The UAE and a new global achievement by entering the top 10 club in the Global Digital Competitiveness Report 2021

 

The UAE enters the “Big Ten” club in “Global Digital Competitiveness 2021”

The United Arab Emirates has achieved a great global achievement by entering the Big Ten Club, as it ranked tenth globally in the general ranking as the best country in the world in the "Global Digital Competitiveness Report 2021", issued by the "Global Competitiveness Center" of the "International Institute for Management Development", in The Swiss city of Lausanne.

Thus, the UAE topped the countries of the Middle East and North Africa in the first place regionally, and advanced in the global ranking over leading countries such as: Finland, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Germany, France, Japan, Belgium, and others, which is considered a distinguished achievement during a period that surrounded the world. Major repercussions that had a great impact on most of the world's economies, to prove once again the UAE's sound approach and insightful vision, with sincere will and hard work towards renaissance and sustainable development with a vision open to the world.

Inspirational opportunities

Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Emirates Competitiveness Council, said: "The UAE's entry into the world's top ten club in the "Global Digital Competitiveness Report 2021", which represents one of the most important global competitiveness reports, is a new achievement in its journey towards consolidating its position The UAE as one of the best countries in the world, and the country has proven

Its exceptional ability to overcome challenges and turn them into inspiring opportunities, thanks to the visions of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, who patronized him God, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, which enhances the country’s ability to achieve positive results in many competitiveness reports and indicators, and to make the country on the map of the most competitive countries in the world.”

Al Gergawi added: "This achievement is added to the UAE's balance in the global competitiveness process, and keeps pace with the major developments and the new methodology of government work that the country is witnessing, and reflects the government's aspirations for the future, and embodies its strategic goals aimed at achieving more progress and prosperity at all levels, and also enhances its leadership." The UAE in Global Competitiveness Indicators »

For his part, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, said: The UAE government supports pioneering projects that enhance the concept of innovation, and consolidate strategic partnerships and digital initiatives in the public and private sectors, stressing that the new achievement of the UAE by its solutions. It is ranked tenth globally in the “Global Digital Competitiveness Report” among the best countries in this field. It is a product of the rational leadership’s visions that place the knowledge-based economy and adopt smart solutions and innovative digital initiatives at the top of its current priorities and future plans.

He added: The UAE government adopts a policy of digital transformation, which enhances the efficiency of smart platforms, and contributes to the implementation of successful projects in the fields of digital economy and artificial intelligence, which reflect positively on the government and society.

For her part, Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, affirmed that the UAE government adopts advanced technology and the techniques of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as a main axis in its directions aimed at enhancing readiness for the future, embodying the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and President of the UAE. The Cabinet, Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, in developing an integrated technological infrastructure based on innovation and digitization that supports the country’s efforts in preparing for the next fifty years.

Al-Amiri praised the progress made by the UAE in the “Global Digital Competitiveness Report”, and its solutions to the fifth place globally in the technological framework index, pointing to the qualitative leap achieved in the digital and technological skills index, with the country advancing 7 positions, to occupy the tenth place globally.

M said. Majed Sultan Al-Mismar, Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said, “The importance of the results achieved by the UAE in the “Global Digital Competitiveness Report” for the year 2021 stems from the timing in which it came, which is in line with the achievement of the UAE Vision 2021 to make the UAE one of the The best countries in the world. This result confirms that, under the directives of our wise leadership, we have achieved the goals of digital transformation in its successive stages so far. This gives us encouragement and determination to move towards a new summit and new achievements in the next fifty, God willing.”

Al-Mismar said: This achievement is a natural reflection of the spirit of solidarity and one team in the field of adopting digital services at the national level, whether in federal or local government agencies, as well as in the private sector, which aims to achieve the highest levels of well-being and happiness for the UAE community, as the report confirms. On the state’s ability to adopt the best digital solutions and adopt various technologies that enhance digital transformation processes and the adoption of the digital knowledge economy, and the application of the concepts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in a way that enhances the economic attractiveness of our beloved country, and leads to a happier and more prosperous society.

For his part, said Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber ​​Security for the UAE Government: “The digital transformation that the country has witnessed under the wise leadership touches all aspects of life in the country’s society, and has become a culture and work method in the UAE government, and with the technical progress that our world is witnessing today, it has become Digital security is an integral part of the national security of developed countries, where innovation and the ability to renew and adapt play an important role in protecting digital societies and proactively responding to any cyber threats.”

Al-Kuwaiti stressed that the UAE is proceeding at a steady pace in accordance with the fifty-year plan in order to be one of the best countries in the world in various sectors through an insightful vision and an effective government that is able to deal with flexibility and high efficiency with future changes, which enhances its position at the regional and international levels among the most important economies based on knowledge, the most competitive in the world.

In turn, Hanan Mansour Ahli, Acting Director of the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics, said: “Our wise government in the UAE attaches great importance to the role of effective partnerships between all federal and local government agencies, and the private sector to support the competitiveness file, and with generous directions from the wise leadership, the wheel of continuous improvement of legislation and laws is turning. To ensure human well-being in the UAE and in all vital sectors, such as the economy, health, education, advanced sciences, and others, which contribute to accelerating the growth of economic activities in the country, and raising the UAE’s competitive performance to reach the ranks of countries in the world according to the UAE Centennial 2071.

Report methodology

This year's "Global Digital Competitiveness Report" deals with the performance of 64 countries around the world, within three main axes: knowledge, technology, and readiness for the future. The three main axes are divided into 9 sub-axes, which include 52 indicators. The report's methodology is also based on 20 indicators from opinion polls, and 32 indicators for statistical data.

In this year’s report, the UAE came first in the Arab countries in all major axes, as the country achieved fifth place globally in the “technology” axis, and 12th globally in the “future readiness” axis, and jumped 13 ranks at once in the “knowledge” axis, to rank 18 worldwide.

In the nine sub-axes of the report, the UAE ranked first globally in the “Talents” axis, achieving four ranks over last year’s report, and ranked second globally in the “Regulatory Framework” axis, and ranked fifth globally in the “Technological Framework” axis. It also achieved a great leap, reaching 19 ranks at once in the "Education and Training" axis, to rank 25 globally, and ranked tenth globally in the two sub-axes, "Labour Sector Flexibility" and "Information Technology Integration".

global leadership

The UAE also ranked first in the world in four indicators in the report, which are: “cyber security”, the “net flow of international students” index, the “flexibility of residence laws” index, and the “wireless broadband subscriptions” index. The country also ranked second globally. In the indicators of “Availability of Global Expertise”, “Presence of International Experts” and “Trends towards Globalization”, it also achieved third place globally in each of the indicators of “City Management”, “Companies’ Use of Big Data and Analytical Tools”, and “Availability of Opportunities and Absence of Threats” ».

big leaps

The UAE was able to achieve great leaps in many indicators in the report, as it jumped 31 ranks at once in the “Internet users” index, in which it achieved fourth place globally, as well as a jump of 31 places in the “Proportion of the population with higher education” index, which It ranked 16th in the world.

The country has also achieved a leap of 22 ranks in the “Mobile broadband subscribers” index, to rank 12th globally, and a jump of 9 ranks in the “Proportion of university women with bachelor’s and master’s degrees” index, reaching the tenth place globally, in addition to many Other indicators in which it has made great leaps, the country also came among the top ten globally in 25 out of 52 indicators included in the report.