The World Government Summit 2023 was held in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates under the theme ‘Foreseeing the Future of Government’.
The conference brought together a number of heads of state, government leaders, ministers, decision-makers, senior officials, thought leaders and specialists in financial and social affairs from various countries.
During the conference, ideas, knowledge and experiences will be exchanged in order to promote development and prosperity in the world.
Themes of the World Government Summit
The World Government Summit seeks to shape a better future for humanity by highlighting 6 main themes
Topics of the World Government Summit
Accelerating development and governance
The World Government Summit focuses on empowering governments to develop government models, policies and innovative technologies through improved government services.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- Arab Meeting of Young Leaders.
- Industry and Advanced Technology Forum.
- Forum for the exchange of government experiences.
Arab Youth Leaders Meeting
Industry and Advanced Technology Forum
Government Experience Exchange Forum
The World Government Summit will host the second edition of the Arab Young Leaders Meeting under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the presence of youth ministers, leaders of youth work institutions and a group of young leaders around the world to discuss the role of young leaders in improving opportunities.
The Industry and Advanced Technology Forum was hosted at the World Government Summit in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
A group of experts, decision-makers and government officials were gathered to:
- Explore ways to facilitate international participations
- Encourage the application of new energy solutions in the industrial sector.
- Directing investment towards research and industrial development.
- Support the diversification of industries using advanced technology.
In cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Government Experience Exchange Forum aimed to discuss and exchange best practices in the human resources sector and promote knowledge exchange among member states.
The forum organizes several strategic discussions and initiatives to address the main challenges faced by government employees in the Gulf governments and provide solutions within the World Government Summit.
The Future of Communities and Healthcare
The World Government Summit will address the impact of globalization on virtual societies, the importance of addressing issues of work ethics and behavior, addressing the state of global health systems, including mental health, and analyzing future developments.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- World Health Forum.
- Forum for the Future of African Heritage.
World Health Forum
Forum for the Future of African Heritage
The World Health Forum works in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide an interactive platform to highlight models of health care and the future of health.
These include the management of health systems and community health and the use of technology to improve quality of life and well-being.
With the participation of leaders, officials and decision-makers, the Future of African Heritage Forum will discuss the importance of preserving and managing World Heritage sites in Africa using international best practices to enrich the continent’s global human heritage.
Explore new horizons
It is discussed that exploring new frontiers of science is critical to solving the most important problems faced by societies and seizing all available opportunities to provide a better future, through various sciences and technologies that open the door to new horizons.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- Dialogue of geniuses.
- World Data Forum.
- Global Billionaire Corporations Forum.
Dialogue of Geniuses
Global Data Forum
Global Billionaire Companies Forum
A series of dialogues that bring together a number of brilliant minds in the fields of medicine, physics, technology, economics, literature and design, where each will discuss global challenges and ways to address them through their experiences.
Data plays an instrumental role in the development of governments, as countries around the world strive to ensure the best future for their people.
The World Data Forum at the World Government Summit will host influencers from government leaders and CEOs from private sectors and international organizations from around the world.
In order to develop innovative solutions for the future based on previous experiences, current best practices and a vision of future trends.
The Global Billion Forum brings together founders and CEOs of tech startups to share local and international best practices in evaluating startups.
Economic Resilience Governance and Communication
It discusses the processes of support and implementation of economic and political frameworks and structures that contribute to economic recovery, and enable governments to implement economic resilience, prosperity and transparency by reducing man-made crises.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- Government Services Forum.
- Future Government Media Forum.
- Forum for Women in Government.
- Food Systems Transformation Forum.
- Arab Government Governance Forum.
- Public Finance Forum for Arab States.
Government Services Forum
Future of Government Media Forum
Women in Government Forum
A number of senior leaders from the public and private sectors are gathering at the World Government Summit to engage in a dialogue on the future of government services.
Now in its fifth edition, the Government Services Forum is an exclusive opportunity to network and talk strategically on a platform specifically designed to drive shared experiences and challenges into meaningful dialogues and action plans.
The Future of Government Media Forum at the World Government Summit 2023 will discuss the prospects of this vital sector and the challenges it faces in a rapidly evolving and changing media reality on the political and economic sides.
Forum guests will review some of the most important Gulf experiences and practices in government marketing campaigns, while asking whether governments are able to compete with the private sector in creativity and marketing.
The Women in Government Forum is a global platform for dialogue on women government leaders, inviting women leaders to discuss opportunities to empower women and enhance their government status.
The Forum provides a global platform for governments to support and unite efforts in empowering and exploring women’s decision-making potential.
Food Systems Transformation Forum
Arab Government Governance Forum
Arab Finance Forum
The forum will discuss the future of food security and the means of government to ensure that all individuals have access to adequate food at the lowest cost.
In addition to addressing the topics of global food production and management, and issues of food waste and its impact on nature.
In cooperation with the Arab Administrative Development Organization in the League of Arab States, the aim of the Arab Government Administration Forum was to create an Arab movement in government administration and develop government systems and services to serve Arab societies and enhance their readiness for the future.
The Public Finance Forum for Arab Countries, organized annually by the Arab Monetary Fund in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, is a forum to support opportunities for exchange of experiences and expertise among Arab countries by discussing the challenges of fiscal policy in the context of current economic developments during the World Government Summit
Design and sustainability of global cities
The World Government Summit highlights the importance of accelerating sustainability and freeing up resources for the world towards rapid urbanization.
It also activates governments to create sustainable cities by:
- Urban psychology.
- Smart infrastructure.
- Sustainable transport systems.
- Sustainable energy production and consumption.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- Forum on the importance of sustainable development.
- Government Resilience Forum.
- Global Climate Technology and Policy Forum.
Forum on the Importance of Sustainable Development
Government Resilience Forum
Global Climate Technology and Policy Forum
Since its inception in 2016, the SDG Forum has become a powerful platform to foster innovation and guide it towards achieving the Global Goals.
At the World Government Summit 2023, the forum will discuss all global challenges and propose innovative solutions, projects and initiatives to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action initiative to develop sustainable solutions to all major challenges in the world.
The Government Resilience Forum highlights the best innovations and resilient practices around the world.
Where the most important flexible government lessons were reviewed through experiences and examples during the World Government Summit
The forum also shared the authors’ thoughts and opinions of the book Government Resilience in a dedicated session.
The Global Forum for Climate Technology and Policy was hosted at the World Government Summit in partnership with the Atlantic Council to identify key challenges and opportunities for global leaders to address energy and technology policy issues to mitigate climate change.
Education and jobs as government priorities
The focus is on prioritizing science and action as key pillars for achieving change in the destiny of future generations and developing their future, forcing governments to adapt to circumstances and rapid changes in the workforce and education, which supports new thinking, business models, national development and skills development.
This theme includes a number of forums, namely:
- Global Forum for Designing the Future.
- Future of Work Forum.
- Future of Education Forum.
Global Forum for Designing the Future
Future of Work Forum
Future Education Forum
The Global Forum for Designing the Future will discuss future systems and transformations to address technology challenges and future trends.
The forum will also discuss the importance of transforming legislative regulations and systems into pioneering models to redefine and design future legislation and work on capacity development using the tools and strategies resulting from future discussion plans.
Policy makers and experts gathered at the Future of Work Forum to discuss shifts in the workplace, urging them to design a better future of work through skills development and harnessing the digital future during the World Government Summit
The aim of the Future of Education Forum was to focus on global priorities for education in order to strengthen public-private linkages through partnerships with governments and international organizations.
During the World Government Summit, the Forum addressed key areas resulting from discussions and research related to the current state of education and the challenges and opportunities it faces.