Operation 300bn to Advance UAE Industrial Sector

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Industrial Strategy "Operation 300bn".

The 10-year comprehensive strategy aims to empower and expand the industrial sector to become the driving force of a sustainable national economy, increasing its contribution to the GDP from the current AED133 billion to AED300 billion by 2031.

.@HHShkMohd launches 'Operation 300bn', a national industrial strategy aimed at raising the manufacturing sector’s contribution from AED 133 to AED 300 billion over the next 10 years. The strategy will be led by the #UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology. pic.twitter.com/Hz00jtTBpb

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 22, 2021

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also launched the Unified Industrial Brand Identity under the slogan ‘Make it in the Emirates’

The UAE will roll out programs and initiatives initiatives to support 13,500 industrial small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Focusing primarily on future industries that implement advanced technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) solutions and applications, the strategy will work towards advancing the national economy and contributing to the sustainable development.

Operation 300bn will support more than 13,500 SMEs by 2031, as they are major drivers of shaping a productive industrial sector and sustainable economy. More than 33,000 industrial enterprises operate in the UAE, comprising 95 percent of small and medium-sized businesses.

.@HHShkMohd also launches 'Make It In The Emirates' - the #UAE's industrial identity to support domestic products and promote the sector globally, aiming to establish the country's industrial competitiveness. pic.twitter.com/oMurOansHG

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 22, 2021

Space technology, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, clean and renewable energy (hydrogen production), machinery and equipment, Rubber and plastic, chemicals, metals, advanced technologies manufacturing, electronics and electrical gadgets and food and beverage are future industries that the strategy will focus on.

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