Mohamed’s role in regional peace praiseworthy: Hamad
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.
During the meeting, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and the visiting King of Bahrain exchanged friendly fraternal conversations that express the deep-rooted historical relations that unite the UAE and the Kingdom of Bahrain and their peoples, wishing the two countries continued progress.
The meeting addressed ways of strengthening aspects of joint coordination and action and diversifying their horizons in all fields in order to advance sustainable development efforts and contribute to achieving the aspirations of their peoples and their common interests, based on the strong brotherly ties that unite the two countries and their belief in the unity of a common destiny.
The two leaders expressed their pride in the solid brotherly bonds between the two countries and the level of their fruiful cooperation on various tracks.
His Majesty King Hamad praised the pivotal and effective role played by the UAE, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the regional and
international arenas, and its good efforts to consolidate the pillars of security and stability and spread peace in the region and the world, as well as its global initiatives to promote
human values on coexistence, tolerance and cooperation between peoples.
The two sides discussed a number of Gulf and Arab issues and developments in the regional and international arenas, and exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest.
Atending the meeting from the UAE side were Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Court.
Present from the Bahraini side were Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, and several Bahraini Sheikhs and senior officials.
The UAE President also received Prince Khalid Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, at Qasr Al Shati.
Prince Khalid Bin Salman conveyed to Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and their wishes to His Highness for continued health and happiness, and for the UAE and its people further progress and prosperity under his leadership.
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed reciprocated similar greetings and best wishes to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, wishing the kingdom and its brotherly people continued glory, honor and prosperity.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the deeply-rooted brotherly relations between the UAE and the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and various aspects of strategic cooperation and coordination between them in many areas of common interest.
Atending the meeting were Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court.
On the other hand, the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a writen leter from Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, concerning the development of ties between the two countries.
The leter was received by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, during his meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi, with Davlatali Said, First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the relations between the UAE and Tajikistan and prospects for enhancing their cooperation in various areas to drive development and prosperity in both countries.
The two leaders express their pride in the solid brotherly bonds between the countries and the level of their fruitful cooperation on various tracks.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, announced the launch of the `Dubai Robotics and Automation (R&A) Programme’ to boost the development, testing and adoption of R&A, and accelerate the use of its application in key economic sectors.
The launch took place during Sheikh Hamdan’s visit to Dubai Future Labs – an applied research and development facility specialised in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
The new initiative will raise Dubai’s regional and global leadership and strengthen its reputation as a city with one of the highest levels of readiness in the world to adopt future technologies.
“The Dubai Robotics and Automation Programme aims to increase the sector’s contribution to Dubai’s GDP to 9 per cent within 10 years. We seek to make Dubai one of the world’s top 10 cities in R&A by adopting and developing advanced robotics technologies, empowering national talent, and generating innovative new solutions,
New pr ogr amme will r aise Dubai’s r egional and global leader ship and st r engt hen it s r eput at ion as a cit y wit h one of the highest levels of r eadiness in t he wor ld t o adopt future technologies
products, and services,” Sheikh Hamdan said.
Led by the Dubai Future Foundation, the Programme, which features five key initiatives, will focus on accelerating research and development in five areas. As part of the Programme, 200,000 robots will be provided over the next 10 years to increase efficiency and productivity in various sectors including services, logistics, and the industrial sector, and enhance the competitiveness of Dubai’s economy.
Sheikh Hamdan stressed that Dubai’s advanced infrastructure and talented workforce give it many competitive strengths in this rapidly growing global industry.
The emirate will focus on advancing R&D in five main areas in the sector - Production and Manufacturing; Consumer Services and Tourism; Healthcare and Connected Mobility; and Logistics.
He added that the main objective of the Programme is to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into a global destination for innovation in R&A applications.
The development of the sector will support the diversification of Dubai’s future economy and help build an integrated knowledge base that can contribute to creating new economic opportunities and improving the quality of life.
Sheikh Hamdan directed the allocation of laboratories to develop R&A technologies, support relevant research, testing, development, experimentation, and integration activities, provide a supportive plaform for collaborative projects, create prototypes, and involve the public in innovative product experiences.
He highlighted the importance of equipping local talent and emerging companies with advanced tools and skills that are expected to be in high demand in the future and developing training programmes in cooperation with government and private entities, universities, and R&D centres locally and globally.
Sheikh Hamdan called on Dubai government entities and the private sector to strengthen cooperation with local and international research and academic institutions to develop a regulatory and legal environment that supports the growth of R&A in Dubai and create a comprehensive local knowledge base for standards, technical specifications, and advanced technologies. He also stressed the importance of fostering partnerships with national and international universities to support talent development, enhancing practical research, and generating innovative solutions to improve the competitiveness of the national economy.
All initiatives that will be organised and launched as part of the Programme will be overseen by the Dubai Council for Robotics and Automation, which consists of representatives from public and private sectors and academia.
The implementation of the Dubai R&A Programme supports the development of various vital and future-oriented sectors in Dubai, including transportation, space, healthcare, education and artificial intelligence, among others.
The Dubai R&A Programme is based on three pillars – governance, support for R&D and adoption and utilisation of technologies.