The third edition of the Government Summit kicks off in Dubai

Under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the third edition of the Government Summit kicks in Dubai on Monday 9^th of February 2015, under the theme Shaping Future Governments.

The Summit kicks off with the participation of 4,000 participants from 93 countries, from officials, experts, scholars and top speakers, His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces delivered the keynote speech, to exchange best practices in the development and delivery of government services, and as an international event aimed at exploring the future of governments, the Summit will  confirm that the UAE has become under the leadership of his Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, an international destinations in government development.

Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Summit, said that the Summit proved its status as a global platform for the exchange of best practices in the development and delivery of government services  and as an international event aimed at exploring the future of governments, to confirm that the UAE has become under the leadership of his Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, an international destinations in the field of government development.

The Summit agenda consists of 50 meetings and more than 100 speakers to discuss the future of innovation in governments, education and health services and smart cities, the Summit will be held in partnership with the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum in Davos and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Speakers from outside the UAE are more than 100 led by Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Queen Rania wife of King Abdulla Bin Al Hussien of Jordan, Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, President and CEO of Consumer Electronics at Samsung Electronics, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, and other speakers from international universities and specialized international organizations.

The function of the Summit includes two global awards, a Museum for the next generation of future governments, the largest platform for innovation in the public sector, and speakers in the various sectors of education, health, technology, smart cities and government services and innovation.

UAE University is organizing on the sidelines of the third day of the Summit a meeting of the heads of the Gulf and Arab universities to discuss innovation in higher education, the most important international practices in this area, in addition to topics concerning research policy and recent trends in patents and mechanisms to stimulate innovation among university and college students, universities from around the Gulf, in addition to Egypt, Sudan, Morocco and Iraq will participate in this meeting.

The Summit is to bring happiness to the UAE society by working on the development of education and justice for all and the creation of jobs for young people, in addition to overall development of the infrastructure.