H.H. Sheikh Mohammed unveils project to export Emirati tech products

Dubai Media Office

The UAE has launched a national programme to export Emirati tech products worth AED 15 billion annually.

Taking to his official Twitter account, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the programme is aimed at "accelerating the pace of technological transformation in the industrial and production sectors".

"The programme will develop 1,000 technological projects and establish national centers for industrial empowerment," Sheikh Mohammed added.

"Our goal is a paradigm shift for the automation of the industry," he wrote.

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