The Ministerial Cabinet approved the establishment of the National Innovation Committee that will assume the responsibility for the implementation of the National Innovation Strategy, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, last October. The strategy aims to put the UAE among the most innovative nations in the world within seven years in the run up to the UAE’s Golden Jubilee in 2021.The Committee will be chaired by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, and have the following members: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy; Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education; Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy; and Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State.
This came while his Highness chaired the Federal Cabinet meeting on Sunday 4th of November 2014, at the Presidential Palace where his Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and his Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, were also present.
The mandate of the Committee includes the implementation of the National Innovation Strategy and the policies and initiatives that emanate from it and which seek to stimulate innovation in seven sectors: renewable and clean energy, transport, education, health, technology, water and space.
Among other responsibilities, it will also enhance coordination, cooperation and exchange of expertise among federal and local entities, follow up progress of innovation initiatives and its related index nationwide, engage the private sector and ensure that its social and economic contributions stimulate innovation.
