The Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Co-Chair of the Global Future Councils, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, confirmed that “the UAE government and the World Economic Forum share a common vision and a great desire to design a better future for societies, which has developed over more than 20 years of strategic cooperation.”
This came in the opening speech of the work of the Global Future Councils 2023, which is hosted by the UAE in Dubai during the period from 16 to 18 October this year, in partnership between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum, in the presence of the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, Mirek Ducek, and a number of officials in the forum and from the government. UAE.
About 600 government officials, entrepreneurs, experts, specialists and future forecasters from various parts of the world participate in this prominent international event, which seeks to shape the future and answer the major questions facing humanity in various vital sectors.
Al-Gergawi said: “We and the Forum are united by a common vision and a great desire to contribute to designing a better future for humanity, and a passion to answer the major questions facing our societies,” noting that “what distinguishes humans from machines is that they continue to ask bigger and more questions, and their passion for anticipating the future increases.” And extrapolating the next big step for humanity.
He stressed that “building the future is linked to the continued human ability to search for answers to questions that stimulate cognitive curiosity,” noting that the global future councils, which include about 600 thought leaders from 80 countries, more than 120 of the world’s best universities, and 22 international organizations, play a role. Pivotal in generating ideas in the areas of digital transformation, geopolitical and climate changes, economic and social transformations, developments in the space sector, and advanced science and technology sectors.
In his opening speech, the co-chair of the Global Future Councils addressed three main questions currently facing societies on their journey to the future, focusing on the future of human justice and human equality in human value, and in economic and technical opportunities, in light of the increase in the economic gap in the world.
He touched on the exacerbation of technical differences in light of the unprecedented development in artificial intelligence, as the computing power in artificial intelligence has multiplied more than 300,000 times in the period from 2012 to 2020, while 37% of the world’s population, or about three billion people, are still unable to use it. Internet access.
Al-Gergawi pointed out the importance of joint work to redefine the protection of basic human rights, and agree on them internationally, which includes his right to a decent life, equal economic opportunities, access to knowledge and technology, and to live in a balanced environment that future generations can enjoy.
He said, “The second question relates to protecting this planet for future generations, and it is one of the existential questions to which are linked questions of new energy, the new economy, new development alliances, innovative technical developments, questions related to protecting natural resources, and raising awareness at the level of individuals, communities, and countries to address the greatest challenge.” Facing the planet.
Al-Gergawi added, “Humanity may face the challenge of more than 1.5 billion people seeking refuge due to the climate by 2050, and incur economic losses exceeding $32 trillion by 2050 if the climate issue is not addressed,” noting that “the UAE is hosting the largest global climate gathering.” (COP28) will contribute significantly to answering some of these questions,” stressing that the role of the members of the Global Future Councils is also to discuss how to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and environmentally conscious world. He said, “The third question is what is the best model of governance in governments and international organizations to deal with future challenges in digital transformation, climate, economic, and other challenges,” pointing out that “the (Covid-19) virus pandemic taught the world that the difference between successful and failed governments was in their ability to To deal with crises with flexibility, wisdom and humanity.”
He added: “History has taught us that the price of failure is great and may extend for generations. Some studies indicate that the cost of government failure is no less than five times the level of the countries’ gross domestic product before their failure. Our question lies in how to re-engineer policy-making, make a radical shift in strategic planning, and strive diligently.” Towards developing skills commensurate with the new questions facing humanity.”
600 global experts
The Global Future Councils were held with the participation of about 600 international experts and thinkers within 30 councils, along with government officials and representatives of international organizations and academics, in an annual forum aimed at setting plans for the future that determine the directions of the 2024 World Economic Forum “Davos” meetings.
New step
Last January, the UAE government and the World Economic Forum signed a partnership agreement to organize global future councils, in a new step in the partnership process between the two sides, which was crowned in May 2022 with the signing of a sustainable strategic global partnership agreement aimed at enhancing efforts to explore future opportunities, and consolidating integration and cooperation in supporting… Global initiatives and developing comprehensive future plans and strategies.
12 thousand participants
Since its launch in 2008, in partnership between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum, the Global Future Councils have brought together more than 12,000 participants from 100 countries in about 900 councils, discussing the future of the sectors most closely related to human life.
Muhammad Al-Gergawi:
• Humanity may face the challenge of climate-related asylum for more than 1.5 billion people by 2050.
• The pandemic taught the world that the difference between successful and failed governments is their ability to deal with crises with flexibility, wisdom, and humanity.
2023-10-16 22:06:20
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