Opening Address: H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE

DAY ONE: Opening Address

H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber

Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE

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The theme of this year’s summit – Sustainable and Inclusive Global Value Chains – couldn’t be more timely. One of the key lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that global supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link and this can put countries’ health and economic wellbeing at risk.

The pandemic has pushed countries to build buffers into their inventories, reinforce resilience, and embrace the innovations of the 4IR. The UAE believes that advanced technologies have a vital role to play in protecting and enhancing global supply chains from global shocks. Artificial intelligence can transform the performance of industrial and manufacturing sectors. Big data can give us faster insights into gaps and deficiencies. And machine learning can transfer essential knowledge and expertise from one sector to another.

The experience of this year has demonstrated just how interconnected the world’s economies truly are. Now is the time to work even more closely together as a platform designed to build bridges between technologists, governments and industry. GMIS has a crucial role to play at a critical point in time and the UAE is more than ready to play its part as a constructive partner to all who wish to work with us.