Mohammed approves Dubai Future Agenda to shape city

DUBAI / WAM

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the Dubai Future Agenda as a strategic framework for the Dubai Future Foundation.
His Highness said, “Today we have launched ‘Dubai Future Foundation’ and we look forward to a new phase in which the Foundation will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Dubai. We have launched Dubai Future Agenda as a roadmap for the Foundation to shape the future of the strategic sectors in the medium and long term in cooperation with government and private sector entities.”
HH Sheikh Mohammed added: “Dubai Future Agenda will focus on supporting and developing individuals, organizations and sectors, and include more than 20 initiatives to enhance the leadership of Dubai and the UAE.”
HH Sheikh Mohammed also approved the establishment of Future Endowment Fund worth AED1bn to invest in innovation and shape the future of strategic sectors in the UAE. His Highness approved the Future Cities programme as a framework for the launch of strategies and research projects related to the future to achieve the global leadership of Dubai and the UAE and create a global model in the field of future cities with all its components such as energy, transportation and infrastructure.
Sheikh Mohammed said that shaping the future and making it is no longer a theoretical concept but a key factor for countries to achieve competitiveness in the global arena. “The future is not built on possibilities and numbers but on clarity of vision, planning, action and implementation,” His Highness stated. Science and technology are changing the world at an accelerating pace, and the choice is to either play the role of influencers or get confined to the position of the affected, His Highness added.
His Highness said: “Dubai has a modern infrastructure and appropriate legislative structure which can promote its position as a global hub for the making of the future in the region and the world. Shaping the future is not a new concept for Dubai. The city has achieved significant experience in aviation, trade, financial services and technology.”
HH Sheikh Mohammed said: “Arabs and Muslims established House of Wisdom in the 9th century as a global model for sciences and a platform for innovators from all over the world. Today we need this concept again in the 21st century to keep up with the changes and shape the future to serve humanity. After more than 1000 years we are recreating wisdom through Dubai Future Foundation.”