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officials and focused on turning education into a key element of sustainable

development.

Striving to achieve the 4th goal of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for ‘Good
Education’, Dubai Cares continued to support innovative education, as well as technical
and vocational training programmes, with a special focus on the provision of education
amidst emergencies and prolonged crises. Beneficiaries of Dubai Cares projects

amounted to more than 24 million people from 60 countries by the end of 2023.

The 7th Arab Reading Challenge, which concluded in October 2023, saw the record
participation of 24.8 million students from 46 countries, and continued to encourage a
love of reading among students as a means to spread awareness of its importance,

promote values of tolerance and moderation, and create a new generation of creative
minds.

Other achievements included the 8th Knowledge Summit, organized by Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and the UN Development Programme

under the theme ‘Knowledge Cities and the 5th Industrial Revolution’, and the Digital
School’s expansion in 2023 to benefit over 108,000 students in 8 countries.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Spending under the Innovation & Entrepreneurship pillar in 2023 amounted to AED 138
million, up AED 10 million from 2022, and benefited 1.2 million people.

Projects under this pillar aim to cement the status and the UAE as destinations that

keep up with accelerated digital transformation and help communities make the
necessary change needed for a better, sustainable future.

Achievements included the 1st Great Arab Minds edition announced its first-ever winner
in a bid to support scientific and knowledge innovations in the Arab World. Additionally,
MBRGI partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch the Food Innovation Hub

UAE; an initiative aims to accelerate and expand the scope of innovations and
technologies that support sustainable food systems transformation.

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