6th GCC Human Resources and Labor Market Conference kicks off 14 October

Sharjah 24-08-2019
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold the 6th GCC Human Resources and Labor Market Conference under the slogan “The Gulf Labor Market in the Growing of the Digital Economy” on 14 and 15 October under the patronage of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.
The conference is the largest forum of its kind for the private sector in the region, organized by the Chamber in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Federation of Gulf Chambers and the Arab Labor Organization, to cope with the global transformations in the fields of digital economy, through mobilizing capabilities and expertise and activating joint Gulf cooperation to achieve a set of objectives. Positive.
The event will discuss the challenges and opportunities of Gulf Emiratisation and the future of entrepreneurship in the digital economy environment, as well as ways and means to benefit from the graduation projects for employees of academic institutions, in addition to identifying ways and areas to support Gulf employment from knowledge economy markets.
The Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the UAE’s experience in empowering its human capital is appreciated by the whole world. It does not stand idly by about the rapid global changes in various fields, but strives to keep pace with them and to be one of its makers. The theme of this year’s conference was to discuss the digital economy, which is one of the most important economies that are witnessing rapid growth globally, stressing that the UAE has become at the forefront of countries that invest in modernizing and developing the infrastructure of the digital economy, in the belief of our wise leadership in the importance of strengthening its role in The state of the national economy system by emphasizing the role of young people in shaping the digital age of the UAE economy, relying on their creativity in the field of technology and the digital world, including them in the first place in the e-commerce and the digital economy in the region.
For his part, Mariam Al Shamsi, Assistant Director General of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the support services sector, pointed out that the conference on human resources and labor market in the GCC countries, is one of the most important conferences in the GCC in terms of content, speakers, participants and topics, stressing that the conference is a leading platform for exchange Best local, regional and international experiences and practices, in addition to highlighting the most important issues related to investment in Gulf youth, identifying the most important challenges facing them, and developing appropriate solutions to overcome them.
The conference will be attended by representatives of ministries, authorities, departments, educational institutions and governmental and private economic institutions concerned with the development of human resources in the GCC. The conference will provide participants with opportunities to study and express opinions on how to benefit from the exchange and application of best practices and Gulf experiences. And local meetings in the fields of development through the organization of two-day sessions and forums to present and discuss a set of working papers dealing with the main themes related to the developments and effects of human development and localization in the labor market The role of the private sector and its economic contributions to training, qualification and employment in the framework of efforts to strengthen partnership with the government sector in the GCC