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The UAE Innovation Month aims to celebrate innovation across the nation and the festival focuses on strengthening the country's position as a global hub for innovation. It is said to be one of the largest innovation festivals in the world and a consolidated effort by government and private sectors and individuals to help create widespread culture of innovation in the UAE.
Elaborating on the nation's largest competition to shape the future of the UAE, Alhashmi said: "The 50-year challenge is a call to all citizens and residents of the UAE to come up with innovative and practical solutions that will contribute in building the next 50 years in four areas - zero accidents, zero carbon emission, zero obesity and zero plastic. We invite everyone, from all backgrounds and age groups, to submit their innovative solutions to contribute in achieving these four objectives. Submissions to provide solutions that support in achieving a zero target by 2071 to any of the four challenges are open through the 'UAE Innovates' website (https://50challenge.uaeinnovates.gov.ae/en) for all UAE nationals and residents."
Participants will get a chance to present their projects to a panel of expert judges in their preferred emirate and will be given five minutes each for their presentation. A panel of experts will review all submitted projects and filter them. "All shortlisted participants will be contacted to present their ideas (in the form of a prototype) during the UAE Innovation Month in February across the seven emirates and the final ideas will be selected for funding and support," she added.
These celebrations, she said, would include different kinds of innovative activities, such as displays, experiments, seminars, technology festivals that will see participation of student innovators as well as federal and local entities. Sharjah has instituted a special innovation award for the residents of the emirate.
She added: "Innovation cannot be done without research and development (R&D) so the second area of focus of the ministry will be R&D that will be done in collaboration with universities. Here, we will focus on initiating economic studies and research and build on knowledge and expertise of students who can come out with quality research. We aim to focus on building the capabilities of Emirati researchers. Apart from sessions about technological advancements and panel discussions, we will be having a hackathon for startup SMEs. The ministry will also launch an innovation application to monitor the happiness and wellbeing of its employees that will measure the mood of the employees and generate recommendation to help them stay positive, healthy and happy."
. All citizens and residents can participate in the challenge
. They can submit innovative and practical solutions that will contribute in building the next 50 years in four areas
. Submissions can be done through the 'UAE Innovates' website https://50challenge.uaeinnovates.gov.ae/en
- Zero carbon emmissions
- Zero obesity
- Zero plastic.
Innovation month journey
. First week (February 1-7) - Abu Dhabi
. Second week (Feb 8-14) - Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and Ajman
. Third week (Feb 15-21) - Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah
. Fourth week (Feb22-29) - Dubai
. Seven emirates - 29 days
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