Press Agency

Dubai (Al Ittihad) The Dubai World Trade Center has revealed its agenda for the first quarter of 2023, as the first quarter of this year will see many major conferences and exhibitions being held, especially after the great success of the 2022 calendar of events.

Maher Abdul Karim Julfar, Executive Vice President of Exhibition and Conference Halls Management at the Dubai World Trade Center, said last year saw the return of Dubai’s economy to pre-‘pandemic’ levels, as gross domestic product it grew 4.6% year-on-year in the first nine months of the year 2022. The Dubai World Trade Center has played an important role in driving the economic momentum in the emirate.

Meeting, incentive, congress and fair sector

He expects this momentum to continue during the first quarter of 2023, which will see a series of events covering a diverse range of sectors, which will help solidify Dubai’s position as a top destination for the meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition sector. in the world.

“Dubai International for Pharmacy and Technology”

The Dubai International Conference and Exhibition for Pharmaceuticals and Technology (DUPHAT) is the springboard for the 2023 event calendar. Trade deals with a total value of 5.1 billion dirhams.

The world of coffee and «Intersec»

The current quarter of the year sees the organization of the second edition of Coffee World Dubai, the world’s leading coffee trade fair, which kicked off today, while the safety and security trade fair and conference ‘Intersec’, the world’s leading event for emergency services, safety and security, will return January 17-19 to bring destinations closer to the consideration of those working in the sector, and help accelerate work on exploring the strategies and technologies needed to enable security professionals around the world to meet growing challenges.
The conference will be attended by delegations from more than 50 countries, including 10 official international pavilions, as well as four high-level conferences over the three days. Intersec will also host an official conference where more than 500 international and regional speakers will speak and participate.

Arab health

Dubai Trade will also host, from 30 January to 2 February, the Arab Health Exhibition and Conference, the largest gathering of healthcare professionals in the Middle East and North Africa region. The conference will include, for the first time, the smart health pavilion, which serves as a parallel exhibition and conference. The pavilion will showcase the latest sustainable technology innovations for healthcare, as well as presenting the hands-on experiences of a number of medical equipment manufacturers and innovative digital service providers for healthcare.

Arab dentistry
Among the major medical events to be witnessed in the current quarter of the year are the Emirates International Dental Conference and the Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC), the largest annual scientific dentistry conference and exhibition in the world.Transfer of education and innovation.

Show Gulfood

The Gulfood fair, the most influential annual trade fair in the world, also returns from 20 to 24 February. It spans five days and covers various sectors of the food and beverage industry, presenting an outstanding trading platform and showcasing distinguished achievements and talent.

Derma of Dubai

The period leading up to the holy month of Ramadan is seeing a number of successive events as March will be one of the busiest months this year and the Dubai International Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition (Dubai Derma) will be organized during the period. ‘March 1 to 3, the largest skin care scientific gathering in the East.

Middle East energy

The Middle East Energy Exhibition, held in the UAE from 7 to 9 March under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, looks to the future of energy and will cover five major sectors related to energy products. It will also host the “first strategic conference”. The exhibition managed in 2022 to allow participants to sign trade agreements worth more than 2.5 billion dirhams.

arts of the world

Show “DIHAD”.
The 19th session of the Dubai International Conference and Exhibition for Relief and Development (DIHAD) will be launched under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, God bless him , in the period from 13 to 15 March, under the banner of the slogan «Energy and relief: exploiting the available resources.

Gulf cyber security

The Gulf Information Security Exhibition and Conference (GISEC), the region’s premier event for cybersecurity networking and business, will launch March 14-16, 2023 to offer cybersecurity and technology industry specialists and entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn about the latest trends in this industry. It is held under the auspices of the UAE Cyber ​​Security Council, Dubai Electronic Security Centre, Digital and Communications Government Regulatory Authority and the Dubai Police.

“break your mind”

Other events include Lighting Middle East (January 17-19), Break Bulk (February 13-14), Middle East Aircraft Interiors Exhibition, Middle East Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Exhibition and Conference (March 1-2), School and Nursery ( February 4-5), World Police Summit (March 7-9) and Dubai International Horse Show (March 17-19).

Dubai (Union)

The Federal Government Human Resources Authority held an expanded meeting attended by 80 assistant undersecretaries and executive directors from the support services sectors and directors of strategy and future in federal government agencies, during which the initiative “Ready “for the future of government talent, approved by the Council of Ministers chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, last November, and reviewed the entity’s performance during the early stages of the project, focused on empowering UAE government employees with future skills in the fields of cyber security and digital transformation.
The initiative team also reviewed guidance from the UAE government leadership focusing on investment in human capital and discussed guidance from the ‘Ready’ initiative, which represents a transformation blueprint of basis implemented at the level of the federal government, and its characteristics and the most important results it seeks to achieve, the most important of which is the development of the performance of the authorities in enhancing the human resources enablers and the talent of the government.
The meeting addressed developments in the implementation of the initiative through its adoption under the evaluation criteria of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Excellence in Government Performance in the future readiness criterion and its adoption in the system of human resource enablers in the federal government, and the job performance appraisal system, as well as include the results of the initiative’s implementation in an attainment rate report Government agency employees receive future competency badges, which are submitted periodically to the Council of Ministers.
The meeting discussed the axes of the Honorable Cabinet’s decision to approve the project and the scope and mechanism of its application to government agencies, and addressed the importance of the project in developing the readiness of the government and its cadres to to achieve the goals of the “We Are the Emirates 2031” vision.
“Ready” aims to improve the readiness of national cadres and talent in the federal government for the future and to empower them with the new skills needed to design the future and benefit from its opportunities, through an integrated digital platform for future skills, which supports the government’s future readiness and increases the participation of its cadres in the implementation of leadership visions by building a future model of government that pioneers globally and enhancing the UAE’s performance, productivity, efficiency and future readiness.
Laila Obaid Al Suwaidi, interim director general of the government’s Federal Human Resources Authority, confirmed that the Government’s “Ready…Future of Talent” initiative is one of the leading national initiatives for developing and upgrading of government human resources, enhancing their capabilities and qualifying them to keep pace with rapid global change, anticipate future opportunities, and help shape and create a better future for the state.
Laila Al-Suwaidi said: The “Ready” initiative has achieved, under the cybersecurity skills model proposed with the launch of the initiative, a large participation, which has translated into the award of the cybersecurity skill badge to about 7,000 attendees from federal government employees.
He emphasized that the “Ready” initiative embodies the aspirations and direction of wise leadership as it pertains to improving the efficiency of human capital in the federal government, developing its capabilities and honing its talents, emphasizing that the initiative contributes significantly to improving the readiness of employees of federal ministries and agencies for the future, focusing on their acquisition of advanced qualitative skills in many vital and strategic areas.
He said the ‘Ready’ initiative adds to the series of strategic initiatives launched by the UAE government in recent years, which aim to improve the country’s competitiveness and the efficiency of its government institutions, underlining that the initiative contributes to increase the attractiveness of the federal government work environment.

4 futuristic skill sets
The “Jahez” digital platform provides all federal government employees with 4 sets of future skills, which include 20 future skills, to be completed within one year. The core skillset includes: digital skills, X10 skills to improve productivity and accelerate delivery, as well as data and AI skills and new economy skills.
The platform includes a digital Future Skills Portfolio for each government employee, representing a comprehensive profile linking the employee’s achievements in skill acquisition with job performance. Platform participants receive achievement badges upon completion of Future Skills requirements .
The platform includes 15 strategic partners from elite government agencies and international companies, who deliver specialized, practical and flexible content through the Ready initiative’s intelligent platform, empowering employees to acquire the most important future skills through two paths dedicated to building future skills. the former focuses on the leadership level in government agencies and the latter develops the skills of the future for government employees at other job levels.