MoIAT forms Industrial Sustainability Alliance

MoIAT forms Industrial Sustainability Alliance

ABU DHABI, 16th February, 2023 (WAM) – The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) hosted the Industry 4.0 Champions Network 2nd Annual meeting in the World Government Summit, chaired by Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology. The meeting gathered CEOs of 18 major national and global companies.

In her opening remarks in the meeting, Al Amiri commended the champions on their efforts in supporting the digitalisation of the industrial sector, emphasising the importance of harnessing these efforts to lead the path towards Net Zero. She invited the members to join the Industrial Sustainability Alliance led by the Ministry to drive the deployment and development of green technologies to accelerate sustainable industrial growth.

This alliance aims to highlight and promote deployment of new and emerging green technologies; showcase industrial sustainability best practices and flagships in the UAE’s industrial sector, as well as provide a platform for dialogue and exchange among policymakers, global technology experts and industry.

The main activities of the Alliance will include greentech showcasing exhibits to increase awareness on the benefits of deploying these technologies in industrial operations; sustainability training for the industrial workforce, to instill concepts of efficiency, waste management and circularity in