The Forum’s activities witnessed honoring a number of the Platform’s strategic partners for their qualitative contributions, support, and contribution to enriching its content, including Cyber Security Council, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai Future Foundation, Dubai Blockchain Center, Institute of Technology Innovation, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Microsoft, Mindvalley, Amazon Web Services, Clear & Conquer, and Everdom
Since its launch in late 2022, “Jahiz” Platform won a number of awards and honors locally and internationally. In early 2024, the World Economic Forum in Davos chose “Jahiz” initiative among the best global projects in the “Building Readiness for Tomorrow” report, in light of the results and impact it has achieved, and its implementation of best leading and inspiring practical institutional practices for future readiness worldwide. “Jahiz” initiative received the “Future Workplace Awards” as the best initiative that employs modern technology and artificial intelligence techniques in education, training and development of government human resources. It also won the UAE Innovates – 2024 Award, for the category of best innovation in the use of resources, at the end of the activities of the UAE Innovation Month, which was organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Government Innovation. “Jahiz” was also crowned with the Gold Award in the Innovation in Education or Training Websites Category at the Stevie Awards Middle East and North Africa for the year 2024.
The UAE government initiative “Jahiz”, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in November 2022, was selected among the best global projects featured in the World Economic Forum – WEF’s global report “Building a Resilient Tomorrow” report, which presents the best pioneering and inspiring practices for boosting future resilience
The “Jahiz” initiative, a national digital platform for empowering federal government talents with future skills, was chosen among more than 1000 public and private sector projects from around the world. The WEF selected the best 9 projects in 3 main categories that included climate, energy and food; supply chains; and organizational readiness.
The “Jahiz” initiative focuses on building human capital to enhance the UAE government’s readiness for the future. The initiative was selected due to its notable achievements since its launch. To date, it has contributed to upskilling 50,000 employees from more than 50 government entities, who have obtained over 800,000 badges through one million training hours. Future skills targeted by the initiative included Data & AI Skills, New Economy Skills, Digital Skills and skills to enhance productivity and accelerate achievement
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources presents you with its best regards, wishing you continued success.
We would first like to extend to your esteemed party our highest thanks and appreciation for your effective contribution and your pivotal role in promoting the “Jahiz” initiative with content that enhances the skills of national cadres, with regard to readiness for the future, and in a way that achieves the vision of our wise leadership, which aims to build a new generation, armed with the skills of the future. Accordingly, we are pleased to invite you to attend the “Jahiz Forum” scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 10:00 am at the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, as a culmination of the efforts of the initiative’s strategic partners, and in appreciation of their contribution to developing the skills of federal government employees, and to celebrate the achievements of the “Jahez” initiative. In her first year. Please kindly confirm your attendance, or your representative’s representative, no later than Friday, May 17, 2024 by replying to this message. If you have any inquiries or questions, please contact via
For this report, the WEF analyzed over 1,000 global public and private sector projects and invited more than 100 organizations to submit their initiatives. They evaluated projects based on topical relevance, demonstrated impact, partnerships, scalability, sustainability, and quantifiability. Out of this rigorous evaluation process, only 9 projects were selected, including three from governments: the UAE, the United States, and Finland. Jahiz was one of two winners featured in the organizational readiness category.
We are immensely proud to be recognized as one of the strategic partners contributing to the success of Jahiz. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Federal Authority for Government Human Resources who made this achievement possible.
We are privileged to be recognized during the first year on such a strong note and are excitedly preparing for Jahiz’s second phase.
Stay tuned for more updates!