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Knowledge Present and Future: Knowledge Summit 2016 Kicks Off Today

Dubai - Bearing the theme "Knowledge ... Present and Future", the third annual Knowledge Summit starts today (Monday, December 5, 2016) at the Grand Hyatt Dubai hotel, and will go on until Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

The three-day occasion is arranged by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) - member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives-- under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and following directives from H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Foundation. The Summit brings together a body of high-ranking decision makers, ministers, senior officials, academics, and experts from worldwide to share their insights, expertise, and success stories in the knowledge industry.

His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing Director of MBRF, said: "The Knowledge Summit makes up a global platform where the world's foremost knowledge experts and noticeable government and private-sector officials from worldwide assemble to check out the facts of knowledge as measured against data mined through the research studies and surveys we carried out with our partners in the lead-up to the Summit."

" We look forward to creating new partnerships and signing brand-new agreements throughout the training course of the 2016 Summit, which will certainly serve to bolster the Foundation's initiatives and bring us one step closer to our strategic objective to produce a generation of educated, cultured Arabs who can develop our societies," H.E. included.

" This year's Summit will additionally include the launching of the Arab Reading Index," H.E. bin Huwaireb proceeded; "a tool that permits us to take a look at present reading patterns in the Arab World, which, consequently, could assist us propose solutions to reinstate a reading society in our societies-- particularly amongst more younger generations. In addition, the Summit looks for to prepare for future patterns in the knowledge industry, which resonates with government instructions to proactively plan for the future and establish options for the obstacles that are projected to emerge, effectively transforming them right into possibilities."

H.E. went to affirm that the Knowledge Summit provides an excellent environment for participants to discover global ideal practices, considereding as it gathers prominent experts and specialists from the global knowledge industry.

On the first day of the Summit, the winners of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Honor will certainly be introduced and honoured for their payments and success in the production and dissemination of knowledge globally. The Award looks for to urge imagination and innovation in knowledge-related industries.

Meanwhile, day two of the Summit will include of the announcement of the Arab Reading Index results - the Index was introduced in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The outcomes are based on a recently performed survey canvassing 50,000 people from various Arab nations and social groups regarding knowledge in the Arab World. What is more, attendees will certainly get to take a closer check out the most vital campaigns introduced to encourage reading, viewing as it is the foremost of knowledge.

The 3rd day of the Knowledge Summit 2016 will certainly bring participants up to speed up on the growths concerning the Arab Knowledge Index. The Structure released the Index in last year in a bid to give decision makers and investigates in the knowledge industry with exact and reliable information to ensure that they can make enlightened choices and set sound strategies and strategies. The updates to the Knowledge Index affect the following industries: pre-university education, higher and technological education, vocational training, information and interaction technology (ICT), research & development (R&D) and innovation, and the knowledge economy.

The Summit's sessions will certainly touch upon a host of pertinent, knowledge-related subjects, including helpful tools and techniques to plan for the future and their impact on decision-making, in addition to the most up to date developments in the Dubai Government's push to develop the city of the future. Meanwhile, other sessions during the Summit check out the role of family, school, and curricula in encouraging students to read, all the while highlighting some government initiatives that eye the exact same objective, such as the Arab Reading Challenge..

The Knowledge Summit's agenda likewise includes open discussions on a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from fighting radicalism to the future of Arab youth. The sessions explore the future of education, medical care, genetics, and robotics and nanotechnology, both traditional and social media sites - on the target market's behavior and interests.

The 3rd annual Knowledge Summit is additionally slated to include a number of workshops and training programs, led by experts in innovation, management, and the future. The workshops aim to create individuals' skillsets, promote happiness in the work environment, and educate a generation of innovative future-oriented leaders.

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