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10/30/25, 9:02 AM DGHR honours the winners of the Research Awards 2025 - Middle East Business News and Information - mid-east.info
Recognised as an innovative strategic platform, the awards play a crucial role in creating a
sustainable, knowledge- and innovation-driven human resources ecosystem, along with

enhancing research capabilities, and providing decision-makers with practical solutions based
on precise scientific foundations.”

H.E. further added: “The exceptional participation in the inaugural edition showcases the rising
awareness among Dubai institutions on the significance of transforming scientific research into

a well-established methodological and institutional practice, in line with our wise leadership’s

vision to build a rooted in constant development and innovation. The research evaluation
process was conducted ensuring a high level of transparency and streamlined procedures, in
collaboration with a distinguished group of faculty members from partner universities. Strict

criteria was applied, which included innovation, methodology, and practical applicability, to
ensure the quality and objectivity of the results. The results revealed an advanced level of

research maturity and thorough scientific understanding among participants.”

His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Future Foundation,
delivered a speech titled ‘Investment in Humanity and the Future of Work in the Age of

Artificial Intelligence.’ He discussed the role of artificial intelligence in reshaping the
government work environment and the importance of investing in the development of human
skills to stay updated with future transformations and accelerate institutional innovation. H.E.

further explained that as human capital is the cornerstone of a knowledge-based economy,
institutions must invest in it to ensure preparedness for the technological transformations the

world is experiencing. He also emphasised that Dubai’s most precious resource for a more
sustainable and prosperous future is its integrated ecosystem, which fosters innovation and

invests in human capital.

Dr. Amira Kamali, Project Manager of the DGHR Research Awards 2025, presented the key
statistics obtained from the inaugural edition of the awards. She revealed that 49 research
papers met all required criteria, while approximately 30 per cent of submissions were excluded.

She also highlighted that Emirati researchers formed 78 per cent of the total submissions,
indicating the rising presence of national talents in human resources research. She further

mentioned that approximately 57 per cent of participants were female, which reflects the
growing role of Emirati women in research and development fields.

She further stated that a wide base of young researchers from both government and academic

institutions was confirmed by the analysis of research submissions by academic qualification,
which revealed that those with Master’s and PhD degrees made up 57 per cent of the total. Dr.

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