Video: Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dubai Future Labs

Video: Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dubai Future Labs

Gulf Business

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Image courtesy: Dubai Media Office

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Dubai Future Labs (DFL) to inaugurate it on Monday.

DFL is the region's first applied R&D lab specialising in future technology research, prototyping, and business modelling.

"Today, we have launched Dubai Future Labs as part of our belief in the importance of investing in the applied R&D sector in Dubai and the UAE. The labs are specialised in future tech R&D will build national capacities and shape solutions in Fourth Industrial Revolution sectors such as robotics, AI, and automation,“ tweeted Sheikh Mohammed.

.@HHShkMohd, accompanied by @HamdanMohammed and @HHAhmedBinSaeed, inaugurates #Dubai Future Labs, the region's first-of-its-kind lab in the fields of research, testing and applications of future technology, as well as being a global incubator to test modern innovations. pic.twitter.com/hWsFAMYbJX

“” Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 29, 2020

DFL, which will operate under the supervision of Dubai Future Foundation, will partner with global R&D institutions and is mandated to connect industries and relevant stakeholders by facilitating technology transfers.

It will also serve as a platform to attract subject experts to AREA 2071 in Dubai Future District.

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