AI Innovation Program — Industry Challenge Matching
Connects United Arab Emirates manufacturers and developers through challenge matching and support from a shared innovation financing pool.
The AI Innovation Program (version 2) is a challenge-matching initiative operated by the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), announced at the MIITE Forum in June 2024. The programme connects UAE industry partners that have published specific AI problems with technology developers and AI startups capable of solving them. Participation in the challenge-matching network is free …
Free challenge-matching network connecting AI and technology developers with UAE industry partners publishing specific AI problems, backed by a USD 100 million EDB financing facility.
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