The UAE has achieved exceptional success and a prominent international presence through its participation in the 53rd session of the World Economic Forum 2024 meetings, which concluded on Friday in Davos, Switzerland, and continued for 5 days. The country’s participation was distinguished by its participation, which included more than 100 individuals. From heads of companies, the private sector, and government officials, it is the third largest international participation in Davos, and the largest in the history of the country’s participation in the forum.
The UAE’s participation in the forum was characterized by the exceptional presence of major national companies and the private sector, which constituted about 80% of the volume of UAE participation in the forum, which represents a global platform that annually brings together more than 3,000 leaders, decision-makers, and dignitaries from various parts of the world. It also brings together the largest An absolute number of corporate officials, as its outputs contribute to building partnerships in various economic and development sectors, supporting sustainable development, and formulating solutions to the most prominent development challenges at the international level.
The UAE’s successful participation in this most prominent event in the world embodied the country’s growing influential role, the growing international confidence in its capabilities and national competencies, and its keenness to participate and actively attend various important international events, a translation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him.
Through the agreements it signed on the sidelines of the forum, the specific initiatives it launched, and its participation in various events and sessions, the UAE succeeded in consolidating its pioneering role globally, in a way that serves its mission of strengthening international cooperation and partnerships aimed at achieving stability, development and prosperity for all, and supports its national directions and priorities. In building the strongest and fastest growing economy, and improving its competitiveness in all sectors.

Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, confirmed that the UAE has become a major international member in shaping future directions and finding new and unconventional solutions to global challenges, with the exceptional status and effective role that its leadership has established for it, thanks to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, And under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE has become distinguished by its proactive vision, its unique development and economic model, and its unprecedented contributions to consolidating international cooperation, which has doubled its credibility and international confidence in its positive and influential role in various regional and global issues.
He said: “The UAE gives special importance to the meetings of the World Economic Forum, and has worked with its international partners to put forward new visions and paths for sustainable solutions to the growing global challenges, and to build meaningful dialogues towards developing innovative economic frameworks that support sustainable growth and prosperity of societies. The agreements signed by the UAE and the initiatives it launched During the forum’s activities, she was distinguished by her participation and qualitative efforts at the international level in this regard and her keenness to strengthen international partnerships aimed at empowering all human societies.
He added: “The UAE has continued, through a busy agenda, to showcase its successful experiences and expertise in various sectors and fields, which constitute an inspiration for promoting the comprehensive and sustainable development of countries and societies, in addition to the country’s openness to benefit from distinguished international experiences and expertise through joint cooperation and building successful partnerships in all sectors.” .
The country participated in a special pavilion under the slogan “Nothing is Impossible,” for the second year in a row, and through the pavilion it was able to highlight its inspiring development experience and present its achievements in this most prominent forum at the international level. It also shared the best experiences and practices in the field of sustainable development and supported governments’ readiness for the future, including Contributes to improving the lives of communities.

• life of communities

The UAE signed several agreements that would consolidate the country’s role as a reliable partner and center for positive change globally, in various fields. These agreements included providing humanitarian aid and pledges to support the programs of international organizations in improving living conditions for various communities.
Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation announced grants and pledges to support the residents of Gaza, improve the lives of vulnerable groups and combat hunger around the world, with a value of about 121 million dirhams, through agreements it signed with United Nations organizations and programmes. The Foundation announced a grant worth 43 million dirhams to provide direct food support to the residents of the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the World Food Program of the United Nations.
The Initiatives Foundation also concluded a second agreement with the World Food Program to implement sustainable food projects in the world, and pledged to provide about 37 million dirhams to support the health sector in Gaza, to help it provide basic medical supplies to the population, as part of a letter of intent it signed with the World Health Organization.
The Initiatives Foundation also announced the provision of about 30 million dirhams to support the programs of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as the Foundation signed a partnership commitment with UNICEF, with the aim of improving living conditions and providing a food safety net for vulnerable groups of children and women in several countries around the world. 270,000 women and children benefit from the initiative.
It also announced the launch of a grant program worth 11 million dirhams, in cooperation with the UpLink platform of the World Economic Forum, with the aim of contributing to international efforts to combat hunger and enhance the resilience, sustainability and health of food and water systems.

• Strategic Planning

During its participation in the Forum, the UAE launched a number of qualitative initiatives that contribute to empowering developing societies and promoting global development and prosperity, in addition to supporting the creation of innovative solutions to emerging economic challenges. These initiatives included the “EcoMark” initiative, which is the first sustainability accreditation framework dedicated to small enterprises. It was designed to support the competitiveness of these institutions in the green economy sectors by simplifying and unifying the regulatory processes associated with setting standards for sustainability around the world. The initiative will include an integrated set of resources to help small and medium enterprises achieve the “Ecomark” degree.
The UAE government and the World Economic Forum signed a strategic knowledge partnership agreement to develop the “We are the Emirates for Strategic Intelligence 2031” platform, which represents a digital model supported by artificial intelligence, which includes the best global knowledge sources and an elite group of global experts specialized in various sectors, and aims to support the network of policy and strategy makers. The leadership of the UAE government has a strategic knowledge base specialized in the priority sectors included in the axes of the We Are the Emirates 2031 vision, by benefiting from data and information provided by more than 2,500 international experts and more than 450 global sources.

• Knowledge exchange

The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Emirates also announced the launch of a knowledge exchange program in the artificial intelligence sector, and a partnership agreement was signed between the Centers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Emirates and Rwanda, to activate this program and achieve its future goals, which mainly focus on enhancing cooperation between leaders, innovators and experts in Artificial intelligence fields around the world to utilize its promising potential in stimulating the process of global progress.

• Leading the way in readiness

During an event held in the country’s pavilion, the global Newsweek Vantage Foundation and the Swiss Research Group Horizon launched the results of the first edition of the “Global Index of Future Opportunities” report for the year 2024, which is based on the partnership launched last year between the UAE government and the two international institutions. The UAE achieved First place globally in 20 indicators of readiness capabilities for future opportunities in the report.

The World Economic Forum chose the UAE government initiative “Jahiz”, the smart national digital platform to empower federal government talents with future skills, among the best 9 global projects in its global report “Building Readiness for Tomorrow”, out of more than 1,000 government and private institutions, from all over the world. And various sectors.

The most prominent features of the UAE participation:
121 million dirhams in grants from the “Initiatives Foundation”
11 million dirhams to contribute to the fight against hunger
Launching the “We Are the Emirates Strategic Intelligence” platform
EcoMark is the first accreditation framework for sustainability in institutions
A program for knowledge exchange in artificial intelligence
The country leads in 20 indicators of future opportunities
“Jahiz” is among the top 9 global projects in readiness
Record participation of major national companies and the private sector

High-level bilateral meetings

During this year’s session of the forum, the UAE participated in many main sessions, special meetings, and side events, in addition to a series of important meetings, public sessions, and media meetings hosted by the state pavilion, and witnessed a prominent presence of heads of major national companies, officials in the private sector, and government officials, as well as High-level bilateral meetings, which included an elite group of senior figures in the context of reviewing successful Emirati experiences, exchanging international experiences, and holding constructive dialogues with participating international bodies.
The UAE’s participation agenda included sessions in a number of fields, including the field of education, where the country participated in discussing the opportunities and challenges that technology developments and artificial intelligence bring to the education sector, how organizations and governments adapt to its data, and maximize the benefit from its fruits, the most prominent mechanisms for developing learning skills, and prospects and opportunities for cooperation. Between the public and private sectors, to develop creative and fruitful education models and experiences.
The country also participated in sessions that discussed a number of political developments, regional and international, including the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and its paths, how to achieve a balance between basic geopolitical dynamics, and work to overcome the challenges that hinder stability and international cooperation.
The forum also witnessed active participation by the UAE in activities related to the sectors of the economy, foreign trade, investment and the environment, and included sessions on the BRICS group and its growth prospects, its impact on the global economic reality, the geopolitical and economic landscape, the impact of technology on the development of global trade and investment, and the future of global trade and foreign investment. Direct, and the prospects for the new global trading system, in addition to discussions on trade as a tool for economic growth, ways to make the global trade scene more comprehensive and environmentally responsible, and the foundations for applying new technologies in business, in addition to sessions and meetings on addressing the main obstacles to global digitalization efforts, and financing inclusion. Digital, global governance of artificial intelligence.