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Letter Published in The National UAE on 13Nov 17Regional challenges are big, but so is resolve

Your article Engaging young minds is key to our prosperity and security (November 9) was an interesting read. At the eighth World Science Forum, officials expressed the importance of cultivating youth interest in science for harnessing future resources. The UAE offers high incentive for science research and has several premium institutions to its name already. Most notably, its artificial intelligence strategy is so comprehensive that it even has its own minister. In my opinion, the region is on track to tackling pressing issues like water scarcity and food development by 2022, thanks to countries like the UAE and Jordan ensuring that the momentum on such issues is kept up.