Abu dhabi: Hassan Al Nowais, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), affirmed that the Make it in the Emirates 2026 platform, hosted in Abu Dhabi from 4th May till 7th May, serves as a national platform to transform industrial opportunities into investments, projects, and tangible outcomes. This initiative supports supply chain resilience and advances sustainable industrial growth in the UAE.
According to Emirates News Agency, Al Nowais stated that the platform emerges as global economies reshape supply chains, while the UAE continues to strengthen an integrated industrial model. This model is based on competitiveness, flexibility, and future readiness, bringing together investors, manufacturers, technology providers, financing entities, and key buyers within a unified environment that supports growth.
He added that Make it in the Emirates extends beyond showcasing opportunities, acting as an execution platform that links investment, manufacturing, financing, and technology. It supports direct local investments and converts opportunities into agreements, contracts, and industrial projects, thereby enhancing local production, boosting the competitiveness of national industry, and facilitating expansion into regional and global markets.
He noted that opportunities for investors and industrial and technology companies are reinforced under the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology, the Make it in the Emirates initiative, and the National In-Country Value Programme. This programme has redirected more than AED473 billion into the UAE economy and includes procurement opportunities to localize 5,000 priority products. It also enables manufacturers in the UAE to access markets of nearly 3 billion consumers through 36 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements.
Al Nowais emphasized that industrial investors in the UAE operate within a clear and integrated ecosystem that includes demand, competitive financing, advanced infrastructure, flexible legislation, and access to local and global markets. This reinforces investor confidence, supports the growth of national industries, and establishes a more resilient, sustainable, and scalable industrial environment.