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29 March 2024

Team to follow up on Innovation Week projects: Gergawi

Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi

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As per directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ‘UAE Innovation Week’ will be an annual event to celebrate innovators of the Emirate, said Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of National Committee for Science, Technology and Innovation.

UAE Innovation Week will be held every November, with the next session from November 20-26, 2016, reported Al Bayan.

Sheikh Mohammed has ordered a team be formed in the Cabinet Office to follow-up on all projects and initiatives launched during this Innovation Week, Al Gergawi said.



Apart from various initiatives, strategies in the field of science, technology and innovation were also launched and Sheikh Mohammed has instructed that reports be submitted about the workflow in order to support the new innovations.

Integrated system

Al Gergawi said in line with the directives of Sheikh Mohammed, the UAE has an integrated system and work teams operate continuously as a well-established community.

"Today we have a clear national policy, supported by the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan involving the strategy for innovation as well as government experts in all fields,” said Al Gergawi.

The UAE also has legislations and laws that support innovation as well as billions of dirhams in funds to support innovation, he said and added that educational system are reviewed and research and development centers in all universities involve innovation.

Al Gergawi said that this integrated system along with guidance of the wise leadership has put the UAE on a new development path.

He also praised the community for its interaction and active participation with the federal and local government entities in innovation.