2071: A Century-Long Race For Excellence Has No Finish Line

By Ashley Reese A. Garay

The power of diversity is the commonwealth of the entire world. The faces of the nation
are the faces of our past, our present, and our future. No segment in society can match the power,
idealism, enthusiasm, and courage of a unified society. UAE has an ever-changing and dynamic
atmosphere of radiant change and evolution that courses throughout its lush decades of success
in economic development and societal uprise surpassing contemporary expectations worldwide,
all while remaining its remarkable humility. 2071 is a highly anticipated year that marks a
century away from 1971, which looks back at the UAE coming into an independent being and
celebrating the fruition of its vision on December 2, 1971.

In 2071, this triumph is aimed to advance a thousand-fold and equip itself with
multifaceted leagues in politics, finance, technology, healthcare, career, and community.
Additionally, a ''Centinneal Plan'' was set to be grasped by 2071, shifting into prosperity
nationwide, in all aspects of life, with people from all walks of life. The UAE Vision's
Centennial Plan 2071 is designed to coordinate with the country's cherished pillars; a thriving
future-focused government, providing excellent education, accompanied by a diversified
knowledge economy, and a happy and cohesive society. The plan fortifies a long-term strive for
oneness and quality as it yearns to promote UAE's reputation, broaden its commerce and trade,
explore biotechnology to enhance sustainable production, and exponentially fluctuate the nation's
productivity upwards. This enables UAE to invest in future generations by empowering the
youth and citizens to adapt to the rapidly-changing world and to be able to tame the world with
grit and vigor.

The powerful word ''renovation'' has been revolutionized by the UAE, morphing it into
the desire to thrive in a metamorphic world that is inevitably evolving, ceaselessly modernizing,
and undisputedly expanding - coining UAE's success. The persevering country aims to craft
''Area 2071'', a hub that is brought upon by both government officials and the UAE citizens,
uniquely positioning it to interact and brew unconditional possibilities for inclusivity and peace
around the nation. Area 2071 includes UAE Regulations LAB, Dubai Future Labs, C4IR UAE,
Ministry of Possibilities, Digital Communities, Youth Centres, ORA Nursery of the Future, and
Emirates Aviation X Lab, to name a few. Area 2071 is targeted to provide livelihood, ethics, and
justice to all sectors of life, which are commonly neglected in other societies - such as;
unaffordable healthcare, unethical animal testing, and racial profiling. Furthermore, UAE has
made it feasible to culminate relationships from all corners of the world, touch the hearts of
different cultures, and pursue order among its diverse citizens. Area 2071 is already making
progress this 2023, in which; 27% of participating startups have signed contracts with partner
entities worth 36 Million AED, 21 startups operating in healthcare, 20 in public safety, 10 in
transportation, 38 startups signed MoUs with partner entities focused on green and sustainable
solutions. Among those piloted were initiatives on urban farming, clean water, and food waste,
and 17 projects delivered major ‘service improvements’ for entities including DEWA and RTA.
 It is in the minds of mankind that unity must be built. Every single minute matters, every
single life matters, every single say matters. If we create a sustainable future for our children, we
are bound to satisfy our past, present, future, faith, cultures, and civilizations as well. Everything
history has devoured, everything the olden times have travailed for is utterly reborn. The
augmentation of societal evolution is one of the greatest advocations of humanity, for humanity.
We cannot simply let the world pass us by, while we remain stagnant in conditions where we do
not reap what we sow, where we do not bear the ripe fruit of the labors in which we planted.
Society is a mere pawn in dissecting what is truly human as a whole consensus. The UAE's
values of vigor, passion, and determination show us that if we endlessly push our dreams
forward, it illuminates that we create what we solely ache for and that it all matters in the long
run.