The target of this initiative is to drive investment in scientific research and development (R&D) in line with UAE Vision 2021 and Centennial 2071.
UAE based scientific laboratories are launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
The target of this initiative is to drive investment in scientific research and development (R&D) in line with UAE Vision 2021 and Centennial 2071.
The platform, exhibits an association of major research institutions in the country and it aims to provide advanced research environment and outstanding infrastructure to improve sector of science in the country by reducing the cost of research activities by 30 percent.
It also strives to attract and encourage highly qualified scientists and motivate individuals, including students and all those interested in science to participate in the development of scientific research methods and empower researchers to find cooperation opportunities in the field.
In a statement Sheikh Mohammed said, “The UAE is offering a leading global model for the perfect investment in human potential, and providing a scientific environment and research infrastructure that allows great minds to innovate pre-emptive solutions to major challenges facing humanity, constituting a knowledgeable addition to the region and greater world."
He added, "Today we have launched the UAE Platform for Scientific Laboratories, the first of its kind in the UAE. It will allow researchers and scientists to access the most advanced laboratory equipment, and create an environment for scientists to exchange knowledge, expertise and scientific results."
He said, “Through this initiative, we are announcing that the UAE has been turned into an open-air laboratory, a beacon for advanced sciences and their applications as well as a scientific innovation environment for shaping the future of the UAE."
This platform will link the state laboratories to scientists and experts and increase the proportion of operating scientific devices and also unifying research capacity in the UAE.
The platform is an initiative of the Emirates Scientists Council (ESC), in charge of creating a supportive environment for research and scientists as part of the UAE Advanced Science Agenda 2031, which was launched by Sheikh Mohammed in early April.
Sheikh Mohammed said, "We urge our scientists to continue research and advancement so as to consolidate our achievements and restore the region’s role as an essential partner in knowledge production, raise the intellectual level and pursue scientific efforts to raise the UAE’s scientific stature on the global stage."
He added, “Our message is human happiness and progress and the utilization of advanced science is the main way to achieve that. We are confident that our scientists, youth and the scientific community in the UAE will constitute a milestone in the journey of human knowledge and advanced sciences. We will see the applications of advanced science in the service of our citizens and all residents."
