His Excellency HE Dr Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti , Head of Cyber Security , UAE Government , on ambitious plans to build the world ’ s most secure digital society
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Making the UAE the world ’ s strongest digital fortress
His Excellency HE Dr Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti , Head of Cyber Security , UAE Government , on ambitious plans to build the world ’ s most secure digital society
The United Arab Emirates is renowned as a place where the improbable often becomes reality . From the world ’ s tallest building , Burj Khalifa , to iconic man-made islands like Palm Jumeirah , this is a nation where visions are realised .
Two decades ago , one of the UAE ’ s seven emirates Dubai embarked on a physical transformation that witnessed entire districts emerge from both the sands and sea , creating what is now one of the world ’ s truly global destinations . Now , it ’ s time for a digital transformation of even grander proportions , and one that is being masterminded by the entire UAE , with implications for the world .
Evidence of that , if needed , could be found wandering the halls of the Dubai World Trade Centre during the GITEX GLOBAL 2022 event in October , which became the biggest technology gathering in the world . With more than 100,000 attendees , a hall showcasing more than 1,000 startups , and new zones dedicated to coding and the metaverse , the
UAE is making a concerted bid to become the global hub for Web 3.0 .
Just a few days earlier , Business Chief was provided exclusive access to the launch of an innovation lab that could provide the key component to all that Web 3.0 promises – cybersecurity .
A joint initiative between the UAE Government , Abu Dhabi Polytechnic and Huawei , the Cyber Pulse Innovation Lab aims to bridge the talent gap that is going wider and deeper in cybersecurity – with some reports estimating that there are as many as 4 million unfilled cyber jobs worldwide .
Just as the UAE has pledged to train or attract 100,000 coders as part of its inspiring Projects Of The 50 programme , so it will train the next generation of Emirati cyber experts to protect the nation and set a new global standard of excellence .
His Excellency H . E Dr . Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti , Head of Cyber Security , UAE Government , gave the opening address at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic and also spoke exclusively to Business Chief .
26 November 2022