His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired the UAE Cupboard’s assembly held at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi.
The assembly was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court docket; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence; H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; H.H. Lt. Basic Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Inside; and H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Overseas Affairs.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid mentioned, “I chaired the UAE Cupboard Assembly at Qasr Al Watan as we speak; We reviewed one of many nation’s most important infrastructure initiatives—the Etihad Excessive-Pace Passenger Rail. With a pace of 350 km per hour, this railway is ready to remodel mobility and financial connectivity throughout the emirates. Its contribution to GDP will exceed AED 145 billion over the subsequent 5 a long time. Greater than only a railway, Etihad Excessive-Pace Prepare represents a brand new nationwide ambition, a strategic federal hyperlink, and a step towards constructing an infrastructure that is still among the many greatest and most superior globally.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added, “In the course of the assembly, we authorized the institution of the UAE Logistics Integration Council, aimed toward aligning efforts and guaranteeing seamless coordination to strengthen the UAE’s place as a world commerce hub. The council will carry collectively all key federal and native entities, together with ports, roads, transport, customs, railways, and border crossings, guaranteeing effectivity and synergy within the sector. With the logistics business valued at AED 129 billion in 2023, our objective is to develop it past AED 200 billion over the subsequent seven years, reinforcing the UAE’s position as a central hub for world commerce and commerce.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum mentioned, “We additionally launched UAE Authorities Innovation Month, reaffirming that innovation is an integral a part of the federal government’s tradition, operations, and execution. The Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Authorities Innovation, which we established earlier, exports greatest practices and experience to over 30 governments worldwide, additional solidifying the UAE’s management in authorities innovation. Innovation will stay on the coronary heart of enhancing authorities effectivity, enhancing lives, and driving enterprise progress throughout the UAE.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid added, “We authorized the Nationwide Cybersecurity Technique. The UAE is ranked among the many prime world performers within the 2024 World Cybersecurity Index and we now have probably the most safe and superior digital infrastructures on the planet. Within the coming section, we are going to proceed strengthening cybersecurity measures, guaranteeing a resilient and safe digital atmosphere that protects nationwide property and helps future progress.”
The Cupboard authorized the launch of a brand new section of the UAE Technique for Expertise Attraction and Retention 2031. The technique focuses on attracting and retaining world expertise in key sectors, together with expertise, renewable power, healthcare and biotechnology, logistics and aviation, superior industries, monetary companies, meals and water expertise, and artistic economic system, to strengthen the UAE’s standing as a world hub for experience and innovation.
In response to a LinkedIn report, the UAE is the world’s most well-liked vacation spot for people searching for new profession horizons and a excessive lifestyle. The UAE leads the MENA area in human growth and ranks first among the many prime 20 international locations on the planet within the United Nations Improvement Program’s Human Improvement Index.
The Cupboard additionally authorized the Nationwide Cybersecurity Technique, based mostly on 5 most important pillars: governance, safety, innovation, establishing and constructing, and partnership. The technique seeks to determine a cohesive and extremely efficient governance framework for cybersecurity, guarantee a safe, resilient, and sound digital atmosphere, allow the secure and swift adoption of improvements, improve nationwide capabilities in digitization and cybersecurity, and bolster partnerships and collaborative relations at each nationwide and worldwide ranges.
In the course of the assembly, the UAE Cupboard was briefed on the small print of the not too long ago revealed high-speed prepare challenge that may hyperlink Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The challenge depends on the most recent modern technical options in step with the nationwide imaginative and prescient to take care of sustainable financial growth and environmental preservation. The high-speed prepare will scale back the every day commuting time, contributing to enhancing the standard of life for UAE nationals, residents, and guests, along with strengthening financial and social ties between the 2 emirates.
In the course of the assembly, the Cupboard reviewed the agenda of “UAE Innovates 2025”. The tenth version of the Innovation Month was launched on February 1st, 2025, underneath the title “The Energy of Innovation 10 – The place Does Your Energy Lie?”, finishing a full decade because the launch of its first session, and coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the institution of the Mohammed bin Rashid Middle for Authorities Innovation.
The Cupboard authorized the API-First Coverage, which incorporates the necessities and procedures that should be adopted by ministries and federal entities of their technological and digital techniques and purposes to make sure their speedy interconnection and integration with different techniques, governmental or non-public, in accordance with the authorized insurance policies and packages on this regard. The brand new coverage additionally regulates the connection between suppliers and customers and enhances the partnership between the private and non-private sectors in offering authorities companies.
The Cupboard additionally authorized the UAE Nationwide Geospatial Knowledge Coverage, which goals to reinforce cooperation and coordination amongst all entities concerned in geospatial data. The Coverage goals additionally to manage, develop, and safeguard the administration of geospatial data, knowledge, techniques, and companies, to advertise their utilization, and to determine mechanisms that contribute to efficient decision-making.
The Cupboard additionally reviewed progress on the implementation of the UAE Round Economic system Agenda 2031. The technique’s working groups launched many new insurance policies attaining massive success in managing agricultural and pure assets, supporting native provide chains, using recycled content material within the client items sector, and regulating bio-diesel manufacturing within the UAE.
In the course of the assembly, the UAE Cupboard went by means of the implementation updates of the Nationwide Technique to Fight Desertification 2022-2030, highlighting key achievements throughout the previous interval. A complete of 1,800 hectares of beforehand degraded land have been rehabilitated, and augmenting the realm of improved land to 378.2 sq. kilometres. The proportion of degraded land has been decreased to just one.2%, and stabilising carbon ranges within the soil of 98.2% of the lands, creating a wise monitoring system utilizing synthetic intelligence to precisely monitor the soil, and submitting 96 scientific analysis papers inside the UAE Rain Enhancement Science Program.
In the identical session, the UAE Cupboard reviewed the implementation outcomes of the Nationwide Youth Agenda 2031, a report on the Nationwide Grant Program for Tradition and Creativity, developments in this system for appointing Chief AI Officers within the UAE federal authorities. Moreover, the assembly highlighted key challenges and reviewed promising growth alternatives to assist varied authorities work sectors in coordination between all federal and native authorities and personal sector establishments.
The Cupboard authorized the UAE’s accession to the World Affiliation of Funding Promotion Businesses (WAIPA) to reinforce worldwide cooperation, set up strategic partnerships with funding promotion businesses worldwide, and alternate greatest practices to strengthen funding attraction efforts.
The Cupboard reviewed experiences on the work of the UAE Infrastructure and Housing Council, the Financial Integration Committee, the Authorities Monetary Coverage Coordination Council, the UAE Nationwide Committee on the World Vitality Council, the Nationwide Statistics Committee, the Everlasting Committee for Agreements for the yr 2024, and the Cupboard reviewed the 2023 report on the work of the Board of Trustees of Zayed College.
The Cupboard additionally authorized the institution of the UAE Logistics Integration Council, chaired by Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Vitality and Infrastructure. The Council will work in direction of aligning and integrating insurance policies, methods, and packages within the logistics sector, creating the nation’s logistics infrastructure, and monitoring sector efficiency in coordination with related entities.
The Cupboard authorized the reconstitution of the Sports activities Coordination Council, chaired by Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports activities. The Council is chargeable for guaranteeing strategic coordination and integration to advance the sports activities sector and for selling and supporting initiatives that contribute to its growth within the nation.
The Cupboard additionally authorized the formation of the Industrial Property Grievance Committee, in implementation of the Federal Legislation on the Regulation and Safety of Industrial Property Rights.
The Cupboard additionally authorized the issuance of the Nationwide Guideline for Bi-Directional Charging within the UAE. The rule goals to reinforce the effectivity and stability of {the electrical} grid, facilitate the transition to scrub power, and set up the regulatory and technical framework for implementing bi-directional charging applied sciences in alignment with world greatest practices.
The Cupboard authorized a decision concerning the executive penalties for violations of the provisions of the Federal Decree-Legislation on the Regulation of the Accounting and Auditing Career.
The Cupboard additionally ratified and authorized 33 worldwide agreements and memoranda of understanding with a number of international locations. Amongst others, the Cupboard authorized the ratification of 4 agreements between the UAE and the Authorities of the State of Qatar on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion, associated to taxes on earnings, between the UAE and the federal government of Kuwait on the avoidance of double taxation, associated to taxes on earnings and capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, between the UAE and the federal government of Australia on the encouragement and safety of investments, and between the UAE and the Authorities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on cooperation and mutual administrative help in customs issues.
To consolidate the state’s standing in organizing and internet hosting worldwide occasions, the Cupboard authorized the UAE’s internet hosting of many occasions together with the Basic Meeting assembly of the Worldwide Police Sports activities Union (USIP), the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Felony Justice, the Convention of Arab Financial and Cooperation with the Central Asian International locations and the Republic of Azerbaijan, the First Worldwide Camel Discussion board 2025, along with the seventh Worldwide Convention on Utilized Linguistics and Language Instructing (ALT 2025).
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