The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) announced the information of its upcoming Knowledge Summit 2017 at a press conference held today (Sunday, November 5, 2017) at the Westin Dubai hotel.

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, and the instructions of MBRF Chairman H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the fourth version of the Summit is readied to happen on November 21-22, 2017, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bearing the theme: "Knowledge and 4th Industrial Revolution.

" Over the previous few years, the Summit has developed a regional knowledge motion, dramatically creating and modernising the way we go about producing and sharing knowledge," said MBRF's Chief Executive Officer His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb in a speech he provided at the press conference, which was likewise gone to by Jacob Prez, Regional Program Organizer at UNDP Arab Bureau, in addition to reps from local and international media electrical outlets. H.E. bin Huwaireb included: "With the assistance and support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, and the close involvement of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Structure, we had the ability to spark a constructive discussion among all knowledge stakeholders and influencers, reinforcing concepts, tasks and creative initiatives within the sector.

The Summits ever-growing list of activities, he continued,, "has permitted it to get considerable energy. One such remarkable task would be the event to disclose and honour the champions of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award. The distinguished award seeks to support strategies and initiatives to construct the knowledge economy by acknowledging trendsetters in the knowledge industry and highlighting their achievements."

The MBRF Chief Executive Officer went on to announce the launch of the first-ever Knowledge Week, to complement the Knowledge Summit. Knowledge Week includes a long list of knowledge-centred activities and events - most notable which will be the Summit-- and aligns with the goals of the UAE Centennial 2071 and the country's enthusiastic overarching strategy of building the future right here and today.

" With the introduction of Knowledge Week, the Foundation intends to expand the scope of the Knowledge Summit, and enable school and university students to gain from the occasion," H.E. bin Huwaireb clarified.

On the same note, UNDP's Jacob Prez explained: "The Index builds on the earlier Arab variation, with numerous modifications, the major being that we now have a top-level index that is calculated for every country, along with the sectoral indices and the index on the basic making it possible for environment in each country.".

" There have actually been challenges at the level of finding data while preserving the greatest standards of reputation and stability," Prez recognized, adding: "We are glad to reveal that the final index successfully included 131 countries from all regions of the world. This is not as simple as it sounds, understanding that the index is based on a total of 133 distinct variables, from different resources, and with strict data availability incorporation rules. We do anticipate boosted data accessibility, to have more nations included in the future.".

Perz concluded: "In looking forward to the results, we want to emphasise that the results are not merely about who leads just what and where, however rather on where most of us stand today in encountering the complicated multitude of global growth obstacles, and the best ways to best attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Those who lead absolutely have experiences that we ought to gain from, and those that are less blessed have for sure some factors that prevent their equitable development, which we also must pick up from. Advancement is about us all, sustaining each other and learning from the experiences of each various other.".

The Agenda.

Knowledge Week includes a collection of conversations and workshops that highlight different locations of knowledge, along with all new knowledge efforts, exhibitions and projects such as the Education Accelerators. In addition, the Foundation will certainly be authorizing teamwork contracts with various knowledge organizations. The occasion will certainly additionally consist of the Knowledge Exhibit, where university students and business from the UAE and abroad could display their innovations in the fields of Fourth-Industrial- Revolution technologies.

Likewise during the course of the very first Knowledge Week, the Knowledge Summit 2017 will certainly be committing 3 conference rooms for conversation panels and workshops in various sectors, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily of the event, where guests could pick which task toparticipate in based upon their locations of areas of interest.

Additionally, the Summit 2017 will consist of one more initial: a platform for federal government advancements, where federal government bodies can introduce their knowledge campaigns to the general public, in addition to the global experts participating in the Summit. The brand new Knowledge Ambassadors effort will additionally be launched at the event, whereby MBRF chooses knowledge ambassadors annually to create a global group of activists functioning to enhance knowledge in Arab cultures.

On another note, the Foundation will be revealing the searchings for of the Global Knowledge Index. The initial project of its kind worldwide, the Index was launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Structure in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in order to examine knowledge in more than 130 countries around the globe. The initiative belongs to the Knowledge 4 All Project, which the Foundation launched in collaboration with the UNDP to give an online platform where researchers, academics and decision-makers could access data and literary works on knowledge, growth and related topics.

The choice of theme for the Knowledge Summit 2017 states MBRF's dedication to synchronising the Summit with the UAE Government's strategies and approaches, which seek to capitalise on the opportunities caused by the Fourth Industrial Transformation for the benefit of society at huge. The Summit unites choice manufacturers and experts to explore ground-breaking technologies, their dimensions and their function in the decision-making process, as well as their extensive result on human life-- especially in media, modern technology, education, medical care and economics.
To register for the Knowledge Summit 2017, please browse through: www.knowledgesummit.org.