Summit to launch reports and studies

Dubai: The World Government Summit 2016 will cover vital sectors and launch specialised reports and studies, Mohammad Al Gergawi, the UAE’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the World Government Summit, announced on Tuesday.

The World Government Summit will discuss the latest topics of relevance to future technical applications.

One of the sessions, hosted by Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media, will look at the future of government work and explore the new generation of smart government. Another topic related to cities of the future, will be discussed in a session titled, ‘The future of road transportation’, hosted by Jim Al-Khalili, professor of physics at the University of Surrey.

The future of the digital economy will feature discussions spread across multiple sessions, including one on ‘Digital coins: The Future of Money’. A session on the future of innovation and ways to develop environments will be hosted by Christopher M. Schroeder, an entrepreneur, advisor and investor in interactive technologies and social communications.

The World Government Summit will launch a number of reports in cooperation with knowledge partners, both during the summit as well as throughout the year. These include reports on artificial intelligence, development of sciences and the future of governments in cooperation with The Economist. A survey will be launched on digital transformation of the government in collaboration with Deloitte. In addition, a report on the future of teaching methods will be released in cooperation with Oxford Analytica, while another report on the upcoming major innovations will be launched in collaboration with Harvard University.

The summit will also set the stage for several other events, including the Museum of the Future, which will focus on the robotics and artificial intelligence sector.