UAE gear up to welcome innovative 2022
UAE Innovates was conceived to support the UAE’s objectives for the next 50 years and aims to promote the country as one of the most innovative in the world, through a series of events and an awards programme
Expo 2020 Dubai will host several activities during the event. From 11th to 16th February, visitors at the global exhibition can learn about innovative initiatives launched within the UAE.
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of the milestones of 2021, include approval of the Dh290 billion
federal budget for five years until 2026 and launch of the industrial
strategy “Operation 300bn” to empower and expand the industrial sector.
Further, the launch of ‘Projects of the 50’ will establish a new phase
of internal and external growth of the state in various economic sectors
which should make the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) target of overall
real gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.2 per cent in 2022 against 2.1
per cent in 2021 achievable. The mega-event Expo2020 Dubai has been a
game-changer and catalysed business opportunities for the UAE and
participating nations
Innovative awards
Innovation Month 2022 will also feature the second edition of the 'UAE Innovates Awards'. Consisting of 6 main categories the awards will commemorate the most innovative initiatives started by federal and local government entities of the past year.
The submission deadline for the UAE Innovates Awards is 24th January 2022. Projects nominated for the awards will get the chance to be featured in the third edition of the "Innovations from the Nation" report that will be published in the third quarter of 2022
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