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Bin Huwaireb added: “We view the academy project as a strategic investment in the
future of the Arab region, which consolidates Dubai’s position as a global knowledge

city and creates a generation of skilled young people with qualitative capabilities that
make it easier for them to face the challenges of sustainable development and give

them tools to propose successful solutions to address them.”

For his part, Abdullah Al-Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and
Director of the Regional Office for Arab States at the United Nations Development

Programme, said: “The project to launch an advanced skills academy comes as an
important development within our ongoing strategic partnership with the Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, and this academy represents A pivotal step
towards building a comprehensive and sustainable future, as it will contribute to bridging
the digital divide in the Arab region, as well as enhancing digital capabilities and

providing local communities with the skills they need to keep pace with the rapid
transformations in today’s world, by providing practical and innovative tools that are

indispensable for individuals and companies to benefit from. “The opportunities provided
by the digital economy that dominates our world today.”

In the same context; In the first phase, the Academy will offer a range of accredited and

guided programs and courses, both online and in-person, with the aim of equipping
students, professionals, entrepreneurs, teachers and government officials with the skills

of the future.

It will also constitute a new knowledge drive that serves many global initiatives related

to digitization and digital transformation, such as the “Digitization for Sustainable
Development Initiative,” which reflects the integration between the initiatives of the

United Nations Development Program and the continuous support from the Foundation.

The academy will also contribute to improving the skills of young people in various
sectors such as health, education, environment, government and politics, as young

people constitute nearly half of the region’s population, and approximately a quarter of
them suffer from unemployment, while the rest are preparing to enter the labor market.

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