OPeN miNDs Abu Dhabi’s grand vision for growth is based on culture of tolerance and innovation
T he Abu Dhabi Development Accelerators Programme, ‘Ghadan 21’, adopted by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, highlights the ability of the emirate and the country to invest and employ their capacities and adopt comprehensive development plans that will help maintain overall economic mobility and the country’s leadership in many global competitiveness indexes issued by specialist international organisations.
A package of initiatives, adopted by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and includes a three-year programme worth Dh50 billion, reflects the vision of the country’s leadership to re-employ capital to create incentives, job opportunities and projects and drive economic activity in line with the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and the UAE Vision 2021.
The four pillars of Ghadan 21 are important for monitoring and analysing the comprehensive development process witnessed by both Abu Dhabi and the UAE, and shows that the wise leadership, led by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is employing the nation’s capacities to shape the future, making it an international model of stability and sustainable development.
The pillars of the programme, which aim to fulfil the future ambitions of Abu Dhabi and the UAE, include initiatives that encourage business, investment and community development, as well as knowledge and innovation, to improve the country’s future competitiveness.
The country’s efforts to maintain economic mobility are clear in the directives of the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, to strengthen the UAE’s leadership in comprehensive development, according to a clear vision based on digital standards, innovation, achievements and happiness, as well as protection and social security.
The resolutions of the UAE Cabinet that aim to promote integration between all sectors also support the national economy and various industrial sectors, to maintain the UAE’s position among the best investment centres in the world.
These resolutions also aim to support the country’s efforts to achieve sustainable industrial development, through unifying government efforts to create a successful model of a green economy and protect the environment for future generations, as stated by Sheikh Mohamed.
Within this integrated system, a complete partnership exists between the public and the private sectors which includes their social contract commitment to creating an economy based on knowledge, innovation and tolerance, which are the foundations established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The four pillars of Ghadan 21 are important for monitoring and analysing the comprehensive development process