#WorldGovSummit: Mohammed bin Rashid, Mohamed bin Zayed visit Future Museum

DUBAI, 9th February, 2016 (WAM) -- Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, yesterday visited the Museum of the Future at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. The Museum is organised by the Dubai Foundation for the Museum of the Future as part of the World Government Summit 2016. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohamed bin Zayed attended part of the summit on its first day in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai. Their Highnesses were briefed on the creative projects and inventions. They confirmed the importance of the role played by the museum in imparting knowledge and showcasing innovations and future science as well as dissemination of knowledge to bring closer the concepts and minds of the people, irrespective of their educational level. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said, ''The World Government Summit moves this year from exploring the future to building it and provides a vivid picture of the future through the museum and its creative vision. We want the participants to touch the future and to inspire what enhances their experiences and raise the level of people's lives.'' ''Thanks to science, what we see today will become a reality in the future and we should modernise our teaching methodologies to make these more appropriate to the future of our generations," he added. The museum, organised by the Dubai Foundation for the Museum of the Future, is deemed one of the prominent and main events accompanying the World Government Summit. The World Government Summit has attracted more than 3,000 personalities from over 125 countries, and 125 speakers in over 70 sessions. The attendees include VIPs and senior experts from the public and private sectors globally, ministers, decision makers, CEOs, innovators, officials, experts, entrepreneurs, academics and university students. A number of initiatives, reports and studies are set to be launched during the summit and throughout the year. The summit runs from February 8 - 10, 2016 at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395291339373.html