..., and new industries for growth related to sustainability; and combatting the impact of climate change and environmental degradation ( Official Portal of the UAE Government 2019b ). Harnessing the full potential of its human capital, the UAE envisions innovation, research, and science and technology...

... high unemployment rates, inexistent productivity and the total lack of appropriation of science and technology, in addition to a high rate of concentration of wealth in the hands of a few, including ruling elites. This lack of virtuous growth is due to the development of neo-patrimonialism within...