Digital UAE - a platform for demographic processes management

This paper analyzes the existing demographic situation in the UAE, reveals current trends and main problems in this area. Successful foreign experience in solving demographic problems is also considered herein. Scenarios for the country were developed on its basis taking into account UAE state priorities. The paper describes the developed Digital UAE model, which allows carrying out scenario calculations to manage demographic processes in the UAE. Digital UAE was created on Tianhe-2 supercomputer (China) using an agent-based approach. With the help of Digital UAE, a forecast of the country's population was obtained within the framework of several scenarios: inertial, disurbanization, migration policy toughening, granting preferences to women, and an increase in health care costs. The developed tool can also be used to solve other related tasks to manage the socio-economic development of the UAE.