World Government Summit

DEWA and CISCO discuss means of enhancing cooperation

Dubai - Arab Today

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has met with John Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco, to discuss enhancing cooperation, and implementing smart solutions to achieve the objectives set by Dubai Government towards the future of smart cities. During the meeting was held on the sidelines of the recently concluded World Government SummitRead more

UAE has rightfully set its sights on Mars mission

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

A UAE newspaper has said that the country has never fallen short when it comes to thinking of the future, planning ahead and setting lofty goals for progress and advancement. In an editorial on Thursday, The Gulf News said, "On the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai, the UAE set itself its most ambitious goal yet: building theRead more

Dubai Future Foundation launches centre to support future-related studies

Dubai - Arab Today

The Dubai Future Foundation, DFF, has launched the Future Design Centre, FDC, a global strategic initiative, which serves to support foundation activities in future-related studies, 3D technology, and modern physics fields. The announcement was made at the recently concluded fifth World Government Summit, #WGS 2017, in Dubai. The centre has been established in partnership with Oxford University’s Institute of DigitalRead more

UN chief: Many feel ‘left behind’ by globalization

Dubai - Arab Today

Globalization has increased wealth but many people feel “left behind” by its rise, the head of the UN told the World Government Summit on Monday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Dubai that many have been left with a sense that they have not benefitted from globalization, and that this brings a need for reform. “It is clear that globalizationRead more

UAE seeks to build human settlement on Mars by 2117

Dubai - Arab Today

The UAE will build the first city on Mars as part of the 2117 Mars project in collaboration with specialised international organisations and scientific institutes. The Mars 2117 Project was announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, AbuRead more

21st Century could see political borders fade as new world order emerges

Dubai - Arab Today

The 21st century could witness a defining chapter in history when the world acts to phase out political borders in favour of economic integration, even as connectivity replaces sovereignty as the organising principle of a new world order, according to Parag Khanna, Managing Partner and Hybrid Reality Senior Fellow at Lee Kuan Yew School. Khanna’s comments came on the secondRead more

Global education system needs major overhaul

Dubai - Arab Today

The world's education system is in urgent need of major reform as it is based on antiquated models of learning, and therefore cannot satisfy the high aspirations and creative potential of newer generations, argued Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, United States. Making his remarks duringRead more

public-private partnerships key for promoting trade in emerging economies

Dubai - WAM

Whatever its size or power, no country today can exist autonomously, said President of Senegal Macky Sall speaking on the worries of a slow-down in trade on the back of protectionist sentiments in the United States. "It would be a mistake to fall back on our own economies because economies are interdependent. Capital, goods and people are constantly moving fromRead more

Human mind needs positive ideas inculcated through concentrated effort

Dubai - Arab Today

"The human mind begins as an empty space, and the information that first reaches it has the power to control it," according to Ibrahim Al-Buleihi, writer and thinker and former member of the Saudi Shura Council, who made his remarks during his presentation at a session titled ‘The Ideology of Ignorance’, at the opening day of the World Government Summit,Read more

Higher Education needs to adopt experiential teaching methods

Dubai - WAM

The world’s professional landscape is changing, with artificial intelligence destroying and creating jobs and professions at unprecedented speed, and the landscape of education needs to adapt to these shifts to allow individuals to remain relevant and competitive in the workforce, said leading higher educational specialist Dr. Joseph Aoun. Speaking on the opening day of the fifth World Government Summit, WGS 2017,Read more