, confirmed that the World Government Summit has transformed, with the visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, nearly a decade after its launch, into the first and largest platform in the world for the industry. The future, and the incubator stimulating the innovation of the future government model, pointing out that the birth of the idea of ​​the summit came in response to a reality surrounded by major challenges in various fields, in an effort to form a platform for meaningful dialogue and constructive joint action, to write a new chapter in future government work, and to build a system of new opportunities that would enable governments to Anticipate future challenges.

Mohammed Al Gergawi reviewed the 15 global forums hosted by the eighth session, with the aim of discussing the most important global trends in vital sectors that contribute to strengthening plans to start a new government contract, and setting policies, strategies and future plans that enhance the readiness and flexibility of governments for the next stage of development.

This came during his speech at the World Government Summit Dialogue, which was organized yesterday at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, during which the most prominent developments of the summit and the themes of its eighth session, organized at the Dubai Exhibition Center at Expo 2020 Dubai, on March 29 and 30, were reviewed. The summit is a major forum in the agenda of major global organizations, and an umbrella platform for more than 30 international organizations.

The summit, which hosts more than 4,000 participants from senior government officials, experts and leaders of the private sector, launches, for the first time this year, forums that discuss the most prominent global trends during the current decade, as it hosts the Global Digital Assets Forum, which has witnessed significant growth and revolutionized financial transactions, and discusses the world of the Internet. Next Web 3.0 in the global metaverse forum that will become one of the most important global markets, which blends the elements of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies that enable individuals to live a new life in an integrated digital world in which they share “everything”.

The summit will also organize the first Arab meeting for young leaders, a platform for the Arab youth gathering to explore future prospects, and the Arab Government Administration Forum, which discusses ways to advance Arab government work and move it to future horizons.

The summit will host a cybersecurity forum in the aviation sector to explore the future of safe, digitally enhanced and cyber-secure aviation, and discuss the future of investment in the Investopia Investment Summit.

The summit, in partnership with international organizations, will also host forums that bring together the world’s most prominent geniuses to discuss vital sectors and develop ideas and visions for a new future, the most important of which are: the annual gathering of the 100 most important personalities on the “Time” list, and the “Forbes 30 Under 30” forum.

The summit continues to host and hold major forums that constitute a vital axis for global communities and an absolute necessity to discuss their directions, namely: the Climate Change Forum, which focuses on the UAE hosting the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

The summit will also host the World Energy Forum, the Global Health Forum, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Government Services Forum, the Women in Government Forum, and the Gender Balance Forum.

Al Gergawi said that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, since the first summit, defined the basic objectives of government work, and the role of governments in serving people. These principles were the basis for anticipating, inspiring and empowering future governments, noting that the summit supported the development of exceptional ideas such as the launch of the Museum of the Future. , which anticipates the services of the future and human life in the ignorant world.

He added that the summit, which has carried from its beginnings the slogan “Foresight of Future Governments”, which will soon complete its first decade, has become a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences, sharing knowledge and inspiring success stories, and transferring them to an advanced stage of empowerment, application and spread. Constructive cooperation frameworks.

Al Gergawi said that the summit presented six visions that contributed to enhancing our readiness for the future. The first vision was inspired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, that there is nothing impossible in the UAE dictionary, and this vision was the first step in launching the future model of future ministries, such as technology files. Advanced, Tolerance, Artificial Intelligence, Food and Water Security.

He added that the second vision was that the economies of the world will change and the economic system of countries will not depend on a single resource. The last barrel of oil, and since then the UAE's non-oil trade has increased from 1.059 trillion dirhams in 2015 to 1.9 trillion dirhams in 2021.

The President of the World Government Summit indicated that the third vision developed by the Summit is to form a new vision for future cities, human cities that enhance communication between residents, and enable them to balance their work and life, which was inspired by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince Dubai eradicated the city of the future, which he participated in through the summit platform. Today, Dubai leads the regional cities in the list of the best global cities, and ranks third globally on the same list, according to the “Expat Insider 2021” survey.

He explained that the fourth vision was built on the speech of His Highness Lieutenant-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, about the image of the Emirati human being and positive citizenship that makes the UAE society a model for advanced societies and a role model in global forums, which was translated by the launch of the UAE government. The national strategy for behavioral rewards to promote positive action in society and a sense of collective responsibility.

He said that the fifth vision adopted by the summit is that there are no limits to human ambition and human empowerment, and was inspired by the speech of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, at the summit about the Emirati dream of reaching the Red Planet, and the arrival of science from The Emirati desert to the desert of Mars. In its 50th year, the UAE celebrated the completion of one of the largest projects for the Arabs to reach Mars for the first time.

He added that the sixth vision of the summit is based on the importance of coexistence and human brotherhood, whose features were drawn by the speech of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, about the system of values ​​and authentic ethics of the UAE society, which promotes harmony and coexistence and adopts good neighborliness and coexistence, and the UAE initiative in Launching the document of human brotherhood with all peoples.

Al Gergawi stressed that the positive impact of the World Government Summit was not limited to the UAE, but extended to cover many of the challenges it foresaw through more than 1,100 sessions organized over seven sessions.

He said that at the 2018 summit, we heard an integrated and accurate forward-looking description about a world suffering from a major pandemic that reached all societies, when Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, stressed the importance of preparing for any potential pandemic, and strengthening the readiness of the health systems of countries, which constituted the “Covid” pandemic. -19» One of the most important historical lessons that accelerated the adoption of future systems and hybrid work environments by governments.

He added that the UAE prepared for the pandemic through its health system, strengthening medical care, health strategies and technological infrastructure, to top the "Bloomberg Resilience Network" index and become the best country in cordoning off "Covid-19" and protecting members of society.

He said that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced from the summit platform the largest ministerial change of its kind by appointing a Minister for Climate Change to confront the global challenge that affects all societies, so that the UAE will be one of the first countries in facing this challenge and developing its proactive strategies in achieving neutrality We have witnessed the consequences of these changes after only one year, when the government launched the "Emirates Energy Strategy 2050".

He pointed out that the past years have witnessed many developments in the UAE's strategies and orientations towards clean and renewable energy, and its initiatives to enhance efforts to combat climate change, which constituted a step in enabling the UAE to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

He said that the third challenge foreseen by the summit was to enhance cybersecurity, protect digital systems, and develop digital infrastructure for future governments, and that the summit witnessed the announcement of the creation of a ministerial position concerned with advanced technology.

• «The summit hosts more than 4000 participants, including senior government officials, experts and leaders of the private sector».

• «The summit is a major forum in the agenda of major international organizations, and an umbrella platform for more than 30 international organizations».

• 1100 sessions organized by the Summit over 7 sessions, in which it hosted a group of experts, decision-makers and government officials.

Mohammed Al Gergawi:

• «With the visions of Mohammed bin Rashid, the summit has turned into the first platform in the world for the future industry».

• «The World Government Summit reviews the goals of the current decade and the aspirations of the next decade, and foresee the future of governments for future generations».

15 global forums discuss the most important global trends in vital sectors

■ Global Digital Asset Forum.

■ Global Metaverse Forum.

■ The first Arab meeting for young leaders.

■ Arab Government Administration Forum.

■ Climate Change Forum.

■ Aviation Cyber ​​Security Forum.

■ Investopia Investment Summit.

■ The annual gathering of the 100 most important personalities on the "Time" list.

■ Forbes Forum 30 Under 30.

■ World Energy Forum.

■ World Health Forum.

■ Sustainable Development Goals Forum.

■ Government Services Forum.

■ Forum for Women in Government.

■ Gender Balance Forum.

partnerships

Mohammed Al Gergawi indicated that the World Government Summit has signed partnerships with more than 80 strategic, knowledge and media partners, and this year it will issue 20 knowledge reports in partnership and cooperation with the most important global research institutions.

He said that in an exceptional version, this year's World Government Summit honors the minister who was able to manage crises and transform the "Covid-19" pandemic into a qualitative opportunity to adopt digitization and the latest technology and provide advanced government services.

top of opportunities

The Minister of Cabinet Affairs and President of the World Government Summit Foundation, Muhammad Abdullah Al-Gergawi, stressed that the current session represents the summit of visions and challenges to foresee a better future, and it is the summit of opportunities to enhance the participation of young people who make up two-thirds of the region’s population in decision-making, and to provide a platform of their own, noting that the Summit An annual platform is allocated for Arab youth to share their aspirations and visions for the future. From the summit, the announcement of the appointment of the UAE’s youngest Minister of Youth came. Youth councils were launched, youth-specific strategies and youth policies were designed. The Arab Youth Center launched from the summit to contribute to preparing a pioneering model for empowering the largest group in the country. Arabi.

He said that from the World Government Summit, inventor and global entrepreneur Elon Musk reviewed the first features of metaverse, the future Internet world, when he said that video games will develop into a complete world in which we live, work and create new ideas for our future, and now the Internet world brings us new opportunities that we must explore. Metaverse is important because it offers us parallel virtual worlds, with a market value of more than $750 billion by 2026.

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