Dubai Future Foundation has published the fifth edition of its flagship report "Future Opportunities: The Global 50," offering governments, organisations and individuals a strategic roadmap for translating emerging innovations into real world impact across 50 identified opportunities.
The report was developed through roundtable discussions with more than 180 experts from the UAE and abroad, built around five long term assumptions including persistent climate change, continuing inequalities, longer and healthier lives, ongoing global interdependencies and accelerating technological advancement.
Mohammad Al Gergawi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation and Chairman of the Museum of the Future, said the future belongs to those who treat challenges as starting points for progress rather than obstacles. He noted that the UAE's experience shows transformative change begins with bold decisions that redefine what is possible rather than simply responding to the present.
The report spans critical sectors, examining opportunities from next generation robotics and space based solar energy to smart fabrics, ocean biotechnology and bacteriophage based antibiotic alternatives. It projects the AI robotics market will grow 280 percent by 2030 and clean energy will supply 55 percent of global electricity by 2035.
Other opportunities explored include superconducting materials for lossless power transmission, quantum computing, satellite connectivity, edge computing and self repairing machines. The report also considers personalised bioprinting for organ transplants and the fractionalisation of intellectual property into tradeable assets, noting that more than 20 government bonds have already been tokenised since 2018.
With global population projected to reach 10.3 billion within 60 years, the report emphasises urgency in scaling solutions across energy, health, food and infrastructure. It is available in Arabic and English through Dubai Future Foundation's website.
News Source: Emirates News Agency
