Abu Dhabi, March 2 / WAM / The first day of the International Conference on Technology Security and Defense Industries, which will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai "may God bless him", witnessed discussion of many pivotal issues in the defensive sectorDefense technology security and the growing use of advanced technology in operations.
The conference continues over the day 2 and 3 March, with 70 speakers from more than about 30 countries.
His Excellency Muhammad bin Ahmed Al -Bawardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, stressed in the opening speech of the conference, which is the first of its kind in the Middle East, the importance of innovation in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how this shift is evident in the defensive sector.
His Excellency said: "The advanced nature of defensive spending gives a clear indication that technological innovation has become a basic pillar and an incentive for military modernization efforts in the world..No longer evaluating the National Defense Force and its arrangement in terms of competitiveness depends on the number of material assets in the state arsenal, but will be added to this technological capabilities and innocence..
Al -Bawardi added: “The tremendous ability of these technologies to bring about transformations and the acceleration of their development clearly shows that there is an urgent necessity to adopt a security approach that belongs to the twenty -first century and we can all build a security approach through cooperation in a way that serves all parties concerned, through the governance of focused technologyOn the rules, developing standards and regulatory frameworks, setting strict export controls, enabling cooperation based on cooperation, adopting anti -joint employment, and finally immediate analysis and exchanging information between all concerned parties..
The list of the most prominent speakers during the first day of the conference included His Excellency Dr. Khaled bin Hussein Al -Bayari, Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs in Saudi Arabia and Michael Al -Etik, Director of the Defense Technology Security Organization Department of the Assistant Ministry of Defense Office for Policy in the United StatesJoint defense frameworks.
The first day sessions were attended by delegates from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the United States, representatives of the Ministry of Defense in South Africa, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in the UAE and others.
The International Conference on Technology Security and Defense Industries is the first event of its kind in the Middle East region that focuses exclusively on the increasing interdependence between the defense and innovation sector in advanced technology and attracts the elite of defense leaders from around the world and policy makers and the most prominent researchers, academics and security technology security experts.
The conference includes a multi -track agenda, and the first day dialogues focused on issues of security technology, robotics, independent systems and space.
Major General Mubarak Al -Jabri, Assistant Undersecretary for Support and Defense Industries in the Ministry of Defense, spoke of strict export controls and technology security systems in defense as the basis of cooperation and alliances.
Given the adoption of technology in the UAE within its endeavors to establish a knowledge -based society, His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al -Alami, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and remote work applications on the role of innovations in the UAE in making the residents of the state one of the most happy and satisfied peoples in the world.
His Excellency Sarah Bint Youssef Al -Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Space Agency, addressed the contribution of space technologies to national security through various fields in her main speech on this topic.
For his part, His Excellency Faisal Al -Bannai, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Edge Group, participated in the advanced technology group for defense, which is one of the 25 best companies to supply weapons in the field of defense worldwide in the discussion, describing the principles behind the establishment of the defense group and its intention to build a sovereign products market for use at the local levelAs well as for export.
His Excellency Mansour Al Mansouri, CEO of Operations at G42, participated in the leading innovative company in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing in the UAE -based Middle East, in discussing the new frameworks of cooperation that is in line with the company's visions in view of the pace of its local, regional and international partnerships in various sectors.
In another discussion episode, the role of robots and independent systems in the future of the war was discussed in the near and long term, and the participants agreed that independent technology will be widespread by 2040 in the application of innovations such as drone swarms.
And the participants expected that the possibility of future wars would be determined more accurately by strengthening communication episodes, and developing independent systems that help individuals to accomplish tasks and identify ethical issues related to the extent of independence that these systems will enjoy..
It is noteworthy that the "International Conference on Technology and Defense Industries" provides an opportunity for participants to identify decision -making mechanisms that fly international relations for defense industries governance.