Latifa Bint Mohammed honors 3 government projects with the global version of the Future Readiness Mark

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, honored 3 international projects that were selected for the global version of the Future Readiness Mark, in its second session, which is supervised by the Office of Government Development and the Future, and which celebrates the best global government projects that enhance the readiness of governments for the future, as part of the work of the first day of the World Government Summit 2026, which is held from February 3 to 5 of this month.
The activities of awarding the Future Readiness Mark – the global version were attended by Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, Vice President of the World Government Summit, and a number of government leaders and officials participating in the summit’s work.
Out of more than 1,500 projects, from more than 100 countries around the world, 3 projects received the future-readiness mark: Diella, Minister of Artificial Intelligence from the Republic of Albania, the first female AI developer in the world, Busan Port from the Republic of Korea, and the National Precision Medicine Program from the Republic of Singapore.
The winning projects are awarded the Future Readiness Mark: Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Albania Delina Ibrahimaj, Vice President for Administration of Busan Port Won-dong Chung, and Senior Director and Head of the Management Office – Precision Health Research of the Republic of Singapore Dr. Chie Wei Siu.
Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi stressed that the global version of the Future Readiness brand celebrates the proactive leadership thought that enhances global future readiness, and reflects the directions of the UAE leadership to adopt readiness as a work approach and a sustainable development culture directed to the future. It translates the vision and directions of the UAE government to enhance the readiness of vital sectors for the changes and challenges of the future, and keeps pace with the endeavor of the World Government Summit to provide an open space for sharing knowledge and developing proactive solutions to the challenges of the future.
She said that the Future Readiness Mark in its global version focuses on new and innovative government models that achieve impact at the sectoral, national and global levels, and that respond to the requirements of the future, and are evaluated based on results and impact data, noting that it covers 6 sectors whose challenges readiness is an essential element in supporting the development of governments and the prosperity of societies, including the new economy, advanced technology, sustainability, and emerging sectors in the areas of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, food and water security, and quality of life.
Deila, Minister of Artificial Intelligence from the Government of Albania, represents the first female AI developer in the world, in a new, innovative and unprecedented project, in charge of important governmental and financial topics such as inviting bids and tenders, studying and analyzing them, and making appropriate financial decisions.
Deila reflects a strategic shift towards future government work enabled by artificial intelligence, focusing on employing artificial intelligence, data analytics, and digital platforms to improve government efficiency, quality of services, and enhance competitiveness.
The deployment of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data logistics systems has transformed Busan in the Republic of Korea into a fully automated smart port, which includes automated container terminals, predictive analytics for cargo handling, and commercial documentation based on blockchain technology, while the application of the digital twin platform for logistics services has allowed the improvement of operations across sea, land, dock, and trucks.
The project contributed to improving the efficiency of logistics services, reducing costs, and enhancing the global competitiveness of the largest port in South Korea, by increasing productivity by 5%, which is expected to increase Busan Port’s revenues by about $42 million annually, while reducing the waiting time for trucks by 15.3%, in addition to increasing automated stations by about 20%, while the logistical metaverse initiative is expected to add additional revenues to the port of $7.3 million annually, and improve ship regularity by 79%.
As for the National Precision Medicine Program from the Republic of Singapore, which specializes in the precision health sector, it represents a comprehensive government approach that aims to integrate genomic, clinical, lifestyle and environmental data into the fields of health care and scientific research, in a way that supports early detection, targeted treatments and preventive care integrated within the health system.
The first phase of the project established a multi-ethnic reference by sequencing 10,000 genomes, while 100,000 genomes were sequenced within the second phase to build accurate insights into clinical and genomic data. The third phase aims to enroll 400-450,000 participants to expand precision medicine and integrate it into healthcare. The project partnerships employ long-read sequencing techniques to create one of the largest population-level genomic data sets in Southeast Asia, and its results reflect the ethnic diversity in Singapore.
In its global version, the “Future Readiness Mark” is awarded to government institutions from various countries of the world, which have succeeded in enhancing the readiness of governments and countries for the future, in facing emerging challenges and shaping new opportunities through proactive projects that adopt future concepts and focus on making a positive impact on human life.
The brand focuses on readiness in the priority sectors of the future for the government of the participating country and includes: New economy, advanced technology, sustainability, and emerging sectors in the areas of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, food and water security, and quality of life. Obtaining the mark requires adopting initiatives with a futuristic vision and bold ideas applicable globally, investing in skills in preparation for the future, applying advanced technologies to achieve future readiness in a realistic way, and achieving clear and influential results in the government, the state and people.
Projects are required to be compatible with the future and development priorities of countries and governments, and are evaluated based on criteria that include focusing on people by taking advantage of emerging trends and employing data to design projects that enhance readiness and contribute to developing future skills. The criterion of clear results and tangible impact monitors the added value of the project in the national economy and its positive impact on society.
The flexibility standard measures the project’s ability to adapt to future conditions and changes, while the proactiveness standard focuses on the project being proactive, practical and innovative. The sustainability standard measures the extent to which the project develops sustainable models in new ways that employ advanced technology. The digital readiness standard focuses on the project’s contribution to achieving readiness by adopting and developing future technology.
It is noteworthy that the global version of the Future Readiness Mark was launched within the activities of the World Government Summit 2025, and in its first session, 4 distinguished projects were honored, which reached the honoring platform out of more than 200 projects.