The Cabinet has welcomed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (Unesco’s) approval of the renaming of the Unesco-King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education to the ‘Unesco-King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for Digital Learning and Innovation’ for the 2027-2032 period.
The Cabinet affirmed that the new name supports innovation and digital transformation developing the education system. The Cabinet also commended the international achievements of the Prize, in partnership with Unesco, since its launch and throughout its current cycle, which concludes in 2026.
Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa chaired yesterday’s weekly meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.
The session congratulated His Majesty King Hamad and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on the Bahrain national men’s volleyball team’s victory at the 24th Arab Men’s Volleyball Championship, held in Jordan.
The Cabinet commended the efforts of His Majesty’s representative for humanitarian work and youth affairs Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first deputy chairman, General Sports Authority chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa in supporting and developing the kingdom’s sports sector.
It commended the efforts of the Bahrain Volleyball Association, the national team’s technical and administrative staff and its players, whose contributions helped secure this distinguished achievement at the Arab level.
The Cabinet congratulated the winners of the three innovative ideas selected in the Irrigation Solutions Innovation Competition, launched following the directives of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
The winning ideas included the smart water transport project, which aims to enhance the irrigation network through a smart irrigation system utilising Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and artificial intelligence (AI); the reuse of the rainwater drainage networks by channelling treated wastewater during dry periods for irrigation purposes; and the smart irrigation leak detection system, which utilises AI to optimise irrigation schedules and water quantities.
The Cabinet also commended the outcomes of the joint ministerial meeting of the Strategic Dialogue between the GCC and Russia, held in Bahrain.
Foreign ministers of the GCC and Russia attended the meeting, with the participation of GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al Budaiwi.
Marking United Nations Day, the Cabinet also congratulated the UN, reaffirming the importance of the principles and values of multilateralism.
The Cabinet then reviewed several memorandums submitted by ministerial committees and ministers, approving the following:
1. Bahrain’s contributions to regional and international organisations.
2. A memorandum of understanding between the foreign ministry and the ministry for Europe and foreign affairs of France on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and a memorandum of understanding on the development of French language teaching in public schools.
3. Several co-operative partnerships between Bahrain and the Greece.
4. A draft declaration of intent between Bahrain and Kuwait on co-operation within the framework of the Digital Co-operation Organisation’s Data Embassy Initiative.
5. A memorandum of understanding between the University of Bahrain and Vanderbilt University in the US in the field of special education.
6. Several proposals submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet then took note of the following ministerial reports:
1. Outcomes of Bahrain’s participation in the joint ministerial meeting of the Strategic Dialogue between the GCC and Russia.
2. Outcomes of the 168th session of the GCC Ministerial Council.
3. Outcomes of Bahrain’s participation in the proceedings of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.
4. Outcomes of Bahrain’s participation in the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group.
5. Outcomes of Bahrain’s chairmanship of the 27th meeting of the ministerial committee assigned to follow up on the implementation of decisions related to joint action in the GCC.
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