The Digitisation of Critical Infrastructure Report
In collaboration with Dubai Police Digital technology is disrupting the different components that make up the critical infrastructures of countries….
Shaping theFUTURE
We reimagine, inspire and design Dubai’s future in collaboration with our public and private sector partners. Our aim is to make Dubai one of the world’s foremost future cities.
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Second Cohort of Dubai Future Experts Program Kicks off
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in partnership with The Executive Council of Dubai, announced the second batch of participants in the Dubai…
The New Data Economy Report
The New Data Economy report done in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development explores how Dubai’s data economy is shaping…
Emirati
Futurism Award
A national design competition to re-imagine what the future looks like, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and member of Dubai Council.
EXPLOREPositioning Dubai as the leading city of the future
The Dubai Future Foundation continues to work to achieve its vision and goals with a focus on five Strategic Business Units.
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Imagining
the future now
A series of reports designed to help anticipate the future and understand what disruptions the future would bring.
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Programmes
Our programmes connect corporate and government entities with leading startups, ideators, researchers, entrepreneurs and students of all ages – to solve challenges, create solutions, and co-create a better tomorrow.
Dubai Future Foundation launches initiatives under five strategic areas of focus that collectively help move Dubai towards becoming a leading city of the future.
Future,
Foresight &
ImaginationHigh-level strategic initiatives that make space for bold, exponential change while ensuring that regulatory and financial ecosystems evolve to fit.
Future,
Foresight &
ImaginationContent &
Knowledge
DisseminationInitiatives that curate and disseminate cutting-edge scientific research, technology advances
Content &
and social commentary from renowned authors and speakers.
Knowledge
DisseminationCapacity
BuildingEnvisioning the future is only the first step. The second is to build the skills and capacities to fulfil this vision, and prepare a new generation for Industry 4.0.
Capacity
BuildingFuture
Design &
AccelerationThe Foundation takes ideas and turns them into opportunities. It transforms challenges into case studies, and concepts into reality.
Future
Design &
AccelerationFuture
ExperienceWe experience and demonstrate the future in immersive ways, showcasing what is possible and choosing the most beneficial outcomes for humanity.
Future
Experience
Where unique stories converge
At the Dubai Future Foundation, all our people bring with them their own unique stories – of success, perseverance and creativity. Our people are drawn from multiple disciplines, and from all over the world. With them, they bring the individuality of their stories and the distinctiveness of their perspectives — which all come together to create an impact.
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Learn about our history and our leadership
The Foundation thrives under the guidance of leadership that champions its cause of future-readiness, supports employees in going the extra mile, and creates an ecosystem that encourages taking risks and bringing innovative ideas to life.
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