His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired a Cupboard assembly held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The assembly was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence; H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; H.H. Lt. Common Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of the Inside, and H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Overseas Affairs.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum mentioned, “At the moment, I chaired the primary Cupboard assembly of the brand new authorities season at Qasr Al Watan, which we hope will likely be a season of prosperity, progress, and development for our nation.
The primary choice accredited was the Nationwide Coverage for Financial Clusters, geared toward growing clusters of industries, providers, and establishments with shared traits throughout the UAE, whereas leveraging the distinctive strengths of every emirate. The coverage is designed to boost sectoral capabilities, develop entry to international markets, and contribute greater than AED 30 billion yearly to the nationwide GDP, whereas reinforcing the worldwide competitiveness of the UAE financial system.
H.H. added: “The Cupboard additionally accredited the agenda for the UAE Authorities Annual Conferences, scheduled to happen from 4 to six November in Abu Dhabi with the participation of 500 senior authorities officers. This 12 months’s agenda will concentrate on training, healthcare, household and nationwide id, the financial system, and purposes of synthetic intelligence. The target is to strengthen a unified nationwide workforce spirit and additional improve the competitiveness of presidency providers, establishments, and methods.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid added, “The Cupboard accredited the institution of the UAE Council for Integrative Medication, chaired by Sheikha Salama bint Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. Integrative medication combines trendy medication with conventional practices, addressing the well being of physique, thoughts, and spirit to enhance prevention and therapy. The Council’s mandate is to acknowledge various disciplines, develop therapy protocols that complement trendy medication, elevate consciousness, set up nationwide pointers, and construct new capacities and specializations on this area.
H.H. confirmed, “The Cupboard reviewed the progress report of the UAE Genomics Council, which has efficiently launched the premarital medical screening programme. The Council now has greater than 8,500 trainees and over 750,000 members within the Nationwide Genome Programme. Its work is central to advancing the healthcare system and defending future generations from preventable illnesses.
The Cupboard additionally accredited the up to date Nationwide Plan for Lowering Aviation Sector Emissions, in keeping with the UAE’s international environmental commitments. It reviewed the outcomes of the Nationwide Environmental Coverage, centered on sustainability and biodiversity, in addition to the Nationwide Air High quality Agenda 2031 and coordination between federal and native authorities. Environmental safety stays a core pillar of our sustainable growth journey.
H.H. added, “The Cupboard additional accredited the reconstitution of the Board of Trustees of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, the UAE Council for Digital Economic system, and the UAE Entrepreneurship Council. It ratified 85 worldwide agreements throughout a number of sectors and accredited the internet hosting of 12 specialised worldwide occasions supported by the UAE Authorities.
H.H. concluded, “All nationwide groups are advancing their plans as meant, efficiency indicators affirm the success of their efforts, and each sector of our financial system is progressing in keeping with the imaginative and prescient set by the President of the UAE.”
Through the assembly, the UAE Cupboard has accredited the Nationwide Coverage for Financial Clusters, a strategic framework designed to spice up financial development and enhance the competitiveness of the UAE’s financial system at each the macro and sectoral ranges by way of establishing clusters of interconnected industries, providers, and the organisations related to them, in particular geographic areas.
The financial clusters coverage will leverage a number of benefits, together with pure assets, geographic location, enterprise atmosphere, and built-in hyperlinks, along with main firms and mature and superior financial sectors. The coverage will strategically set up financial clusters nationwide in key sectors, together with monetary providers, tourism and hospitality, house, communications and information analytics, and meals.
The Nationwide Coverage for Financial Clusters is predicted to contribute to strengthening the nation’s innovation ecosystem, attaining extra GDP development of over AED 30 billion yearly, and growing the worth of the nation’s international commerce by AED 15 billion over the subsequent 7 years.
Through the assembly, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid accredited the agenda for the UAE Authorities’s Annual Conferences, which will likely be held on November 4, 5, and 6, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, that includes over 500 authorities leaders.
Through the assembly, the Cupboard accredited the formation of the UAE Council for Integrative Medication, chaired by Sheikha Salama bint Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. The Council goals to advance integrative medication within the UAE, combining trendy medical practices, conventional therapeutic, and complementary therapies below an evidence-based framework to ship personalised and holistic healthcare.
The Council seeks to make sure good governance of the integrative medication ecosystem by shaping nationwide methods, insurance policies, and rules whereas fostering analysis, innovation, and public consciousness. By coordinating with federal and native well being authorities, the Council will drive training, expertise growth, and capability constructing throughout the healthcare workforce, and encourage public-private partnerships to place the UAE as a regional and international chief on this fast-growing medical area.
The UAE Cupboard accredited a complete bundle of nationwide cybersecurity insurance policies and programmes geared toward strengthening the nation’s digital infrastructure and enhancing belief in superior technological techniques. The up to date framework introduces a unified method to info safety, aligning with worldwide finest practices and guaranteeing efficient safety towards rising cyber threats throughout all vital sectors. It focuses on strengthening threat administration, enhancing workforce readiness, enhancing system resilience, and establishing superior mechanisms for monitoring, prevention, and fast response.
In the identical assembly, the Cupboard accredited the third version of the Nationwide Plan to cut back emissions within the aviation sector, reaffirming the UAE’s dedication to international environmental agreements below the Worldwide Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The Cupboard additionally reviewed the outcomes of the UAE’s Common Environmental Coverage evaluation. Key achievements embrace updating the Nationwide Inexperienced Agenda in 2023, the launch of the Nationwide Sustainable Agriculture Programme, and the “Plant the Emirates” initiative, which collectively intention to additional combine environmental targets into the priorities of the UAE’s sectoral methods.
The Cupboard additionally reviewed the progress on the Nationwide Air High quality Agenda 2031, which seeks to enhance air high quality throughout the nation by coordinating efforts of federal entities, native governments, and the non-public sector. The agenda promotes the adoption of unpolluted applied sciences, enhances air high quality monitoring techniques, and helps the UAE’s broader dedication to safeguarding a wholesome atmosphere for future generations.
The UAE Cupboard reviewed the 2024 Annual Report of the Emirates Genome Council, which highlighted important achievements and pioneering initiatives. The report talked about the launch of the Genetic Testing Programme as a part of premarital screenings, the “100,000 Genomes for Humanity” initiative, which seeks to boost international data of uncommon illnesses and speed up the event of personalised therapy options, and the completion of the UAE Reference Genome examine.
The Cupboard examined the efficiency outcomes of the Emirates Funding Authority for the interval from 1 January to 31 March 2025. It additionally reviewed the Federal Authorities Monetary Statistics report for the fiscal 12 months 2024, and the semi-annual report on the achievements of the Emiratisation Technique within the banking, monetary, and insurance coverage sectors. In addition to the 2024 Authorities Digital Transformation Report, highlighting progress in modernising digital providers and enhancing operational effectivity.
The assembly’s agenda included reviewing experiences on a number of strategic nationwide initiatives, together with the outcomes of the Conventional Crafts Pavilion on the “Make it within the Emirates Discussion board 2025”, the outcomes of the “Make it within the Emirates – Ramadan Market” initiative, and the achievements of the Complete Sensible Healthcare Initiative 2024. It additionally reviewed efficiency experiences from a number of federal councils and committees.
Through the assembly, the Cupboard reviewed the general public faculties’ readiness outcomes for the 2025-2026 educational 12 months, which included the readiness of public faculties when it comes to educational affairs, pupil affairs, college employees affairs, and college buildings and amenities. The overall variety of college students enrolled in public faculties for the present educational 12 months reached 283,920 college students.
In legislative affairs, the Cupboard accredited the issuance of the Regulatory Framework for Electrical Car Charging Stations within the UAE, and the Govt Rules for the Federal Legislation No. 15 of 2020 Regarding Shopper Safety, security necessities for industrial fuel amenities, reverse-charge mechanisms on scrap metallic commerce for VAT functions, and enhanced tax info alternate procedures. As well as, amendments had been accredited to manage providers offered by the Ministry of Local weather Change and Surroundings, the Ministry of Tradition, and the Federal Youth Authority.
The Cupboard endorsed the restructuring of the Board of Trustees of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy for a three-year mandate, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Overseas Affairs.
The Cupboard additionally accredited the restructuring of a number of federal councils and committees, together with the UAE Digital Economic system Council, chaired by Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence, Digital Economic system and Distant Work Functions; the Nationwide Committee to Fight Human Trafficking, chaired by Abdullah Sultan Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice; the Financial Integration Committee, chaired by Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economic system and Tourism; and the Trade Growth Council, chaired by Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Trade and Superior Know-how.
The UAE Cupboard accredited the ratification and signing of 76 worldwide agreements and memoranda of understanding with governments, international organisations, and worldwide entities. These agreements cowl funding safety, commerce facilitation, aviation providers, monetary cooperation, meals security, AI purposes, digital transformation, and regulatory collaboration throughout key sectors.
The Cupboard additionally accredited the internet hosting of 12 main worldwide and regional occasions, together with the World Maritime Day 2025 Parallel Occasion, the Worldwide Convention on AI in sports activities.