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Ideas into Action

Phase Two: The Design Phase

The second phase is the “Design Phase,” which is subdivided into several steps. It started with a virtual
hackathon and was followed by sessions and workshops that would further refine new ideas and concepts. This
second phase concluded with participants presenting their ideas and voting on them to select actionable projects.
This phase also included an interactive session with industry pioneers and experts.

More than 180 participants, including public and private sector experts, departmental teams, partner
organizations, students, mothers and non-working women, took part in the process. Together, they came up with
over 640 innovative ideas. Of these, around 110 aimed at increasing Emirati participation in both public and
private sectors while some 90 centered on skills and capacity building. The ideas will be reviewed and
categorized to lead their future implementation.

A Forward-Thinking Approach

The Director General of the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al
Falasi, underlined that the Talent 2033 initiative is going in accordance with contemporary tendencies and the
needs of the future. It works on innovations to solve problems in today’s workplaces and perfects new strategies
in talent development and retention. This step will also contribute to the sustainable growth of the Dubai
Economic Agenda 2033, as envisioned by D33, to double the emirate’s GDP by 2033 through investments in
human development and advanced technologies.

He pointed out the Department’s commitment to developing Emiratis with the skill set that will be required for
them to occupy a central place in realizing the vision of development and establishing a diversified economy
based on innovation, advanced technologies, and national talent.

Key Objectives of the Hackathon

The hackathon had the following key goals:

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Productivity rises due to improved skills, education, and the use of technology and automation.
Reinforcing Dubai as a destination of choice to live and work. The hackathon provided a platform where public
and private sector organizations, among others, were allowed to pitch their ideas and vote on the best solutions to
address the said objectives.

Ideas into Action

After the hackathon, workshops were conducted in order to discuss the selected ideas with focused working
groups on the selected ideas. This was followed by logistics-focused groups. The workshops translated the ideas
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