Knowledge Summit 2017 Kicks Off Today with 105 Influential Knowledge Experts and Decision Makers

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Knowledge Summit 2017 Kicks Off Today with 105 Influential Knowledge Experts and Decision Makers

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) began its fourth annual Knowledge Summit today (Tuesday, November 21, 2017), which is occurring at the Dubai World Trade Centre till November 22.

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 regulations of MBRF Chairman H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the fourth edition of the Summit bears the theme: Knowledge and Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Summit attracts more than 105 speakers from 23 nations, who are readied to offer originalities and point of views on the Fourth Industrial Change, along with exchanging experiences and discovering best techniques. The summit goes over the dimensions and key elements of the 4th Industrial Change, along with its extensive effects on all elements of life, including society, the economic climate, academia and culture.

The Knowledge Summit 2017 looks back on the background of industrial revolutions and their effect on decision-making, as well as to the future results of the 4th Industrial Change, and its results and success in markets such as media, innovation, education, medical care and the economic climate. Procedure will certainly also take a comprehensive look into such progressed areas as expert system and the future of human-robot relationships.

Moreover, the Summit will showcase the outcomes of the Global Knowledge Index, the very first instrument of its kind worldwide, which the Structure launched in cooperation with its calculated partner, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), to evaluate knowledge on a global scale. The Index employs greater than 131 nations and takes 133 variables into factor to consider, adhering by a set of rigorous rules and requirements for admissible data.

The first day of the Knowledge Summit 2017 will certainly also include the event to announce the champions of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award, which honours individuals and institutions for their contributions to the production and promotion of knowledge around the world.

On the sidelines of this year's Summit, the Foundation is arranging a collection of occasions, consisting of the inaugural Knowledge Week, that includes numerous knowledge-focused activities and enlists a variety of government and private-sector entities. Knowledge Week kick-started its activities on Sunday, November 19, and is set to proceed until Thursday, November 23, 2017.

Additionally, the 2017 Summit will consist of one more first: a platform for government innovations, where government bodies can present their knowledge efforts to the general public, along with to the global specialists taking part in the Summit. The new Knowledge Ambassadors campaign will also be gone for the event, whereby MBRF picks knowledge ambassadors every year to develop a global group of lobbyists working to enrich knowledge in Arab societies.