We seek to consolidate Dubai’s leadership in research and development across diverse sectors of the future.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Main Pillars
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Creating a roadmap and a comprehensive governance model for Dubai’s research, development and innovation ecosystem
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Setting Dubai’s Research and Development (R&D) top priorities
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Governing all R&D projects and initiatives, along with the relevant funding, and investments
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Increasing Dubai’s expenditure on R&D, and maximizing the private sector’s engagement
4 Strategic Priorities
for Research and Development in Dubai
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Health
and Wellbeing
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Environmental
Technology
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Smart Built
Infrastructure
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Space and Augmented Human-Machine Intelligence
Objectives
Making Dubai the preferred regional R&D centre
Attracting investments and making radical changes to Dubai’s top R&D priorities
Boosting the knowledge-based economy and creating high-tech jobs
Maximizing the private sector’s contribution in launching and funding R&D projects and initiatives