From Ramy Sameeh.
ABU DHABI, September 11 / WAM / The United Arab Emirates ranked first globally in 156 indicators of global competitiveness, proving its global supremacy and Arab leadership, thanks to the successful policies it pursues to achieve the highest rates of development, growth and sustainable development in all areas, according to the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics.
The center explained that it monitors 1,502 competitiveness indicators among the main global reports, explaining that the UAE ranked among the top 10 countries in the world in 432 of these indicators, accounting for 30% of the total global indicators.
The Center affirmed that the UAE is moving towards global competitiveness with an ambitious vision that looks to the future and establishing a culture of excellence in being at the forefront of the world’s countries in terms of competitiveness at various levels, noting that the United The UAE’s top position in the world in 156 indicators came in several sectors, including economy, finance and banking, health, advanced technology, energy and infrastructure, digital security, education, gender balance, laws and regulations, human capital, education, environment and climate change, talent attraction.
And the Center for Competitiveness and Statistics stated that among the indicators in which the UAE ranked first in the world were economic indicators issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the World Competitiveness Yearbook report, which is the indicator of the growth in the import of commercial goods and services, and the indicator of the growth of the income share, which holds / below 40 percent and the income share index, which maintains (below 40 percent).
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in indicators related to the education sector after topping the index of higher education students moving into the country and the net flow index of international students issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the World and Digital Competitiveness Yearbook Report . It also topped the Higher Education Enrollment Index and the Higher Education Enrollment Index. Secondary enrollment and primary enrollment index from the World Economic Forum in the Global Gender Gap Report.
The United Arab Emirates also topped the index for the number of higher education enrollments from abroad to the country and the index for international students issued by INSEAD, while it advanced in the index for the primary school completion rate issued by the Legatum Institute in the Prosperity Index report.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in indicators related to the environment and climate change, namely the indicator of low indoor air pollution and the indicator of satisfaction with environmental conservation efforts issued by the Legatum Institute in the Prosperity Index, in addition to its leadership in the indicator of the lack of deaths caused by household air pollution and the indicator of non-use of Clean Fuels issued by the Foundation for the necessity of social progress.
According to the Federal Center for Competitiveness and Statistics, the United Arab Emirates ranked first globally in the Digital Security Sector Cybersecurity Index issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the Digital Competitiveness Yearbook. It topped the index of government policy resilience issued by the International Institute for Management Development published in the report World Competitiveness Yearbook.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in indicators in the advanced technology sector with its progress in the percentage of Internet users issued by the International Institute for Management Development issued in the World Competitiveness Yearbook Report, the use of virtual social networks issued by INSEAD, and the mobile phone access index issued by Institute Legatum and Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Index (per 100 people).
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in indicators related to gender balance, after topping the index for the existence of a law against domestic violence, the index for the existence of a law on paid parental leave and the index for the existence of a paid paternity leave law issued by the World Bank in the Women, Business and the Law report. It also topped the index of the percentage of women in parliament published by the International Institute for Management Development and the Women in Parliament Index of the World Economic Forum.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in health-related indicators, with the index of the existence of national programs for early detection, the index of health coverage, the index of maternal health coverage, the index of immunization against measles issued by the Legatum Institute, in addition to the index of the percentage of infants who received two vaccines. Recommended by the World Health Organization and issued by the Berzelmann Foundation and SDSN.
Competitiveness and Statistics stated that the UAE ranked first in the world in terms of indicators related to energy and infrastructure, which are the Urban Management Efficiency Index and the Energy Infrastructure Index issued by the International Institute for Administrative Development, in addition to the Building Quality Control Index, Electricity Supply System Reliability, Ease of Obtaining Electricity Connection Index and Access to electricity as a percentage of the population and the Legatum Institute’s Road and Highway System Satisfaction Index in the Prosperity Index Report.
In terms of laws and regulations, the UAE ranked first in the world in the Residence Laws Index and the Working Hours Index issued by the International Institute for Management Development in the World Competitiveness Yearbook report, while the UAE made progress in the country’s ability to attract talent. published by the Legatum Institute in the Prosperity Index report.
Competitiveness and statistics indicated that the United Arab Emirates ranked first in the world in indicators related to finance and banking, which is the indicator of the lack of waste in public spending, the depth of credit information, the freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts and the control of financial transactions issued by the Legatum Institute Collected personal income tax, minus tax evasion and lower rate of collected personal income tax issued by the International Institute for Management Development.
In terms of human capital, the UAE ranked first in the world in the index of the abundance of specialized senior managers, the index of the lack of compensation costs for the termination of the worker’s services and the index of the availability of skilled labor issued by the International Institute for Management Development.