1、WHITEPAPERRemote Working in the UAEBest Practice Review and Future Policy Paper1TABLE OF CONTENTSForeword2Preface31.Introduction42.The COVID-19 effect in the UAE83.International perspectives:Remote working in practice134.Forum outcomes:UAE responses and policy17 5.Global policy and best practices236

2、.Main challenges and policy development recommendations26 7.Conclusion30 8.Authors312FOREWORDDuring the COVID-19 pandemic,when everyone started working from home,I was tasked to lead the Remote Work Applications min-isterial mandate.This was a critical time.It demonstrated the UAE leaderships determ

3、ination to not only ensure business continuity during the pandemic,but also to leverage the crisis as a catalyst for monumental economic growth.Our journey since has been marked by strategic milestones,with the government enacting pivotal legislations to foster remote work across the UAE.These effor

4、ts have cemented our nations status as a haven for people who want to work from anywhere,enabled by a digital and legislative infrastructure unparalleled in its support for the modern workforce.The Remote forum is a touchpoint in this journey for us to reflect,learn and explore.I would like to thank

5、 everyone who took part in the Remote forum.This white paper captures the collective wisdom and innovative ideas that were presented at the forum and serves as a roadmap for public and private sector on enabling remote work for their teams.Remote Work is here to stay,let us embrace it together.His E

6、xcellency Omar Sultan Al OlamaMinister of State for Artificial Intelligence,Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications3Remote working has become an established real-ity for public and private organisations around the world.The adoption of widespread remote working was necessitated by the COVID-19