Africa-Press – Mauritius. General, His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met with His Excellency Prithvirajsingh Roupon, President of the Republic of Mauritius, during the World Government Summit 2023, which will be held from February 13 to 15, with the participation of leaders and heads of state and more than 10,000 personalities.
Ministers, government officials, heads of private sector companies, experts and specialists in future fields. His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed the guest president in the country, praising His Highness the growing bilateral relations between the UAE and Mauritius, appreciating His Highness’ keenness of the President of the Republic of Mauritius to participate in the World Government Summit 2023.
His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Prithviraj Singh Roupon witnessed the signing of the governments of the UAE and the Republic of Mauritius, a memorandum of bilateral cooperation within the government knowledge exchange program, to enhance partnership in the fields of information and communication technology and emerging technology.
The signing of the memorandum was attended by His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Director of the World Government Summit Foundation, His Excellency Dipak Balgobin, Minister of Information Technology, Communications and Innovation of the Republic of Mauritius, and His Excellency Abdullah Nasser Lootah, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Competitiveness and Exchange Cognitive Chairman of the Competitiveness Council.
The partnership aims to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences and knowledge in the fields of information and communication technology and emerging technologies in line with the rapid global changes taking place in various fields of information and communication technology to achieve proactivity and leadership in the technological fields.
His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama stressed that the UAE is moving rapidly towards the future under the leadership and visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed 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, “may God protect him.
” It adopts the empowerment of the new generation of future governments, by building partnerships aimed at modernizing government work in various fields, by benefiting from promising sectors that include benefiting from modern and emerging technology to achieve economic and social development.
The Director of the World Government Summit Foundation said that global digital partnerships and alliances are an essential part of the journey of continuous progress in the technological fields and the journey of digital transformation, which will be achieved through supporting partnerships, e-commerce projects, research and development, digitization of government services and innovation.
The bilateral cooperation between the UAE and Mauritius governments focuses on the fields of information and communication technology and emerging technologies, and includes adopting and benefiting from information and communication technology resources, formulating policies and legal and regulatory frameworks of common interest, and exchanging experiences and knowledge in the field of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, metaverse, cloud computing, building Capabilities and knowledge transfer in common areas of work.
The World Government Summit constitutes an inclusive platform that hosts, in its exceptional version, the largest in its history, more than 10,000 participants, including senior government officials, experts and leaders of the private sector, to anticipate the future of governments. Since its launch, it has focused on forming and anticipating future governments and building a better future for humanity.
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