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Emirates-Aspen Partnership
The Emirates-Aspen Partnership is a high-level strategic partnership between the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington, DC and The Aspen Institute’s Middle East Programs. The objective of this partnership is to develop an established dialogue that will cultivate seasoned relationships between civic, business, and government leaders in the US, the UAE, and the broader Middle East.
The themes shaping the priorities for the program’s activities in 2011-2012 include innovation, education and human capital development, as well as deepening relationships between the US and UAE and across the region.
Read more about the Emirates-Aspen Partnership here.
Innovation Nation: The Institute and the United Arab Emirates Join Forces
The centerpiece of the first year of the Partnership was the Emirates-Aspen Forum on Innovation, which Al Otaiba called necessary for “creating a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.”