The Great Arab Minds initiative serves as a strategic step towards driving the intellectual renaissance in the Arab world and reversing the brain drain seen across the region. Each year, the Arab world suffers billions in losses, besides the squandered development opportunities, due to the emigration of Arab scientists, specialists, intellectuals, doctors, and engineers. Analysts and experts estimate such losses at around AED 7 billion per annum, with this brain drain also causing a decline in technological and scientific progress, as well as in the number of issued patents in the Arab world as compared to the global average. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, published an article titled āBrain Regainā, highlighting the importance of recognizing, empowering, and investing in scientists and thinkers.
