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A Unique Time for the
Region Leading the Way with Energy
and Education
A presentation byeNotus International
for the MENA OECD Business Council Meeting
Paris - May 26, 2010
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Abu Dhabi
The right time and place for connecting the economies of
Africa, Asia and Europe into a super continent.
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The Depth of the Challenge
• Knowledge economies first require informational infrastructure
• The knowledge flows & understanding follow• Centers of excellence and issues networks can
be rapidly generated• Flagship Projects, i.e. Masdar
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MENA or MENASA?
The planet will not run out of energy and here lies the problem.
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The Need for Sustainable Energy
"Energy is central to achieving sustainable development goals. Some two billion people have no access to modern energy services. The challenge lies in finding ways to reconcile this necessity and demand for energy with its impact on the natural resource base in order to ensure that sustainable development goals are realized.”
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/energy/enr.htm
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Energy will be Essential for the Transition to the Knowledge Economy
Centers of Excellence for future research into the big issues are required and
these can be established in the region.
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Initiatives
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Masdar City
• Rely entirely on solar & renewable energy• Among the first construction projects will be a 40 to 60 MW solar
power plant• Sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology• A solar-powered desalination plant will be used to provide the city's
water needs• Home to 45,000 to 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses• Automobiles will be banned within the city; travel will be accomplished
via public mass transit and personal rapid transit systems• Project partners include Consensus Business Group, Credit Suisse and
Siemens Venture Capital
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Martti Ahtisaari
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2008“Providing youth with
education, training and purpose may be the most
important single issue facing us all, and in no place is this
more important than the Middle East”
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Dr Ahmad Zuwail
• MENA’s contribution to scientific research and exports is marginal• World’s concern lies with space and genome sciences, not
agriculture and manufacturing• Civilizations take a long time to build, but they can collapse fast,
especially when there is no right vision, education and media• Some MENA countries still suffer from high illiteracy rates of
between 30 to 50%• The MENA region imitates, rather than adopt modern technologies• MENA has to participate in building a scientific and technological
base through education
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The Dramatic Disparity of Global Education:
MENA’s Challenge & Opportunity
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eNotus and U.A.E.
• Proposals underway with Abu Dhabi in setting up The International Trade & Development University
• Contribute to tomorrow’s knowledge infrastructure• Research University focusing on the region and the
internationalization of knowledge
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Proposed Initial Faculties
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eNotus and U. A. E.
• Scientific, Technological and Education engine• Related to pressing regional and global issues• Capacity Building for the UAE & MENA• ITDU might raise energy, environment and climate
change issues• New technologies - ITY, bio and nano technologies