UAE Business: UAE to launch dialogue on sustainable industrial development – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: UAE to launch dialogue on sustainable industrial development – Gulf Digital News

The inaugural edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) America aims to build bridges between manufacturers, governments, multilateral organisations, technologists, the research community and investors.

A joint initiative between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), the Summit will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 28 to 30, 2022.

At GMIS America, UAE MoIAT is committed to boosting partnerships and creating an ecosystem to attract sustainable industrial investment opportunities, said Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Co-Chair of GMIS.

Road show

Hosted by Thomas Wolf, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the roadshow will convene experts from governments and the private sector to spearhead discussions that will shape the future of manufacturing based on pioneering Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology solutions.

With new technologies, supply chain disruptions, and demand growth reshaping the global manufacturing landscape, the US announced new strategies and initiatives to revitalise American manufacturing and increase competitiveness. In 2020, manufacturing contributed $2.27 trillion to GDP in the US, according to data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

According to Deloitte’s 2022 Manufacturing Industry Outlook, the GDP contribution of US manufacturing is set