Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that enabling national cadres and equipping them with the skills and hands-on expertise required to master the tool of the fourth industrial revolution is key for the UAE government, and one of the main enabler to build the future.
His Highness’ remarks came during the graduation ceremony of first batch of Fourth Industrial Revolution Programme, which took place at Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lieutenant-General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His Highness said that the since the inception of UAE, it has adopted a path that focus on harnessing technology to serve development journey, and further enable skills of citizens to effectively contribute in the development efforts. “The UAE, under the leadership of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has adopted this path, and develop it to promote key sector to the next level in term of efficiency and development, which will be reflected positively on people’s lives and the future of next generations,” His Highness said. Sheikh Mohammed also said that he wants this elite to be part of the government team works and to contribute in accomplishing the objectives of the UAE Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “We want them to be active players in developing their work places, and improve work processes and services, and to share their knowledge and expertise with their colleagues to improve their skills and capabilities,” His Highness said.
Sheikh Mohammed directed graduates of the programme to turn the plans and initiatives they oversee into reality.
The fourth industrial revolution programme, organized by the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and Future, aims to build capabilities of UAE national cadres, to be able to implement the various component of the UAE Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The UAE Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution aims to strengthen the UAE's position as a global hub for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to increase its contribution to the national economy by means of advancing innovation and future technologies.
The strategy also outlines the path to achieve the future experience of government services by providing intelligent and interactive government services around the clock to achieve customer happiness and to position the UAE as a model for interactive cities using artificial intelligence to achieve sustainability.
The UAE Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution focuses on a number of key fields; some of them are innovative education, artificial intelligence, intelligent genomic medicine and robotic healthcare.