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hand to needy brothers, and victims of natural disastersall over the world.Out of the conviction of HH Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum of the importance of encouraginginnovation in various fields, the Dubai in particular andthe UAE in general has seen the launch of an array ofawards which have created an atmosphere of zeal andfair competition in various fields whether in their individualand team capacity or through public and privateorganizations.For instance, such prizes included: the Arab JournalismAwards, the Dubai Government Excellence Programme,the Dubai Holy Qur’an Award and the YoungBusiness Leaders Awards.The past few years have witnessed significant progressin economic and social development: e-governmentwas introduced; Dubai Metro was inaugurated and asignificant number of investment companies were established.These companies have formed global partnershipsin the fields of industry, commerce, tourismand ports and real estate management. A host of othercultural projects were also launched, including theProphet Muhammad’s Museum (MPBUH), the UniversalMuseums project and the Mohammed bin RashidGardens.HH Sheikh Mohammed set out his comprehensiveworld view in his book ‘My Vision’, which describesthe philosophy and political and economic vision ofHH. In the book, HH offers a detailed account of howthe UAE and Dubai have been guided to their present-5Issue 31 - January 2011 - www.rta.ae