Designing the Next 50: Sheikh Mohammed shares UAE plan for next 50 years   DUBAI – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Designing the Next 50 project to involve the public in shaping the UAE’s future. The project will bring expatriates and Emiratis together to establish the UAE Centennial Plan 2071 to develop a comprehensive plan for the next five decades beyond 2021. "Fifty years ago, the UAE’s founders started a mission to involve people in shaping the country’s future that we see today. They started from the desert with ambitions that reached outer space," said Sheikh Mohammed. "Today, we revive the mission of the UAE’s founders. Today, we begin our mission to prepare for the next 50 years that lead up to the UAE’s Centennial,” he added. “Our duty is to design the UAE of the future for the next generations and to involve our people in this mission just like our founders did. We invite citizens and residents to join us in shaping the future of the UAE." Designing the Next 50 aims to unify minds and visions to achieve innovation and establish partnerships towards a new phase of development in the UAE. The project’s numerous events and activities will result in a unified societal vision to make the UAE one of the world’s best countries to live in within the next five decades. Extensive efforts to prepare for 2071 are directed towards developing all sectors for the post-oil era, building a knowledge-based economy, investing in human capabilities, strengthening the UAE’s value system based on tolerance, openness and coexistence, enhancing global competitiveness and driving sustainable development for future generations. The grand project will be overseen by the 50-year development plan committee, chaired by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

Digital platform for UAE residents' ideas

As part of ‘Designing the Next 50’ project, a digital platform will be launched to gather ideas from citizens and residents on shaping the UAE’s next 50 years in sectors including health, education, social development, economy, environment, housing, tourism, entrepreneurship, investment, skill development, societal values, culture, family relations, sports, youth, food security, science and advanced technologies. The private sector’s key role in ‘Designing the Next 50’ will be specially highlighted through hosting the country’s national and global companies, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, SMEs, startups and entrepreneurships in different events and discussions. The series of interactive events will bring the private sector with the country’s official business sector representatives in a move that highlights the private sector’s pivotal role in driving the economy. Designing the Next 50 project aims to shape the future of the private sector to enhance its global competitiveness across all sectors. ICA/Expat Media
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