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We seek to consolidate Dubai’s leadership in research and development across diverse sectors of the future.

Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 
Hamdan bin Mohammed Launches ‘Dubai Research and Development Program’ and directs to establish a council with the participation of officials and experts from government, private and academic sectors to supervise the implementation of the program objectives.

Main Pillars

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Creating a roadmap and a comprehensive governance model for Dubai’s research, development and innovation ecosystem

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Setting Dubai’s Research and Development (R&D) top priorities

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Governing all R&D projects and initiatives, along with the relevant funding, and investments

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Increasing Dubai’s expenditure on R&D, and maximizing the private sector’s engagement

4 Strategic Priorities

for Research and Development in Dubai

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Health
and Wellbeing

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Environmental
Technology

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Smart Built
Infrastructure

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Space and Augmented Human-Machine Intelligence


Objectives

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Making Dubai the preferred regional R&D centre

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Attracting investments and making radical changes to Dubai’s top R&D priorities

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Boosting the knowledge-based economy and creating high-tech jobs

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Maximizing the private sector’s contribution in launching and funding R&D projects and initiatives