UAE launches ‘Make it in the Emirates Awards’ to recognise trailblazing industrial companies

UAE launches ‘Make it in the Emirates Awards’ to recognise trailblazing industrial companies

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2023 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has launched the “Make it in the Emirates Awards” to recognise excellence and innovation in the industrial sector.

The awards will celebrate the pioneers, visionaries, national talents, sustainability champions, and game-changers who are blazing a trail in the industrial sector and helping to drive the UAE’s transformation to becoming a global manufacturing hub.

Nominations open on 7th March and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held at the annual Make it in the Emirates Forum, which takes place on 31st May and 1st June 2023, in the presence of key leaders, officials, and experts from manufacturing companies and financial institutions. The distinguished event will be an opportunity for the manufacturing industry to come together and acknowledge the contributions of its finest and their impact on the growth and development of the UAE.

The inaugural Make it in the Emirates Forum in May 2022 was attended by 1,800 stakeholders and resulted in AED110 billion worth of potential procurement agreements.

More than 30 agreements were signed, and 300 products were identified for local manufacturing, contributing AED6 billion to national GDP annually.

The awards are part of the ministry’s efforts to