Dubai is No.1 for scientific, technical jobs

dubai — Dubai stands first in the world in ‘Scientific and Technical Employment,’ as well as in the ‘Number of Internet Users’ and ‘Tablet Possession’ according to Dubai Digital Competitiveness Report 2018 issued by the International Competitiveness Centre of the Switzerlandbased Institute of Management Development (IMD).

The report was done in cooperation with the Dubai Competitiveness Office of the Department of Economic Development and the Smart Dubai Office.

The report, which is the first of its kind in the region, also ranks Dubai among the top 10 across various other competitiveness indicators, including ‘Cyber Security’, ‘Net Flow of International Students’, ‘Management of Cities’, ‘International Experience’, ‘Public-Private Partnerships’ in technology, and the presence of ‘Highly Skilled Foreign Personnel’.

The report was announced in Dubai in the presence of Sami Al Qamzi, director-general of the DED; Dr Aisha bin Butti bin Bishr, director-general of the Smart Dubai Office; Abdul Aziz Al Jazairi, deputy CEO for projects at the Dubai Future Foundation; Hani Al Hamli, director of the DCO; Sheikha Mona Abdullah Al Mualla, Deputy Director of the DCO; Younis Al Nasser, assistant general manager of the Smart Dubai Office; and representatives of government and universities in the UAE. —