Dubai’s latest three-year budget that was announced last week, the largest in its history, is a clear message about the kind of future the emirate – and the country as a whole – intends to build. It places long-term investment behind public services, innovation and the digital infrastructure that supports daily life. It reflects an understanding that the strength of a digital nation rests on the quality of its public services, writes Liisa-Ly Pakosta is Estonia’s Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs in her op-ed article in the National News.
For Estonia, a country that chose to digitise early and completely, that message resonates. Our experience has shown that technology should make life easier and societies fairer. As innovation scales, the real measure of progress must look beyond the number of services online, and instead at how many people can access them with ease. The UAE’s commitment to building an innovation-driven society, where digital systems create opportunity and improve daily life, reflects the same belief.
Digitisation succeeds when it is designed for everyone. Estonia began with a simple idea to make access universal. That meant building services that worked as well for a parent in a small town as for an entrepreneur in the capital. Libraries became digital gateways, and public services were built around inclusion, transparency and trust.
The UAE’s We the UAE 2031 national plan speaks of wellbeing, opportunity and global competitiveness, yet at its heart lies a human idea where a nation’s success is measured by how well it serves its people. Digital progress is the tool that makes this possible.
To understand why and how co-operation between Estonia and the UAE is growing quickly, read the full article here.
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