Abu Dhabi to hire more white-collar workers, invest Dh65 billion in infrastructure
A senior Abu Dhabi official announced Wednesday that the city is concentrating its efforts on knowledge-based industries which require professional white-collar workers and plans to decrease its blue-collar workforce.
Our aim is to decrease blue-collar job numbers despite our gratitude towards them because Abu Dhabi needs technology companies like those specializing in vertical farming.
The emirate has become a launchpad for regional growth by providing incentives to several vertical-farming technology companies. According to Mohamed Al Shorafa, chairman of Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport, these developments enable Abu Dhabi to draw more investors into this industry.
The population of Abu Dhabi rose exponentially over the past four years to make it the largest city in the UAE by population. The city has set a target to double its population size by the year 2040.
According to the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) data released in June 2024 the capital city population now stands at 3.789 million which represents an 83 percent growth since 2011.
The employed workforce consists of 46 per cent white-collar workers who have expanded 109 per cent since 2011 and 54 per cent blue-collar workers who have grown 65 per cent since 2011.
The Falcon Economy Strategy predicts that our population will double by 2040.
The UAE federal government promotes the development of knowledge and innovation-based companies because they require more white-collar professionals to advance the economy to its next growth phase.
20% autonomous taxis by 2030
Abu Dhabi is making substantial investments in AI to draw companies that develop artificial intelligence solutions across various sectors.
Data and artificial intelligence form the basis of the majority of our decision-making processes. He explained during the Investopia 2025 conference in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday that numerous sensors and intelligent traffic systems provide data for predicting congestion.
Abu Dhabi became the regional pioneer for autonomous taxi services with their launch in 2021.
Our goal is for autonomous vehicles to make up 20 percent of public taxis by 2030. We maintain active collaborations with international firms that have already put money into our autonomous sandboxes and pilot projects. Our bus network electrification project is underway and additional initiatives will follow. We are negotiating with private companies to build their unique mobility systems and platforms for seamless system communication which will simplify operations for users.
According to Al Shorafa the government's primary investment focus is directed towards transportation infrastructure development.
He announced that transportation projects received over Dh65 billion funding for tunnels, road construction and network expansions.
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