Uae Future

my UAE
Focus

By Imran Owais Kazmi
Chief Thinking Officer, Synergize Group
imran.kazmi@synergize.org and www.synergize.org
Cell +97150 5845962 and UK +44 750 9184690

DISCLAIMER
This presentation is the result of my love for the United Arab
Emirates, my home for the last six year.
Whilst I do not know about my future in this region, I do know
that this area has immense potential.
Hence this presentation is a collection of ideas, mine, on how to
develop this amazing place even further.
Some data has been used from other sources which have been
identified, where used.
Pictures, except my own, are the property of their respective
,
copyright owners, I have only searched them from the internet
and added for illustration purposes only i.e. just to make the
presentation appear more visually appealing.
I have no overt or covert desire to further any personal goal or
objective through this presentation, it is a small effort at
understanding a great people and a great nation and suggestions
as a healthy “payback” for the good time I spent here.
(signed)
Imran Owais Kazmi, Dubai, UAE

WHO IS IMRAN OWAIS KAZMI?
A management consultant and Background
trainer par excellence An MBA and 16 years multinationals
Parents work experience in Tobacco,
Son of S M Owais, an Indian who Pharmaceuticals, Telecom, Oil & Gas
migrated to Pakistan in 1960s, and consulting / training
worked under the British and made Major achievement
Commissioner of Karachi (like
Mayor), retired early, translated the Stopped smuggling of mobile phones
Quran in English and Urdu in Pakistan, helped the Government
Son of Dr Atiya Khalil Arab Al of Pakistan make USD 1 billion and
Ansari, Sanad e Hadith, PhD in was recognized for the effort.
Arabic Literature, my grandfather
Allama Khalil Arab was tutor to Speaker on
Indian Prince and Princesses in MECOM 2009 Speaker
Bhopal in 1940s and tutor/friend of
Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz. My Management thinker and consultant
mother also translated a poetry book www.synergize.org and
of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad www.crscube.com
bin Rashid Al Maktoum
World change and peace activist
www.ahappyworld.info
Anti recession and Global
Investment Fund organizer
www.globalinvestorfunds.com and
www.sayno2recession.com
Rich in humor, ideas and creativity!

MY UAE: FOCUS
OBJECTIVE
Make UAE the BEST place on earth to: This is MY DREAM, if
UAE was MY COUNTRY,
Do business it is NOT a PERFECT
presentation, it has
Visit gaps, mistakes,
loopholes, missing
Live things, WORK WITH ME,
I want to put my time
Study free of cost into it, like a
national, to help this
Create TRANSFORM UAE and
DUBAI to my dream…
Get well Each of these slides can
An investors market be expanded to unique
in-depth presentations
But to me it is the seed,
the germ, the sprout of
creativity that leads to
great nations and world
change.
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AGENDA
As simple as 1-2-3-4!
1 What is the UAE?
2 Physical and Mental Growth Phases
3 Comparison with East & West
4 Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions
People related
Business
Investors Market
Healthcare/Swine Flu Action Plan

WHAT IS THE UAE
A Muslim country The UAE's per capita GDP
in the Gulf characterized by is on par with those of
moderation, growth and leading West European
economic development nations.
The Trucial States of the Its generosity
Persian Gulf coast with oil revenues and its
granted the UK control of moderate foreign policy
their defense and foreign stance have allowed the UAE
affairs in 19th century to play a vital role in the
treaties. affairs of the region.
In 1971 Geography:
Six of these states - Abu Strategic location along
Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, southern approaches to
Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Strait of Hormuz, a vital
Umm al Qaywayn - merged transit point for world crude
to form the United Arab oil
Emirates (UAE). They were
joined in 1972 by Ra's al
Khaymah.

Source: CIA Factbook

UAE – LOCATION AND CLIMATE
Location contiguous zone:
24 00 N, 54 00 E 24 nm
Area: exclusive economic zone:
Total: 83,600 sq km 200 nm
land: 83,600 sq km continental shelf:
water: 0 sq km 200 nm or to the edge of the
Land boundaries: continental margin
total: 867 km Climate:
border countries: Oman 410 desert; cooler in eastern
km, Saudi Arabia 457 km mountains
Coastline: Terrain:
1,318 km flat, barren coastal plain
Maritime claims: merging into rolling sand
dunes of vast desert
territorial sea: 12 nm wasteland; mountains in east
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Persian Gulf
0m


UAE – LOCATION AND CLIMATE
highest point: Natural hazards:
Jabal Yibir 1,527 m frequent sand and dust storms
Natural resources: Environment - current issues:
petroleum, natural gas lack of natural freshwater
resources compensated by
Land use: desalination plants;
arable land: 0.77% desertification; beach pollution
permanent crops: 2.27% from oil spills
other: 96.96% (2005) Environment - international
Irrigated land: 760 sq km (2003) agreements:
Total renewable water resources: party to: Biodiversity, Climate
0.2 cu km (1997) Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification,
Freshwater withdrawal Endangered Species, Hazardous
(domestic/ industrial/ Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone
agricultural): Layer Protection
total: 2.3 cu km/yr (23%/9%/68%) signed, but not ratified:
per capita: 511 cu m/yr (2000) Law of the Sea


UAE – POPULATION
Population: Birth rate:
4,798,491 16.06 births/1,000 population (2008
note: estimate is based on the est.)
results of the 2005 census that
included a significantly higher Death rate:
estimate of net inmigration of non- 2.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008
citizens than previous estimates est.)
(July 2009 est.)
Age structure: Net migration rate:
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population
500,928/female 478,388) (2009 est.)
15-64 years: 78.7% (male Urbanization:
2,768,030/female 1,008,404)
urban population: 78% of total
65 years and over: 0.9% (male population (2008)
27,601/female 15,140) rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual
note: 73.9% of the population in the rate of change (2005-2010)
15-64 age group is non-national
(2009 est.) Sex ratio:
Median age: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
total: 30.1 years under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
male: 32 years
15-64 years: 2.74 male(s)/female
female: 24.7 years
65 years and over: 1.82
Population growth rate: male(s)/female
3.689% (2009 est.)
total population: 2.19 male(s)/female
(2009 est.)


UAE – POPULATION MIX AND LITERACY
Nationality: Languages:
noun: Emirati(s) Arabic (official), Persian,
adjective: Emirati English, Hindi, Urdu
Ethnic groups: Literacy:
Emirati 19% definition: age 15 and over
other Arab/Iranian 23% can read and write
South Asian 50% total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
other expatriates female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
(includes Westerners and School life expectancy
East Asians) 8% (primary to tertiary
Religions: education):
Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), total: 11 years
other (includes Christian, male: 11 years
Hindu) 4% female: 12 years (2003)
Education expenditures:
1.3% of GDP (2005)


UAE: GOVERNMENT I
UAE Government Since 1971, the ruler of Abu
federation with specified powers Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
delegated to the UAE federal al-Nahayan, has been president.
government and other powers
reserved to member emirates He was re-elected to his fourth
consecutive term in late 1991 by
There are no elections or legal his colleagues on the Supreme
political parties in the UAE. Council of Rulers -- the highest
Power rests with the seven body in the country -- which
hereditary sheikhs -- also known usually meets informally.
as emirs
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
And hence the area ruled by an Nahyan assumed charge as the
emir is known as an emirate -- President of UAE after the death
who control the seven traditional of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-
sheikhdoms Nahayan in 2004.
Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Sharjah ,
Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras The Vice President and Prime
al-Khaimah and Fujairah each Minister is the ruler of Dubai,
emirate is named after its Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid
principal town, and choose a al Maktoum.
president from among
themselves.


UAE: GOVERNMENT II
There is also a Cabinet, and The parliament is known as
its posts are distributed the Federal National Council
among the seven emirates. (FNC).
(The members of the Cabinet It was established on 13th
are the government February 1972 and is
ministers, such as Minister considered a landmark in the
of the Interior, etc.)
country's constitutional and
The Supreme Commander of legislative process.
the Armed Forces is the
President The FNC advises the Cabinet
and the Supreme Council but
cannot overrule them.
According to the constitution,
the FNC consists of 40
members who are drawn
proportionately from each of
the seven emirates.
Each ruler appoints the
members for his emirate.


UAE: ECONOMY
The UAE has an open The government has
economy with a high per increased spending on job
capita income and a sizable creation and infrastructure
annual trade surplus. expansion and is opening up
Successful efforts at economic utilities to greater private
diversification have reduced sector involvement.
the portion of GDP based on Dependence on oil and a large
oil and gas output to 25%. expatriate workforce are
Since the discovery of oil in significant long-term
the UAE more than 30 years challenges.
ago, the UAE has undergone The UAE's strategic plan for
a profound transformation the next few years focuses on
from an impoverished region diversification and creating
of small desert principalities more opportunities for
to a modern state with a high nationals through improved
standard of living. education and increased
private sector employment.


UAE: OIL AND GAS USE & RESERVES
Oil - production: Natural gas - production:
2.948 million bbl/day 48.79 billion cu m (2006
(2007 est.) est.)
Oil - consumption: Natural gas - consumption:
381,000 bbl/day (2006 43.11 billion cu m (2006
est.) est.)
Oil - exports: Natural gas - exports:
2.703 million bbl/day 6.848 billion cu m (2005
(2005 est.) est.)
Oil - imports: Natural gas - imports:
232,300 bbl/day (2005) 1.343 billion cu m (2005)
Oil - proved reserves: Natural gas - proved
97.8 billion bbl (1 January reserves:
2008 est.) 6.071 trillion cu m (1
January 2008 est.)


UAE: COMMUNICATION
Telephones - main lines Television broadcast
in use: stations:
1.385 million (2007) 15 (2004)
Telephones - mobile Televisions:
cellular: 310,000 (1997)
7.595 million (2007) Internet country code:
Radio broadcast .ae
stations: Internet hosts:
AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 381,915 (2008)
2 (2004) Internet Service
Radios: Providers (ISPs):
820,000 (1997) 1 (2000)
Internet users:
2.3 million (2007)


UAE: TRANSPORTATION
Airports: Merchant marine:
39 (2008) total: 58
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 9, chemical
Airports - with paved runways: tanker 4, container 8, liquefied gas 1,
total: 22 passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 24,
over 3,047 m: 10 roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 foreign-owned: 14 (Denmark 1, Greece 3,
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 Kuwait 10)
914 to 1,523 m: 4 registered in other countries: 313
under 914 m: 2 (2008) (Bahamas 23, Bahrain 1, Belize 5,
Airports - with unpaved runways: Cambodia 2, Comoros 7, Cyprus 9,
Dominica 1, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 3,
total 17 over 3,047 m 2 2,438 to 3,047 m Hong Kong 1, India 6, Indonesia 2, Iran
1 1,524 to 2,437 m 4 914 to 1,523 m 5 1, Jordan 13, North Korea 8, Liberia 23,
under 914 m 5 (2008) Malta 5, Marshall Islands 15, Mexico 1,
Heliports: Netherlands 5, Panama 109, Papua New
Guinea 6, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and
5 (2007) Nevis 18, Saint Vincent and the
Pipelines: Grenadines 9, Saudi Arabia 1, Sierra
Leone 8, Singapore 12, Somalia 1,
condensate 458 km; gas 2,129 km; liquid Turkey 1, UK 9, unknown 6) (2008)
petroleum gas 220 km; oil 1,310 km;
refined products 212 km; water 90 km Ports and terminals:
(2008) Mina' Zayid (Abu Dhabi), Al Fujayrah,
Roadways: Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Mina' Rashid
(Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah),
total: 4,080 km Khawr Fakkan (Sharjah)
paved: 4,080 km (includes 253 km of
expressways) (2008)


UAE: MILITARY
Military branches: Manpower available for
United Arab Emirates military service:
Armed Forces: males age 16-49: 2,405,884
Army (includes non-nationals)
Navy (includes Marines) females age 16-49: 884,853
Air Force and Air Defense (2008 est.)
National Coast Guard (2008) Manpower fit for military
Military service age and service:
obligation: males age 16-49: 2,081,491
18 years of age (est.) for females age 16-49: 788,632
voluntary military service; 18 (2009 est.)
years of age for officers and
women; no conscription Manpower reaching militarily
(2008) significant age annually:
male: 26,659
female: 23,793 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)


PART II
Physical and Mental Growth Phases

EMIRATIS
FROM PEARL HUNTERS TO WORLD RULERS!

The United Arab Emirates is perhaps the single
most noticeable story of growth in the last 30
years. However, to me, it has gone through the
following phases:
Pre 20th century phase
20th century
Today
Next we will discuss the mindset or think
thinking
change during this time.

PRE 20TH CENTURY
Not long ago, the UAE was a land of Bedouin, which means desert-
desert inhabited by proud and dweller, lived in varied terrain –
resourceful nomadic Bedouin tribes, moving between the ocean (where
fishing villages and date farms. Abu pearl diving and fishing were the
Dhabi consisted of several hundred main forms of sustenance), the
palm huts (barasti) huts, a few coral desert (moving as nomads for
buildings and the Ruler’s Fort. grazing areas for the camels and
Situated along the creek, Dubai was herds) and the oasis (where water
a trading hub, providing a safe haven sources and irrigation allowed for
before the Straits of Hormuz and farming of dates and vegetables).
beyond. Life today in the Emirates One can still see the luxuriant date
bears little resemblance to that of 40 farms in Al Ain and irrigated
years ago. terraced gardens in the mountain
Parts of the UAE were settled as far wadis (valleys).
back as the 3rd millennium BC and The Bedouin were known for their
its early history fits the nomadic, resourcefulness and independence in
herding and fishing pattern typical of the face of a harsh environment.
the broader region. The Bedouin Their code of hospitality continues
tribe was the principal building block today among the modern Emirati
of UAE society. population, who show great respect
and honor to guests.

• Source: Zu.ac

PRE 20TH CENTURY
The Portuguese arrived in 1498 The area became known as the
when Vasco de Gamma Trucial Coast until the creation of
circumnaviged the Cape of Godo the UAE in 1971.
Hope. Portugese forts and the forts Throughout this period, the main
of their local supporters are evident power among the Bedouin tribes of
in and around the various Emirates the interior was the Bani Yas tribal
and nearby Oman. The British then confederation, made up of the
followed, asserting their naval power ancestors of the ruling families of
to safeguard trade links to India. modern Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) and
The British came into conflict with Dubai (Al Maktoum).
the Qawasim tribal group, a Descendents of these families rule
seafaring clan whose influence Abu Dhabi and Dubai to this day.
extended to the Persian side of the
Gulf. As a result, the area acquired During the colonial era, the British
the name “Pirate Coast”. were primarily concerned with
protecting their links to India and
In the 1820’s, the British fleet the keeping any European competitors
Qawasim navy, imposed a General out of the area.
Treaty of Peace on the nine Arab
sheikhdoms, and established a
garrison in the region.

• Source: Zu.ac

20TH CENTURY
At the new century unfolded, Abu Dhabi But Sheikh Shakbut, uncertain whether
was one of the poorest emirates, while the new oil royalties would last, took a
Sharjah was the most populated and cautious approach, preferring to save the
powerful. revenue rather than investing it in
The region remained a quiet backwater of development.
fishing villages, pearling, camel herding His brother, Zayed bin Sultan Al
and farming in the oasis. Nahayan, saw that oil wealth had the
In the 1930’s the pearl industry was potential to transform Abu Dhabi.
devastated by the Japanese invention of The ruling Al Nahayan family decided
the cultured pearl, creating significant
hardship for the local population with that Sheikh Zayed should replace his
the loss of their largest export and main brother as Ruler and carry out his vision
source of earnings. of developing the country.
However, all that changed with the Exports from Abu Dhabi began in 1962,
discovery of oil. turning the poorest of the emirates into
The first oil concessions were granted in the richest.
1939 by Sheikh Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al
Nahyan, but oil was not found for another Dubai concentrated on building its
14 years. At first, oil money had a marginal reputation as the region's busiest trading
impact.
post. Then, in the mid 1960’s, Dubai
In Abu Dhabi, a few low-rise concrete found oil of its own. On August 6, 1966,
buildings were erected, and the first paved with the assistance of the British, Sheikh
road was completed in 1961. Zayed became the new ruler.
(Reading Resource: Al-Fahim, M,
From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu
Dhabi, Chapter Six (London Centre
of Arab Studies, 1995), ISBN 1
900404 00 1)

• Source: Zu.ac

20TH CENTURY
In 1968 Britain announced its In July 1971, six of the Trucial
intention to leave the Gulf in States (Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
1971. Sharjah, Umm al-Qaiwain,
The original plan was to form a Ajman and Fujairah) agreed on a
single state consisting of federal Constitution for
Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial achieving independence as the
Coast states. United Arab Emirates. The UAE
became independent on 2
However, differing interests December 1971.
made it unsuccessful.
The remaining sheikhdom, Ras
Negotiations eventually led to Al Khaimah, joined the United
the independence of Bahrain and Arab Emirates in February
Qatar and the formation of a 1972. Sheikh Zayed of Abu
new federation - the United Arab Dhabi (the namesake of the
Emirates. University and driving force for
the creation of the UAE) took
office as the first President of the
United Arab Emirates.

• Source: Zu.ac

TODAY
Today, the UAE is a major While the Abu Dhabi
international tourist and reserves are expected to
business center as well as one last another 100 years, at
of the most modern, stable present rates of
and safe countries in the production Dubai's
world. reserves will last only
It has one of the highest per another ten years.
capita incomes in the world Fortunately, the UAE is no
at nearly $25,000 USD. longer solely reliant on oil
The UAE has approximately and gas revenues.
10% of the world's total Today, the oil sector
known oil reserves, 90% in contributes 30% of the
Abu Dhabi and about 10% in country's GDP.
Dubai. Thanks to the foresight of the
UAE leaders, trade, tourism,
real estate and construction
are large contributors, most
notably in Dubai.

• Source: Zu.ac

SO WHAT HAPPENED AT A MENTAL LEVEL?
We can divide the thought process aspect of
Emiratis into 3 parts:
First Generation (1900s-1960s)
1960s)
Founding Fathers
Second Generation (1970s-1990s)
1990s)
Developers
Third Generation (2000 and beyond)
Shapers

Emiratis
First Generation (1900s
(1900s-1960s)
These can be called the “FOUNDING FATHERS”
They faced lots of PHYSICAL hardship in their
lives
They struggled to gain independence for the
country, they played a role in joining the Emirates
to the land region it is today
Their thinking was cautious and reserved
Theirs was an age of strict adherence to Islamic
code of conduct, values and cultural traditions

Emiratis
Second Generation (1970s
(1970s-1990s)
These were the “DEVELOPERS” who wisely used
the resources of oil and tourism to grow the
country to unprecedented heights
Their thinking was to get to the level of developed
countries very quickly through any number of
human or material resource deployment
This was an age of diversity and diversification, of
people getting rich overnight in the UAE
In their time, development took precedence over
EVERYTHING else, religious beliefs were kept at
an individual then state level, other religion and
nationality people were encouraged to come to the
UAE and build it

Emiratis
Third Generation (2000 and beyond)
These are the “SHAPERS” of the future, they are
the young leaders of today
They are going beyond development and systems
into carving an identity for the UAE in and
outside the country
While they like the progress and development in
UAE, at the same time they are concerned with
preserving local values and culture
Their thinking is characterized by boldness,
innovation and focus on learning and on building
a competent team of nationals to replace the
largely expatriate workforce

PART III
Comparison with East & West

OPERATIONAL COMPARISON OF
UAE WITH EAST & WEST
East: Singapore/HK West: US/UK, Europe
Similar background, ex Mature market
British colonies characterized by
Similar high growth in innovation, industrial
short period time and defense superiority
Focus on infrastructure over the rest of the world
development Plagued by decreasing
Focus on free port, population growth rates,
shipping and tax free outsourcing leading to
advantages crash of local industry
and markets
Singapore/HK reached World leaders in
saturation in production, innovation in any field
tourism and are now
turning into mature From IT, telecom,
markets military, chemicals,
anything and everything
justifying their existence
as strong creators

HUMAN COMPARISON OF
UAE WITH EAST & WEST I
Case in point: America
“Who is an American?”
Logically, the Red (or other tribes) of Indians, the natural
dwellers of Americas and Canada.
However, their President today is an African
African-American
Their inventors, scientists, business leaders, academicians,
in short their ENTIRE society is a mix of different
nationalities including Africans, Latin, Arabs, Asians,
Europeans, Australians, Russians BUT they ALL call
themselves “AMERICANS” – they all EQUALLY love their
motherland whether born or naturalized there.
What is the “SECRET FORMULA” that America has used
to attract, absorb and gain unconditional loyalty of people,
even if they were born on any other part of the world, to
any other religion, race, sect or cast?

AMERICA – THE “SECRET” FORMULA
Americans live by the “American Dream” of freedom,
knowledge, justice and equality
The landmark in this direction was at the time of Abraham
Lincoln when he abolished slavery and laid the foundation
of the superpower, America.
This dream superimposes all their differences and
UNITES them, BINDS them into a bond of HUMANITY
that is stronger than any regional, religious, cultural or
family bond.
They make sure those who are granted immigration agree
with the American values of justice, freedom, equality and
progress through innovation.
The net result is an EXTREMELY SMART and
POWERFUL NATION which is a MIX of almost EVERY
global nationality YET united in purpose and spirit.

HUMAN COMPARISON OF
UAE WITH EAST & WEST II
East: Singapore/HK West: US/UK/Australia, Europe
Hong Kong does not offer Almost all western countries, the
immigration US, Canada, United Kingdom,
Singapore offers immigration via Germany, Denmark and others
Registration including Australia and New
The term used in the Constitution Zealand have their own
to refer to the process commonly naturalization and immigration
known as naturalization. processes based on criteria
A person can apply for relating to skills, adaptability to
registration as a Singaporean local culture and work
citizen if he or she has been a environment and on the basis of
Permanent Resident for at least human rights
two years and is gainfully
employed or married to a The UAE, at the moment, has,
Singaporean citizen. like other Gulf countries, no
A male Permanent Resident may immigration or naturalization
also apply upon satisfactory
completion of full-time National process or policy in place
Service, as may children of
Singaporean citizens resident in
Singapore.
Each application is considered on
its own merits.

PART IV
Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions

CHALLENGES: PEOPLE RELATED
Culture
National identity
Population mix
Ethics and values
Immigration

CULTURE
UAE’s culture is based on its religion, Islam, its
history of pearl diving, fishing and the desert.
It is important to preserve the culture for the
coming generations.
This can be done by creating “ “This is UAE”
Campaign outlining the above and placing it on
strategic locations like Malls, Airports, Public
Places, Radio and TV programs and Press
Most of this can be done for free by simply making
this a social responsibility of the owners of these
institutions to “give something back to UAE”, the
safe tax free haven they operate in.

NATIONAL IDENTITY
The UAE National Identity is derived from:
Ancestry
Religion
Culture
For Nationals
Nationals should be taken on specially designed “National
Identity” programs making them participate in the roots of
society like pearl diving, desert activities and handicrafts,
local produce that makes them understand, appreciate and
gel in with the culture and practices of their fore fathers.
For Expats
To preserve the national identity and to impress upon its
basic principles it should be made MANDATORY to be taught
as a subject in schools atleast till middle school, besides at
WORK, companies should be asked to get certified training of
their staff on “WHAT IS UAE?” and “UAE NATIONAL
IDENTITY” so that their employees know, respect and accept
the local culture, its boundaries and its bounties.

POPULATION MIX
The UAE, like other Gulf UAE Nationals of the Future!
countries has a skewed The UAE is slowly moving
population mix wherein the towards a more local based work
locals are a very small percent of force, however, for that it is
the total population. relying heavily on financial
motivation and white collar jobs.
While it is important to inculcate True Emiratization will never
an understanding of Emirati come about unless the UAE
culture in the UAE residents, it nationals are taught the value of
is EQUALLY important that doing everything from bottom to
UAE residents, whether or not top, and treat work as
locals, should understand and ACHIEVEMENT then financial
appreciate the diversity in this need which the UAE
environment. Government adequately takes
care of.
Non nationals via their
respective embassies in UAE,
should be encouraged to take out
newspaper supplements, do
radio/TV programs and
workplace presentations for their
respective cultural awareness so
the people can live in harmony
and understanding.

ETHICS AND VALUES
The strongest It is MOST IMPORTANT
INSTITUTION of UAE is that existing and incoming
its police wing, and in that expatriates are CLEARLY
DUBAI POLICE has an told about UAE Ethics and
excellent reputation for Values at point of entry.
professionalism and speed A BASIC ARABIC &
of execution. UAE ETHICS COURSE
The UAE should establish must be made
a code of conduct and COMPULSORY for
ethics for everybody in the everyone entering the
country, and it should be country.
ALIKE for all. This will minimize things
The ethics and values like drunk driving,
should be based on Islamic indecent behavior on
principles as well as local public beaches, use of
cultural sensitivities and drugs and substance
practices. abuse, driving ethics,
speaking ethics.

IMMIGRATION
The UAE, like the Gulf has NO immigration policy.
There is logical fear that local culture, power and influence can decrease if
“foreigners” are absorbed in the land.
My view is different. It is the American / Singaporean / Western view, specially
American IF PROPERLY SHORTLISTED ACCORDING TO THE UAE’S
NEEDS
AS FIRST PHASE, UAE can issue “GUEST” Passports to other nationalities based
,
on set criteria, provide only basic residency and basic healthcare in return and let the
expats make the UAE’s HUGE land into an oasis of knowledge, business success and
greenery.
UAE needs to create a criteria for immigration, whether it is estate related, I suggest
a COURSE on Arabic and Local Culture, and scoring minimum marks in that
alongside other criteria should be compulsory.
As immigrants, foreigners can bring wealth, skills, hard work, loyalty, material and
knowledge to the UAE
There should be an immigration policy for laborers, as they are the people who have
to build the un built 95% of the UAE’s desert into an oasis of farms and development
It will set the UAE apart as a role model for other Gulf countries besides
immeasurably enhance its image in the developed world
There should be criteria similar to developed countries that can be adapted to
institutionalize this process
Already the majority of expats living in UAE are attached to the country beyond
material due to law and order, safety and a sense of belongingness

CHALLENGES: BUSINESS RELATED
Real Estate
Tourism
Free Zones
Manufacturing, JAFZ
Trading, DAFZ
Services, TECOM
Education
Agriculture
Innovation
Investor’s Conference

REAL ESTATE/MORTGAGE CRISIS
The current real estate / mortgage & financial
crisis roots are in GREED.
Capitalism, in its greed for interest and returns
defies the basic rule of business, REAL
profitability.
The problem is: UAE has thousands of freehold
houses stuck without buyers, developers leaving
unfinished and customers unable to pay back.
The solution is on the next slide.

“REAL” ESTATE SOLUTIONS
The vision should be to launch For those working in good /
the UAE immigration policy of approved companies start PAYE
“Guest Passport” as a TOOL to (pay as you earn) salary
increase diversity as well as deductions scheme
solve the real estate crisis. Institute BANKRUPTCY like
Provide Guest Passport to Western countries on similar
qualifying / purchasing expat models for those who cannot pay
families as per Canadian / (from existing buyers) instead of
Australian models with putting them in “Police lockup”
LIMITED rights (10% of which is harming UAE’s image
Emiratis, only residence and globally
basic / emergency local medical Also allow only ONE property on
rights only, NOTHING ELSE) bank loan to people, rest to be
Ask banks to REMOVE interest returned to banks / financiers,
only recover cost AFTER this is the BEST solution for
supplier negotiations, salary cuts those who went only to speculate
and supplier reductions so cost of in real estate market should be
ownership is substantially forced to give up their possibility
reduced. of gains in the larger interest of
Invite business people on this market stabilization.
basis to increase investment.

TOURISM
UAE has been an established tourism destination.
To increase tourism further, UAE government
should work with hotels to offer “EXTENDED
STAY” packages ideally with other GCC hotels, at
VERY LOW PROFIT margins so that the WORLD
comes to stay in UAE on their ANNUAL
VACATIONS,
The Western tourists are specially attracted due
to the weather
Work with GCC to make UAE visa a “GCC
tourism visa” so that travelers in one go can see
the whole area

FREE ZONES
Dubai has three key trade zones on which I have
NOTHING but praise, they are PERFECT models
of excellence
Manufacturing, JAFZ
Trading, DAFZ
Services, TECOM
The only suggestion I can give is to make their
government services process autonomous so they
can handle ALL aspects of investors and workers
which they currently cannot, besides couple with
the immigration suggestions and it will increase
the economy manifold

EDUCATION
The Education market is booming globally
UAE needs to partner with US/Canadian/Australian
universities to open FULL FLEDGED CAMPUSES
WITH HOSTELS on the same lines as the West to
capitalize on this opportunity
Many from here and Asia will choose this due better
climate and lower cost plus closer to home

AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is an UNDER OPERATION GREEN
UTILIZED area of the UAE I DESERT
have a really grand plan on Build pipelines from the SEA
this aspect to the middle of desert areas,
This will also OFFSET start a PILOT project first
near Emirates road
GLOBAL WARMING
EFFECT OF SEA RISE Identify seeds of plants that
can survive in hot weather,
This idea can capitalize on HOLD the earth, increase
cheap labor given the NUTRITIONAL quality of
economic recession to start earth and MIX them with
developing the 95% desert sprinklers
into the FUTURE GREEN Run sprinklers a LOT in the
OIL of UAE, construction night, 3-4 HOURS, its
and farm labor can be issued seawater from a RISING sea,
long term residency visas so the more you use the better.
they feel protected and cared
for WITH TIME, the desert will
start growing vegetation and
UAE can be positioned as a become green
hub for organic food creation,
processing and packaging

INNOVATION
Le Emirates presentation was
already submitted to Dubai
Government and can be shared
only with government officials
With IMMIGRATION of
BRAINS UAE to me will be the
developer of next super
computer or vaccine or
advanced mobile, computer,
software, medicines for the
world.

INVESTORS CONFERENCE
This is my “pet idea” – as of NOW the global
financial markets, stock markets, banks have all
collapsed, thanks to a greedy interest based
structure
My idea is to organize a conference in Dubai where I
will personally invite the BEST US / European
companies to come here and solicit investors in the
region in a RETAIL environment
Details on www.globalinvestorfunds.com
There is an Academic blog that goes with it too on
www.sayno2recession.com

ENVIRONMENT
Environment
I read in a newspaper that over last ten years
temperature in Dubai has gone up by 3 to 10 degrees
Celsius
I think and believe the reason is MISUSE of
AIRCONDITIONING which KILLS OZONE layer of
Earth.
Even when weather is nice it is raining or cold wind outside
in winters PEOPLE STILL USE THEIR AC at HOME and
in CARS! It is ridiculous and killing environment
By LAW cars and homes / offices should be FORCED not to
put temperature below 25 degrees except where required
like a hospital or drugstore
AC kills environment awareness campaign is needed

TRAFFIC
Dubai Traffic is a nightmare! So Using Navigation Technology
many radars and YET people To Toll And Control Real
drive like CRAZY, so difficult World Traffic
LICENSE TEST yet people drive Why physical toll gates are not
like they use to drive army tanks essential in a GPS world
or tractors. Allowing police traffic control
WHY? using customized GPS, mobile
handsets and software solutions
Because Dubai police CANNOT Using GPS navigation to toll
monitor them with radars only. cars, report dangerous driving,
I am making a presentation on accident information and traffic
announcements
MECOM 2009 on HOW TO Imran Owais Kazmi, Regional
CONTROL / TOLL / FINE Director MENA, Psiloc; and Chief
TRAFFIC AND HELP Thinking Officer, Strategy2Action,
ACCIDENT EMERGENCIES UAE
USING GPS TRAFFIC
MONITORING SYSTEM
http://www.mecomexpo.com/Web
_Presentation/mecom_Epresenta
tion.html

SWINE FLU AND HEALTHCARE
Swine Flu
Cases rising, deaths increasing countries increasing,
Tamiflu and antiviral efficacy is in doubt as the VIRUS IS
MUTATING, i.e. it is CHANGING, the world alert is
already at or anticipating a Pandemic
The world is soon going to turn into a massive graveyard,
whether it is Allah’s anger at how humans have let Him
down or just a virus, time alone will tell us, till then we
need to PREPARE
Dr Robert Young Approach
Dr Young in a progressive American Microbiologist and
leading thinker of our times on medical science
His approach towards medical science is quite different
from traditional medical science, please read:
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-seventeen-
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2009/04/top
health-nutritional-and.html
And www.phmiracleliving.com
He has the cure for Swine Flu, and other diseases using
DIET to control what he calls PLEOMORPHISM.
I suggest you research into the above and if you are
convinced, invite him as a speaker SOON so that BEFORE
the outbreak he can prepare the residents and Ministry of
Health / Government how best to tackle it.

HOW TO TACKLE SWINE FLU-I
On an urgent basis I am trying to • Since I am a management consultant,
contact Ministry of Health and and also a trainer on “Crisis
National Crisis and Emergency Management” I understand the
Management Authority (NCEMA). process of this virus spreading and
Alhamdolillah as of right now, UAE is the inability of the Mexican, US and
safe from Swine Flu, but the SPEED other governments to satisfactorily
with which it is spreading cannot be contain its spread
contained, and a Pandemic is Safety: When countries think “It hasn’t
imminent, as per World Health come to us yet, we will deal with it
Organization -Arabic: when it comes here” turns out to be
http://www.who.int/ar/ index.html bad news since it is just like normal
In the US spread to 11 states, who flu, only lethal, and the spreading
have shut down schools, the number process of flu is very efficient and
is rising very quickly and the US is effective over thousands of years. We
bracing for a full scale emergency. have to be SMARTER than the virus,
Let us be AHEAD of them as God has be ready to greet it with preparedness
given us the CHANCE through time than a crisis
to PREVENT the disaster that CAN • Medicines: The virus is mutating and
happen. whether or not the medications will
help will vary from person to person
and also on how soon, or late it is
diagnosed. In this case
“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN
CURE”

HOW TO TACKLE SWINE FLU-II
Prevention: Is possible to a large Central Air conditioners—must be
extent, though costly, here is my shut down, as they will transmit the
STEP-BY-STEP plan for crisis virus to EVERY house in that
building or home, better to live with
management: some heat then not be alive!
Stay indoors: Except ESSENTIAL On TV, Radio, Newspapers issue
jobs like police, Doctors, travel, let MASK, HAND CLEANING, HAND
people stay indoors, this means: GLOVES and PREVENTION
Close schools, give students “one TECHNIQUES, the sooner this starts
month homework” let them study at the better
home, also ask schools to recommend Choice of medicines: People should be
websites and maybe do E-CLASSES, told to IMMEDIATELY consult their
based on internet that senior nearest health centre / hospital once
students can take from home via they feel they have flu of any kind.
email or websites that allow Also HOSPITAL staff must be ready
collaboration and prepared to deal with it through
Ask office workers to work from hygiene and advance training /
home, again using internet instructions
Other businesses, UNLESS essential According to Dr Robert Young in
ask them to give ANNUAL LEAVE California, USA
now, within one month we will ALL (www.phmiracleliving.com) virus are
know what is the status of vaccine, nothing but acids, now there are
treatment and all of this virus, it will people who doubt his theories, but I
help us prevent it immeasurably trust him, anyway, you can form your
Close Malls and Major Bazaars in own opinion. I would trust both
ALL emirates, this is also VERY medical Drs and Dr Young, given the
important circumstances.

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