UAE Innovates is an event that celebrates innovation and innovators nationwide. It started as an “Innovation Week,” but after the remarkable success it achieved in 2015 and 2016, it became a yearly, month-long event.
Official Date: February
According to the Global Innovation Index, 2022, UAE is ranked the 31st country globally, and the 1st regionally. Thus, this event aims to reinforce the UAE’s status as an international beacon of innovation. It encourages innovators and aids them in bringing their creations to reality. This month witnesses different activities, initiatives, and workshops concerned with innovations in different domains, such as artificial intelligence, education, and business.
Key Focus Areas
- Support and enrich the culture of innovation in the UAE society.
- Enhance talented innovators’ abilities and inspire them to achieve their utmost potential.
- Implement UAE’s strategy of investing in human capital and attracting talents from all over the world.
- Promote the spirit of innovation in individuals and institutions alike.
- Providing innovators with spaces to create, test, develop, and implement their ideas in Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.
- Include government, private, and educational entities in the competitions held every year in UAE Innovates Month.