Humanitarian experts and industry leaders participated in a panel discussion on the cyber dimensions of humanitarian actions in cities as part of the Global Policy Platform segment on the inaugural day of the sixth World Government Summit (WGS 2018) in Dubai. Her Excellency Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation,
On the opening day of the sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018) in Dubai, a lively session with five expert panelists examined the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in driving sustainable development and economic growth. Part of the newly launched Global Policy Platform (GPP), the session, entitled ‘STI Catalyzing Regional
The Arab Youth Center organised a youth circle titled “Innovative Solutions of Mainstreaming Youth Engagement in Government” on day one of the 6th World Government Summit, taking place in Dubai on February 11-13, 2018. The circle featured His Excellency Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who outlined strategies to
The final designs of the Hope Probe, the Arab World’s first interplanetary mission were unveiled today at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Details of the much-discussed Mars 2117 plan, which aims to create the first human settlement on Mars, and UAE’s astronaut programme, which will train Emiratis in space exploration, were also discussed. The MSRBC
India’s spectacular Red Planet debut with a successful first Mars mission in 2014 brought it a great deal of international acclaim and attention. “The world understood that the Indian space industry meant serious business,” said Dr Koppillil Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that helmed the project, at a session titled
Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Zomato, the online restaurant search service, and Deep Kalra, CEO and Group Chairman of MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, spoke today about their experiences during special ‘From India to the World’ sessions that put the spotlight on this year’s guest country on day one of the sixth World Government Summit
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