87 countries to participate in Dubai government summit

Dubai// The Organising Committee of the Government Summit has announced that 87 countries will be participating this year in the event.

During the summit, vice president and prime minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will open The Museum of Future Government Services, which includes an exhibition on new technologies that can provide future government services as well as applications that will shape future services.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will deliver the keynote speech.
Organised under the theme ‘Shaping Future Governments’, the summit will also be addressed by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai.
More than 100 speakers from outside the UAE, including Ban Ki-moon, United Nations secretary-general; Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum; Queen Rania of Jordan; the deputy prime minister of South Korea; President & CEO of Samsung Electronics Co and speakers from international universities and organisations are all expected to attend.
Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, minister of cabinet affairs and chairman of the organising committee of the Government Summit, said: “Government Summit 2015 will be different, innovative and outstanding. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is following the work of the organising committee closely. The Summit will benefit immensely from the participation of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the first time this year as the main speaker, offering a unique opportunity for the global gathering to gain insights on the successful experience of urban development, government management and community development policies.”

Al Gergawi said the Organising Committee had to stop accepting requests for registration after the number of participants increased from 2000 last year to more than 3000 last week.