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Dubai's plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in all sectors to support digital

transformation and keep pace with global technological changes to ensure

maximum readiness for the future. As a result, this year's summit will focus on the
most significant challenges societies have been facing, including the development

of human skills and the role of the AI economy in determining the direction of

different industries."

H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb added: "As years pass by, the Knowledge Summit has
consolidated Dubai's position as a global hub for knowledge and innovation by

opening broad horizons for discussion and interaction with a selection of global

thinkers, innovators, pioneers, and decision-makers. We anticipate that this year's

event will present a significant opportunity to broaden the scope of international

collaboration, particularly in the fields of AI, knowledge, technology, and

entrepreneurship, in collaboration with UNDP, and to support initiatives aimed at
accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals and devising solutions to address

global issues."

Furthermore, H.E. bin Huwaireb highlighted one of the major events on the sidelines

of the Knowledge Summit 2024, which will be the 3rd UNESCO World Open

Educational Resources (OER) Congress to be organized in association with
UNESCO and held for the first time in the Arab world. The event brings together

numerous guests, including ministers, top officials, and decision-makers from

across the globe, to boost digital cooperation.

The summit will also set the stage for the release of the Global Knowledge Index
(GKI) 2024. In the past few years, the GKI has served as a qualitative resource for

countries' development strategies and goals, emphasizing strengths and areas for

improvement using a variety of indicators from various fields of expertise and

identifying challenges facing sustainable development pathways. In addition, a

ceremony will be held to honor the winners of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Knowledge Award (MBRKA) 2024, which highlights remarkable

contributions to the welfare of humanity, progress, and development, as well as

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