The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in 50 indicators according to the global competitiveness indicators for the year 2017-2018, in many vital, societal and service sectors … such as the quality of government decisions, the government’s ability to adapt to variables, government spending effectiveness, and the absence of taxes on the attractiveness of investment and partnerships between The public and private sectors, development, application of technology, road quality, quality of tourism infrastructure, digital transformation, gender property, tolerance of foreigners, the low level of violent crimes and electronic hope.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and UAE and Ruler The UAE is first in 50 development indicators worldwide. “
His Highness added, “The UAE is the first in the world in the quality of government decisions and the ability of the government to adapt to the variables and the effectiveness of government spending and is the first in the world in the partnership between the public and private and the first in administrative practices and in the digital transformation of companies and in the application of technology.”
His Highness, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, continued, “The UAE is also the first in the world to tolerate foreigners in 3 international reports and the first in the lack of labor conflicts and the first in property rights between the sexes and the first in the lack of violent crimes and the first in information security and the first in road quality and quality Tourist infrastructure .. and others.
His Highness said, “Our goal is the number one in the world in all fields … and our developmental career is in a daily acceleration … and the competition will only increase us with excellence and distinction.”
His Highness concluded by saying, “The success of the Emirates is an Arab success, not only an Emirati … and our experience was and will remain open to all our Arab brothers.”
This achievement translates the goals of sustainable development and strategic policies based on long -term plans in parallel with studied phased strategies that keep pace with the latest practices in government administration and enhance human performance and address the challenges first -hand by finding innovative solutions .. which strengthened the UAE classification in recent years within the most important regional and global economies And make it issue its model in the sustainable development of the region.
The UAE occupied its sites among the top ten countries in 31 percent of global competitiveness indicators in various vital sectors.
According to the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the World Economic Forum (Davos) for the year 2017-2018, the UAE topped the Arab world countries in global competitiveness.
The report also classified the state among the 20 best competitive economies in the world for the fifth year in a row.
Likewise, the UAE has maintained its classification among the most important global economies based on innovation, a steady improvement in various aspects of the Emirati economy, which is vital and diversity and its ability to withstand all challenges.
According to the report of the “Annual World Competitiveness” for the year 2017 issued by the Global Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for Administrative Development in Switzerland, which is one of the most important institutions specialized in this field in the world .. The UAE achieved the first position regionally and the tenth globally among the most competitive countries in the world .. Ahead of the Arab Gulf states and the Middle East and North Africa region.
The first position in the world was also extracted in 25 sub -indications in a way that reflects the large leap in the performance achieved by the government sector and the business sector in the country, including the government’s efficiency index and the partnership index between the public and private sectors.
In addition, according to the “Ease of Practicing Business” report issued by the World Bank for the year 2017-2018, the UAE ranked first in the fifth year in a row in the various axes and categories of the report .. It also jumped from the 26th place globally to 21st place compared to last year With the lead in the world in many axes.
In the report of the “Global Innovation Index” issued by the ISIAD Institute in France, the UAE maintained its first Arab position .. It also extracted the first position globally in 3 indicators, including the percentage of foreign students enrolled in higher education in the country … achieving an important progress in a number of Axes such as research and creative outputs knowing that the global innovation index falls under the axis of building a competitive knowledge economy in the Emirates under the umbrella of the national agenda.
In the Human Development Report issued by the World Economic Forum in Switzerland (2017-2018) .. The first Emirates came in the Arab and region To a great diversity in talents, capabilities and skills while maintaining quality and excellence and seeking to invest modern technologies to serve these trends.
The state also achieved remarkable success in the gender bridge between the gender .. extracting the first place globally in the index of the absence of the gender gap in enrolling in secondary education (under the age of 15 years).
In the report “The Competitiveness of Tourism and Travel” issued by the World Economic Forum in Switzerland (2017-2018), the UAE won the first place globally in 12 indicators .. Among them is the quality of the tourism infrastructure and the marketing effectiveness to attract tourists.
The UAE also ranked first as the most prosperous country in the Arab world, based on the global prosperity index issued by the Leajlam Foundation in Britain 2017, which is considered one of the most ancient institutions in measuring and monitoring the prosperity and prosperity of societies.
Here is a more detailed view of the most prominent global indicators among 50 indicators in various sectors and economic, developmental and societal fields based on several international reports in which the UAE achieved the first place.
Government efficiency and business sector
According to the latest version of the annual international competitiveness book and within the axis of government competence .. The UAE achieved the first place in 9 sub -indicators under this axis, the most prominent of which is the “government policy flexibility” index in terms of its ability to adapt to the variables, the “government decisions quality” index and the “government spending effectiveness” index. This translates the UAE’s endeavor to improve public government performance in various joints of the country and at the federal and local levels.
On the level of the economy and business sector within the annual global competitive book .. The UAE has advanced to the first place globally in a number of indicators for business efficiency, including “Lack of Workers’ Conflicts”, “the credibility of the managers”, “administrative practices” and “digital transformation in companies” and “Public and private partnerships” and “technological cooperation between companies” and “development and application of technology”.
Likewise, in a way that serves the investment sector in the country … the UAE topped the global index in “the absence of the impact of taxes on the attractiveness of investment.”
Human development and society
According to the human capital report issued by the World Economic Forum (Davos) in Switzerland, the UAE ranked first in the world in the index of “the absence of the gender gap in joining secondary education” (under the age of 15).
In reflecting equality in citizenship rights for all, the UAE ranked first in the world in the “Gender Rights Rights” index, according to the prosperity index report issued by Leajlam in Britain.
Likewise, within the government’s relevant efforts to confront all societal problems and meet the humanitarian, service and health needs of all groups of the local community in a way that does not hinder the wheel of development .. The UAE ranked first in the index of “decreased the burden of society’s aging on economic development” according to the annual book of global competitiveness.
On the education sector level, the UAE achieved the first place in the “percentage of foreign students enrolled in higher education in the country” as stated in the Global Innovation Index issued by the Insiad Institute.
The UAE also topped the global index in the “primary stage completion rate”, according to the prosperity index issued by Lalatm.
Tourism, Environment and Infrastructure Sector
The UAE strategy succeeded in directing investment to develop domestic tourism and turning it into a tourist attraction throughout the year for tourists from all over the world.
This strategy came from its fruits .. According to the report of the competitive travel and tourism issued by the World Economic Forum .. The UAE ranked first in several indicators, the most important of which are “The quality of the infrastructure of tourism”, “the sustainability and development of the tourism and travel sector” and “the effectiveness of marketing to attract tourists” and ” The travel and tourism sector has made a top priority for the government. “
In addition, within the environment sector, the UAE topped the first place globally in “contentment with the efforts to preserve the environment”, according to the report of the prosperity index issued by La Glot.
As for the infrastructure axis, the UAE won the first place globally in the “Road Quality” index, according to the global competitiveness report, knowing that the efforts made by the UAE in the infrastructure sector constitutes the central pillar of the comprehensive development and economic renaissance, as an integrated strategy.
Security and tolerance
The security and safety system in the UAE is the basis for stability and community well -being .. According to the social progress report issued by the inevitability of social progress in the United States .. The UAE ranked first in the index of “low level of violent crimes”.
According to the annual global competitive book, the UAE topped the “Information Security” index in the world.
As a state that adopts openness and tolerance, a firm approach .. The UAE ranked first in the “Tolerance with Foreigners” index in 3 international reports: the annual global competitive book, the prosperity index issued by Li -Gaidum, and the report of the International Talent Competitive Index issued by the ISAD Institute.
Vital indicators
The UAE also ranked first in the world in a number of global indicators, including the absence of the spread of the HIV virus out of the total population, the absence of malaria infection for every 100,000 population, the small number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis per 100,000 residents, the absence of health problems and lack of food shortages.
As for taxes, the state occupied the first places in indicators of ease of paying taxes, low profit rate, lack of personal income tax collected, and the ease of collecting indirect tax revenues and the low consumption tax rate.
Likewise, the state topped the first places in the indicators of economic blocs, ease of employment, government purchases, from advanced technologies, coverage of the mobile phone network, mobile phone subscriptions, as well as the reading and writing rate and the extent of the effectiveness of customs bodies.
