The Council

About the Council

The UAE Cabinet approved the establishment of the UAE Council for Digital Wellbeing in 2020. The Council aims to:

01

Develop and follow up on the implementation of policies and programmes in order to ensure the quality of digital wellbeing of citizens.

02

Spread digital values and ethics as well as maintaining a balance between digital and real life.

03

Raise digital awareness among all segments of society and encourage the purposeful use of technology.

The council will be responsible for revising legislation and laws and evaluating the need for updating them. It will also be responsible for developing initiatives and programmes to enhance the digital quality of life.

Council Members

President

H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior

Vice President

H.E. Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid

Cabinet member in the UAE Government and the Minister of Community Development

Member

H.E. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence

Member

H.E. Ali Rashid Al Ketbi

Chairman of the Department of Government Support (Abu Dhabi Government)

Member

H.E. Shamma Almazrui

Minister of State for Youth

Member

H.E. Mouza Al Akraf

Undersecretary of Community Development

Member

H.E. Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Hammadi

Undersecretary of Control and Support Services at the Ministry of Education

Member

H.E. The Counsellor, Dr. Saeed Ali Al Naqbi

Undersecretary of Ministry of Justice

Member

H. E. Engineer Majed Sultan Al Mesmar

Director General TDRA

Member

H. E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori

Director General Digital Dubai

Member

H.E. Saeed Al Nazari

Director General of Federal Youth Authority, Executive Director of the Youth Office at UAE Prime Minister’s Office, Chief Strategy Officer at Arab Youth Center

Member

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Hamad Hareb Al Kuwaiti

Executive Director, National Electronic Security Authority and Chairman of the Cyber Security

Member

H.E. Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi

Undersecretary at the Ministry of Economy and Advisor on Tourism Affairs

Member

H.E. Hessa Obaid Altunaiji

Robot specialist at Ministry of Education - Parents Representative