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NEWS 8 (FSCAD) on the side-lines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. H.E Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry said during the press conference: “Building a sustainable and diversified economy that is based on knowledge and innovation is one of the priorities of the UAE Vision 2021 and is also in line with the leadership's objective of integrating a highly skilled national workforce into the promising future of the industrial sector. The UAE is moving at a steady pace towards achieving continued industrial and productive progress, the focus of which is technological investment in the service of mankind.” He also added: "The Ministry plays a key role in bringing together and integrating various national industrial institutions, developing new industrial sectors that are based on innovation, whilst using the latest technology. The announcement of a new production line for Al Ain water with Vitamin D is an indicator of our investment in technology. These objectives are in FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST line with the leadership's vision, which is looking to increase the industrial sector's contribution to the country's GDP up to 25% in the next eight years." H.E Maryam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Mehairi, Minister of State for Food Security stressed the importance of joint efforts of the private sector, the government and the community in driving positive change and growth. “I see the three as pillars of the triangle of progress, each complementing the other. I take this opportunity to urge the private sector and the community to identify and work towards innovative solutions that help truly transform the world and touch people's lives,” she said. Al Rawabi's Contribution to the 'Year of Giving' The year 2017 was declared as the 'Year of Giving' by the UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to reinforce 'giving' as a value that was also cherished and personified in the UAE's Founding Father Sheikh JANUARY - MARCH 2018