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UAE Government Charts Path for Infrastructure, Digital Transformation
and Environmental Sustainability for Next 50 Years

Over 600 ministers, senior federal and
local government officials, secretaries-
general of Executive Councils and a
group of experts and specialists held
in-depth consultations for four days
to discuss the path for infrastructure,
digital transformation and environmental
sustainability. The meetings were in
implementation of directives given by
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime
Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to strengthen
government integration to chart the
future of the UAE and lay down axes
and components of the comprehensive
development plan for the next 50 years.
They were also held within the efforts
of the 50-year Development Plan
Committee, under the chairmanship of
H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Presidential Affairs, to develop plans in
five vital sectors – infrastructure, housing,
environment, water and food security,
and digital infrastructure and artificial
intelligence, AI. Participants discussed
the main proposals and recommendations
for developmental initiatives that improve
government work, develop the community
and leverage the economy during the next
development journey. The meetings came
out with 45 detailed ideas which will be put entities, and providing accurate data their position at the global level. They also
to public discussions to engage members with high speed and quality. The meeting explored mechanisms and solutions for
of the community in the designing process touched on the challenges facing the investment in modern agricultural projects
of the next 50-year plan. Participants housing sector, and the need to develop and support for the agricultural scientific
stressed the importance of designing a innovative designs that contribute to research system in partnership with the
new vision for cities, transportation and providing land and meet future aspirations, private sector. Participants in the digital
urban expansion, and the transformation relying on best international practices infrastructure and AI track touched on the
to smart cities capable of accommodating in implementing housing projects and importance of developing and adopting
the large increase in population numbers, strengthening partnership and integration future technology, actively participating in
in addition to developing new technologies with leading institutions in the private the fourth industrial revolution, raising the
in building and construction by finding sector in securing various needs. In quality of Internet services in a way that
innovative solutions to various challenges, the food security track, the participants contributes to reducing their costs, and
identifying opportunities, and developing discussed ways to unify public policies attracting investments and innovations.
comprehensive new policies that achieve at the level of government agencies, to
integration in the work of government support national products and entrench

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