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evolving changes. Guided by the vision of our leadership, innovation,
determination, and perseverance form the foundation of our
progress, while flexibility, agility and productivity define our
approach. We launched the National Strategy for Industry and
Advanced Technology to increase the sector’s contribution to GDP,
support national products, enhance supply chains, and accelerate the
adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, and artificial
intelligence.

“In the UAE, we don’t see AI as merely a tool or a new technology —
we recognise it as a fully-fledged economic sector. Globally, AI
revenues are expected to exceed USD 1.5 trillion by 2040. As
witnessed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UAE last
week, the first phase of the UAE-US AI data center was launched in
Abu Dhabi and it is set to become the largest AI campus outside the
United States.

“I take this opportunity to congratulate our leadership, H.H. Sheikh
Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and
National Security Advisor, and to all those involved in such strategic
projects that strengthens the UAE’s position in AI and the new
economy.
“To support this direction toward adopting advanced technology and
AI, the MoIAT launched the Technology Transformation Program and
the Industrial Technology Transformation Index, which have
supported over 500 factories with financing facilities worth AED 4.6
billion. We also focus on enabling future industries — including
renewable energy technologies, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs),
space, semiconductors, smart chips, AI data center components,
energy storage batteries, autonomous equipment, and advanced
construction materials.

“The UAE's industrial sector has witnessed significant growth. In
2024, industrial exports reached AED197 billion — a 68% increase
compared to 2021. We commend our colleagues across all ministries,
particularly the Ministry of Economy, for expanding strategic trade
through Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAs),
raising total foreign trade to over AED 5 trillion. Through the
National In-Country Value (ICV) Programme, which supports the
industrial sector by redirecting procurement to local products and
services — local spending has reached a cumulative AED 347 billion,
and over 22,000 job opportunities have been created for Emiratis.

“In line with the leadership’s directives to strengthen bridges of
cooperation, we also launched the Industrial Partnership for
Sustainable Economic Development with Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt,
Morocco, Qatar, and Türkiye. This collaboration has advanced
regional supply chain integration through joint projects worth USD 5
billion in sectors of mutual importance.

“In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour
bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Make it in the Emirates has been enhanced to
support national industrial growth further. This year’s edition features
several strategic initiatives, most notably, increasing the value of
offtake opportunities from AED143 billion to over AED 168 billion
over the next ten years, an increase of AED 25 billion compared to
last year, to localise over 4,800 products within the country.
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