Dubai invests in national competencies for the future

Today, Digital Dubai signed a cooperation agreement with the Dubai Future Foundation, to develop national competencies and enhance their skills in anticipating and designing the future through advanced training programs and modern technologies, in a step aimed at consolidating Dubai’s position among the top 3 economic cities in the world by 2030..

The agreement was signed by Tariq Al Janahi, Executive Director of the Corporate Empowerment Sector at Digital Dubai, and Saeed Al Falasi, Executive Director of the Future Design and Accelerators Sector at the Dubai Future Foundation..

The agreement focuses on supporting young people through the “Digitization Pioneers” program, which provides one-year training in technical skills and modern technologies, including artificial intelligence and tools of the Fourth Industrial Revolution..

Tariq Al Janahi said that the agreement enhances Dubai’s digital vision regarding empowering national competencies and supporting Dubai’s digital transformation, with a focus on developing advanced technical skills and anticipating the future. It also reflects the shared vision with the Dubai Future Foundation about the importance of being cognitively alert and working to shape the future instead of just anticipating it..

Saeed Al Falasi stressed that the agreement aims to prepare cadres capable of dealing with global transformations, noting that Dubai is working to launch strategic initiatives to build national capabilities that keep pace with rapid changes, noting that the agreement focuses on enhancing flexibility and proactiveness to ensure sustainable economic growth and enhance Dubai’s competitiveness..

The agreement includes launching training programs in cooperation with international companies in the field of technology, developing research and innovation skills, in addition to participating in international events to showcase the latest technologies of the future..