Dubai’s latest three-year budget that was announced last week, the largest in its history, is a clear message about the kind of future the emirate – and the country as a whole – intends to build. It places long-term investment behind public services, innovation and the digital infrastructure that supports daily life. For those who care about the shape of tomorrow’s societies, this is an important signal. It reflects an understanding that the strength of a digital nation rests on the quality of its public services.
For Estonia, a country that chose to digitise early and completely, that message resonates. Our experience has shown that technology should make life easier and societies fairer. As innovation scales, the real measure of progress must look beyond the number of services online, and instead at how many people can access them with ease. The UAE’s commitment to building an innovation-driven society, where digital systems create opportunity and improve daily life, reflects the same beli
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