Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030
The Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 is the emirate's foundational economic diversification blueprint, targeting a structural shift from hydrocarbon dependency to a knowledge-based, globally integrated economy. It has shaped Abu Dhabi's institutional landscape and capital allocation for nearly two decades.
Dubai Economic Agenda D33
The Dubai Economic Agenda D33 is Dubai's ten-year economic plan targeting a doubling of the emirate's GDP and the establishment of Dubai among the top three global economic cities by 2033. It represents the most ambitious growth programme in Dubai's history.
Emirates Blockchain Strategy 2021
The UAE's national programme to adopt blockchain technology across government services and economic transactions. The strategy targeted migrating 50 percent of federal government transactions to blockchain platforms by 2021.
Emiratisation Programme (Nafis)
The Emiratisation Programme, branded as Nafis, is the UAE's flagship initiative to increase Emirati citizen participation in the private sector workforce. It combines financial incentives, training programmes, and mandatory hiring quotas to address structural imbalances in the national labour market.
Make it in the Emirates Initiative
A national initiative to boost domestic manufacturing by connecting local industrial capacity with government and private sector procurement demand. The programme targets import substitution and export growth across priority product categories.
National Biotechnology Strategy
The UAE National Biotechnology Strategy aims to establish the federation as a regional hub for biotechnology research, manufacturing, and commercialisation. It targets growth in biopharmaceuticals, agricultural biotech, and industrial biology as pillars of a post-hydrocarbon knowledge economy.
National Circular Economy Policy
The UAE National Circular Economy Policy establishes the federation's framework for transitioning from a linear take-make-dispose model to a circular system that minimises waste, maximises resource recovery, and embeds sustainability across manufacturing, construction, and consumption. It targets four priority sectors with measurable waste reduction and recycling goals.
National Cybersecurity Strategy
The UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy establishes the federation's framework for protecting critical national infrastructure, digital government services, and the broader digital economy from cyber threats. It positions cybersecurity as a foundational enabler of the UAE's technology-driven development model.
National Food Security Strategy 2051
The UAE's long-term framework for achieving food security through technology-driven agriculture, supply chain diversification, and domestic food production capacity. The strategy targets positioning the UAE as the world's best in the Global Food Security Index by 2051.
National Hydrogen Strategy
The UAE's strategy to become a leading global exporter of both blue and green hydrogen, targeting 1.4 million tonnes of green hydrogen production annually by 2031. The programme leverages ADNOC and Masdar as dual-track implementation platforms.
National Innovation Strategy
The UAE's framework for building a knowledge-based economy through innovation in priority sectors including renewable energy, transport, health, education, technology, water, and space. The strategy targets positioning the UAE among the world's most innovative nations.
National Reading Strategy
The National Reading Strategy aims to embed reading as a sustained cultural practice across UAE society, setting a target of making reading a daily habit for one million UAE residents. It represents one of the federation's most distinctive social development programmes.
National Strategy for Advanced Sciences
The National Strategy for Advanced Sciences positions the UAE to become a global contributor to scientific research and technological innovation, with a focus on applied sciences that address national development priorities. It sets targets for research output, STEM talent development, and the integration of advanced sciences into economic planning.
National Tourism Strategy 2031
The UAE's strategy to grow tourism's contribution to GDP to AED 450 billion by 2031, targeting 40 million hotel guests annually. The programme coordinates across emirates to position the UAE as the world's leading tourism destination.
National Wellbeing Strategy 2031
The UAE's comprehensive strategy to embed wellbeing outcomes across government policy and service delivery. The programme targets making the UAE the happiest and most resilient society in the world by prioritising mental health, community cohesion, and quality of life.
One Million Arab Coders Initiative
The One Million Arab Coders Initiative is a UAE-led programme to provide free coding education to one million young people across the Arab world, building a regional talent base in software development and digital skills. It represents one of the largest technology education initiatives in the Middle East.
Operation 300bn
The UAE's flagship industrial strategy targeting AED 300 billion in manufacturing GDP contribution by 2031. Operation 300bn aims to transform the federation into a global industrial hub through advanced manufacturing, technology transfer, and export-led growth.
Projects of the 50
A landmark package of national development initiatives launched to mark the UAE's 50th anniversary in 2021. Projects of the 50 encompass economic, social, and diplomatic reforms designed to accelerate the federation's trajectory over the next fifty years.
Sharjah Investment and Development Strategy
The Sharjah Investment and Development Strategy positions the emirate as a knowledge, culture, and manufacturing hub within the UAE federation. It leverages Sharjah's distinct identity to attract investment in education, publishing, heritage tourism, and light industry.
UAE Centennial 2071
The UAE Centennial 2071 is the federation's longest-range strategic vision, charting a 50-year development trajectory toward making the UAE the best country in the world by its hundredth anniversary. It operates as the umbrella aspiration under which all shorter-term national strategies are nested.
UAE Digital Economy Strategy
The UAE's strategy to grow the digital economy's contribution to GDP to 20 percent by 2031, encompassing fintech, e-commerce, digital government, cloud computing, and the platform economy. The programme positions the UAE as the region's leading digital economy hub.
UAE Energy Strategy 2050
The UAE Energy Strategy 2050 sets the federation's long-term energy mix targets, aiming to balance hydrocarbon production with a tripling of renewable energy contribution and a 70 percent reduction in the carbon footprint of power generation. It represents the most comprehensive energy planning framework in the Gulf region.
UAE Fourth Industrial Revolution Strategy
The UAE's strategy to position the federation as a global hub for Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies including AI, robotics, autonomous systems, 3D printing, and biotechnology. The programme leverages the UAE's partnership with the World Economic Forum.
UAE Golden Visa Programme
The UAE's long-term residency visa programme offering five- and ten-year renewable visas to investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, skilled professionals, and outstanding students. The Golden Visa is the federation's primary instrument for talent attraction and retention.
UAE Green Agenda 2030
The UAE Green Agenda 2030 is the federation's integrated framework for green economic growth, targeting sustainable development across energy, water, waste, agriculture, and urban planning. It establishes the environmental governance architecture through which the UAE pursues growth without proportional increases in ecological impact.
UAE Media Strategy
The UAE Media Strategy establishes the federation's framework for developing a competitive, modern media sector that supports economic diversification, cultural projection, and national narrative building. It targets growth across digital media, content production, and media free zones.
UAE National Space Strategy 2030
The UAE's framework for becoming a leading spacefaring nation, encompassing the Mars mission, satellite development, lunar exploration, and a commercial space industry. The strategy targets global top-ten status in the space sector by 2030.
UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031
The UAE's comprehensive national AI framework targeting global leadership in artificial intelligence across nine priority sectors. The strategy positions the UAE as the first country globally to adopt a national AI agenda with ministerial-level oversight.
UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative
The UAE's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, backed by over AED 600 billion in clean energy investment. The initiative encompasses energy, industry, transport, waste, and agriculture decarbonisation pathways.
UAE Water Security Strategy 2036
The UAE Water Security Strategy 2036 addresses the federation's critical water supply challenge, setting targets for demand reduction, supply diversification, and emergency reserves. It confronts one of the most fundamental resource constraints facing the UAE's long-term development.