Mohammad Al Gergawi (left) listens as Klaus Schwab speaks during the World Government Summit 2023.

On Monday morning in Dubai, the activities of the first day of the World Government Summit 2023, taking place under the slogan “Foreseeing Future Governments”, kicked off with the participation of elite leaders of countries, heads of government, decision-makers and intellectuals to anticipate the future and develop creative and proactive solutions to the most pressing issues of humanity in all fields.

The activities of the summit began with the participants observing a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey.

Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the World Government Summit Foundation, delivered the opening speech of the main session of the World Government Summit 2023, entitled "10 Years of Transformation."

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Al Gergawi said that the next conflict in the world will be a technological and not only geopolitical conflict, explaining at the opening of the World Summit of Governments that countries will rely on artificial intelligence. Adopting artificial intelligence will pave the way for economic, military and scientific advantage.

Al-Gergawi added that the illiterate person in the future is the one who cannot live and deal with artificial intelligence techniques. In the next decade, tens of millions of jobs will be vacant due to the lack of suitable skills among individuals.

He continued, "The issue of unemployment for governments will not be represented in the challenge of creating jobs only, but rather in providing appropriate competencies and technical skills that qualify individuals for future jobs."

Al Gergawi said the cost of climate change on the global economy by 2050 would come to $ 23 trillion.

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum also joined Al Gergawi at the opening session of the Summit.