During its participation in the World Government Summit 2026 in Dubai, the Arab Youth Center signed a memorandum of understanding with Games Ventures , with the aim of developing specialized training programs that qualify Arab youth to work in the digital games sector and enhance their professional readiness within one of the fastest growing creative industries in the world.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Engineer Fatima Al-Halami, Executive Director of the Arab Youth Center, and Mohammed Al-Sheikh, CEO of Games Ventures , with the aim of focusing on implementing applied training programs that simulate the actual work environment in the electronic games industry, by enabling participants to develop feasible game ideas, work within multidisciplinary teams, and acquire practical skills in game design, building the player experience, product management, publishing, and growth strategies, in addition to direct professional guidance from specialists in the sector, which allows for the transformation of prototypes into projects that can be tested, developed, and sustained.

A fundamental pillar for growth, development, and exploring opportunities

Commenting on the memorandum, Engineer Fatima Al-Halami said: “At the Arab Youth Center, we believe that training is the cornerstone of any real growth, whether at the individual or sectoral level. The world today invests in training as a gateway to discovering talents and a platform for reshaping career paths. A single training course at the right time and with the right content can be enough to improve someone’s life, moving them from the experimental stage to professionalism, and from an initial idea to an integrated project.”

She added: “This is where the importance of this memorandum comes from. We always look forward to providing practical training that touches on the reality of the industry and gives young people a real understanding of how to work in various vital sectors, through theoretical training, practice, experience, and building goals step by step. Our goal is for the participant to graduate with clear tools, a more accurate professional vision, and confidence that enables him to be an active part of this industry, and perhaps one of its future leaders.”

Transferring global expertise to Arab developers

For his part, Mohammed Al-Sheikh, CEO of Games Ventures, said: “The difference in creative industries is made by the ability to implement ideas within a clear system, precise standards, and a work pace that does not stop at the first release of any product. What we aspire to through this partnership is to transfer global expertise to a new generation of Arab developers and introduce them to the way of thinking that game teams are managed at the global level.”

He added: “We seek to have the participants experience how a game is built as a living product, how it is managed within the team system, and how it develops to keep pace with the requirements of the market and the target group, so that their experience becomes as close as possible to the reality of professional work in this industry, which contributes to taking them from hobby to professionalism, from individual work to working within an integrated team, and from the logic of the entertainment sector of games, to the logic of the economic sector that contributes to comprehensive and sustainable development.”

It is noted that the global gaming market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the digital economy, as its value – according to a report issued by the UAE Ministry of Economy – reached about $198.4 billion in 2021, and is expected to reach about $339.95 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate estimated at about 8.94% during the period from 2022 to 2027.

The data also shows that between 2015 and 2021, total investments in the gaming sector worldwide amounted to $87.73 billion, distributed across 4,783 deals, while 2020 recorded the highest funding volume of $24.72 billion across 627 deals, reflecting the growing confidence of investors in this sector and the expansion of its investment opportunities globally.

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