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Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, opened the high-level ministerial seminar organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and reviewed the role of the industrial sector in ensuring global economic prosperity through its active contribution to achieving UN’s sustainable development goals.
“We live in a time of great challenges and enormous opportunities. Technology has compressed geographic distances, brought people closer, and enabled incredible progress. Yet the pace of innovation is now so fast, it is pushing our ability to adapt to the limit, causing massive disruptions to how we work, live and communicate. This period of rapid transformation has been called the Fourth Industrial Revolution,†said Al Jaber.
“The UAE has long demonstrated a deep commitment to fostering inclusive and sustainable industrial development at home and across the world. We have diversified and advanced our manufacturing base so that it includes petrochemicals, plastics, metals, machinery and aerospace. In addition, we have invested in sustainable technologies, as well as our oil and gas sectors, making the UAE a global hub for all forms of energy, diversifying both the energy mix within the UAE and globally,†added Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber.