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Ministry of Economy and Tourism wins three awards at GOVMedia
Conference 2025 in Singapore

Recognition for national initiatives in entrepreneurship, digital transformation,
and streamlining government procedures

Abu Dhabi, 07 July 2025:

The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism won three prestigious awards at the GOVMedia
Conference 2025 held in Singapore. The Ministry was recognized in the Trade and Industry category
for three flagship national initiatives that embody the UAE’s strategic vision to support the new
economy, enhance government work systems, and accelerate digital transformation. The Ministry
received the award for the Digital Initiative of the Year for the National Economic Register (NER)
– Growth; Government Initiative of the Year for Future100; and Administrative Reform Program
award for its efforts in enhancing services through the Zero Government Bureaucracy (ZGB)
programme.

The Ministry emphasized that these achievements reflect the UAE’s success in building a world-class
work ecosystem across all economic and development sectors. The awards underscore the Ministry’s
efforts to foster innovation, empower entrepreneurs, enhance government performance, and
strengthen digital governance in line with the goals of the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision to establish the
world’s most advanced and competitive system in the coming decade.

National Economic Register (NER) – Growth

The Ministry received the Digital Initiative of the Year award in the Trade and Industry category for
the National Economic Register – ‘Growth,’ a national platform that serves as a unified and reliable
database of all commercial licenses held by establishments and companies across the seven emirates.
The platform has streamlined procedures and unified requirements for business establishment and
economic activities across the UAE under a single window, enhancing the economic impact of
government initiatives.

The Growth platform leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse
big data, provide accurate and reliable information, and offer proactive services to the country's
business community, including decision-makers, entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners. It
enables users to access data and information on any commercial license in the country across more
than 2,000 economic activities in the seven emirates. The register also features the national identity
of Economic Registration Number (ERN), which is a unified digital reference for the national
economy, enhancing the UAE’s data-driven governance capabilities. This enables the design of