We the UAE 2031 represents the most ambitious phase of the United Arab Emirates’ rolling national development agenda. Launched in January 2023 under the directive of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the programme consolidates federal governance priorities into a single strategic framework built around four pillars: a resilient and diversified economy, a cohesive and thriving society, a sustainable environment and infrastructure base, and a globally integrated diplomatic posture. Each pillar carries measurable key performance indicators tied to specific 2031 deadlines, creating the most target-rich national strategy the UAE has ever published.
The framework does not exist in isolation. It sits within a layered strategic architecture that includes the UAE Centennial 2071 long-range vision, emirate-level economic plans such as Abu Dhabi’s Falcon Economy and Dubai’s D33, and sector-specific programmes like Operation 300bn for industrial development and the National AI Strategy 2031. We the UAE 2031 serves as the operational bridge connecting near-term policy execution to long-horizon aspirations, translating the broad ambition of becoming the world’s leading nation by 2071 into a decade-bound set of deliverables that government entities are evaluated against annually.
This section provides the analytical foundation for understanding the programme. It covers the origin and governance of the vision, breaks down each strategic pillar, examines the KPI architecture and accountability mechanisms, and maps how We the UAE 2031 intersects with emirate-level strategies and legacy national plans. Whether you are tracking federal policy, evaluating investment alignment, or benchmarking the UAE against regional peers, this is where the structural logic of the country’s transformation agenda is laid out.