Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi

The most important resource we had when we started was human potential. Our job is to unleash that potential—whether Emirati or global talent—so they can build, innovate, and thrive.

What matters at the end of the day is human dignity. A government's role is to build a system that ensures human dignity, stability, and prosperity for its people.

A government should not just manage a country—it should design a future. The success of the UAE is not an accident; it is the result of vision, leadership, and relentless effort.

In today’s world, governments cannot create the future on their own; it is important to involve everyone including the private sector, the youth, international partners and others in creating policies."

Opportunity is the key to stability. We don't have unemployment here because we attract the best talent and create an environment where people can excel.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid had an insight. He foresaw the internet revolution in its earliest days, and it was that vision, which put our national economy on the path to become a globally recognised knowledge economy.

The biggest thing we have built is not just cities, airports, or infrastructure—it is a society where people from all backgrounds coexist in the heart of the Middle East in peace and harmony.

We are in the business of creating hope for our region. Our model is homegrown, built on stability, ambition, and the belief that the future is ours to design.

In the 1960s, while Russia and the United States were sending humans to space, we had no running water, no universities. When the UAE was founded in 1971, we had only 45 university graduates and barely any infrastructure. But with vision, leadership, and determination, we transformed our nation. Today, we are not just catching up—we are helping build the next international space station.

The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced governments to adopt practices for consolidating future approaches and accelerating the implementation of innovative solutions.

As we seek to optimize the potential of Globalization 4.0, the era where technology and globalization are seamlessly intertwined, we are moving away from an age of innovation and towards the Age of Imagination.

Its cooperation with the UN and other relevant bodies affirms its commitment to sharing its successful government experiences and expertise, he further added while pointing out that the UAE is ready to share its knowledge with African countries.

We stand at the very outset of vast changes, and are not yet able to predict the impact of the technological revolution. The issue we are dealing with is bigger than any particular aspect like cyber security, privacy, or economic changes. Digital technology will affect every aspect of human life. This will be a new era for humanity.

Our job as a government is not to just govern; we are designers. Either we design a good future or a bad future. Leadership is about vision, wisdom, and action.

We live in a tough neighborhood and must continue to be a beacon of change and hope in the region for the good of our youth and societies.