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UAE
Dubai Digital Certificates to reward
outstanding technological entities
Dubai Digital Certificates to
outstanding government and
private entities.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President,
Prime Minister and Ruler of
Dubai, launched the initiatives
to safeguard the emirate’s
digital wealth at the Smart
Dubai headquarters at the Dubai
Design District, d3.
A flagship Dubai Internet of Things
(IoT) strategy and Data Wealth
initiative have been launched to award
The launch was attended by
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown
Prince of Dubai and Chairman
of Dubai Executive Council, and Sheikh
Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
“Dubai’s push to build the future
today has helped establish a digital
infrastructure that is now a strategic
national asset in the wake of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution,” said Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid. “The Dubai
Digital Certificates and the Dubai IoT
Strategy mark the official launch of
smart living in the emirate and we have
directed all government institutions
to co-operate and fully implement the
initiatives by the year 2021.” Sheikh
Mohammed said that Dubai Digital
Certificates are the benchmark against
which all smart services in Dubai should
be evaluated to preserve Data Wealth,
as he accepted the first certificate
presented by Dr Aisha bint Butti bin
Bishr, Director-General of the Smart
Dubai Office.
Technological breakthroughs
praised at MBRSC Science Event
The technological breakthroughs of
the last 10 years have been highlighted
at an inaugural MBRSC Science Event.
HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Co-operation, delivered
a keynote speech at the inauguration
of the event where he highlighted the
different phases of development that
human knowledge has gone through,
focusing on the contribution of Arab
and Islamic civilisations.
Sheikh Abdullah also highlighted
the scientific and technological
breakthroughs in the decade, mainly
in the information technology sector,
which has paved the way for the
creation of social media and artificial
intelligence, and enhanced the
development of virtual reality and 3D
printing, among other new technological
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tools. He also said that the idea of the
‘spirit of the century’ put forward by
many philosophers and thinkers simply
means that every century has its own
scientific, social, political, economic and
cultural character. People who have
been successful and influential are
those that have understood the spirit of
their century, while those who lived in
the past have tried to impose it on the
present and always failed. He further
said that while it is important to draw
lessons from the past, it is also vital to
focus on the future.
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