Dubai continues to provide an environment conducive to innovation based on effective partnerships

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, met today with Elon Musk, CEO of X, SpaceX, Tesla and Starlink.

The meeting, which took place in His Highness’s council in Nad Al Sheba, reviewed the wide-ranging technological development the world is witnessing, of which Musk is one of its most prominent symbols, and ways to benefit from new solutions and applications in serving comprehensive development processes and supporting human beings’ ability to overcome the various challenges they face in various fields, and enhancing their ability to reach a better future full of opportunities for progress and prosperity.

The distinguished position of the UAE and Dubai as a global center for technology and innovation was also discussed, and its growing role in this field through a comprehensive vision based on building partnerships with the most important technology makers and developers around the world, creating legislative and regulatory frameworks that keep pace with global technical progress, and providing incentives that would attract specialized talents and competencies capable of contributing ideas and creativity that serve to advance the process of comprehensive and sustainable development.

The discussion discussed the most important components that made the UAE a major center for technology in the region, with the capabilities it provides that place it within the reach of its thriving technical community, the most important of which is the advanced digital infrastructure that has been invested for years in establishing and ensuring the highest levels of efficiency, in keeping with the requirements of the digital economy for which Dubai seeks to be a global capital.

The meeting also reviewed the most important features of the ambitious strategy adopted by Dubai and the UAE in the field of artificial intelligence and future technologies, which aims to employ innovation and advanced technology to improve the quality of life, enhance the competitiveness of the national economy, and consolidate the UAE’s position at the forefront of the world’s leading countries in this field.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that Dubai continues to provide an environment conducive to innovation, based on flexible legislation, effective partnerships, and investment in minds, in a way that supports its growing technical community and contributes to creating a more sustainable and prosperous future.

For his part, Elon Musk praised the future vision pursued by the UAE, and the advanced steps it has achieved in the fields of technology, artificial intelligence, and space discovery, expressing his wishes for the UAE, its wise leadership, and its generous people for further progress and prosperity.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, the Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, the Deputy Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, Omar Sultan Al Olama, and the Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Hilal Saeed Al Marri.