The UAE has made innovation a way of life and an administrative approach to modernizing government work and strengthening sustainable economic development based on clear plans and strategies, enabling the country to be ranked first in the Arab region and 34th globally in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020.
The outcomes achieved by the UAE are due to a clear policy related to science, technology and innovation, comprising 100 national initiatives worth over AED300 billion until 2021, in addition to a series of new national legislative, investment, technological, educational and financial policies aimed at diversifying the national economy.
The country’s innovation policy invests in Emirati citizens, advances their knowledge in science and technology, and supports many sectors, including space research, specialist aviation industries, global pharmaceuticals, solar energy research, peaceful nuclear power research and artificial intelligence (AI) programs.