Mada Opens Nominations For 1St Edition Of Mada Innovation Award 2022
Date
8/16/2022 9:23:31 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha: Qatar Assistive technology Center (Mada) announced the opening of nominations for the first edition of the Mada Innovation Award 2022, to continue until August 31, in preparation for the process of technical evaluation of the solutions provided and the beginning of the stages of competition and communication with participants to present their innovations.
The award, worth QR 1,000,000, is the first award of its kind aimed to encourage and support innovative solutions that enhance the accessibility of information and communication Technology for people with disabilities and the elderly, whether they are hardware, software or even applications on smart phones.
Its launch comes within the direct grants track that is designed to provide opportunities for new innovative individuals and organizations that already have a 'proven concept' for a product or service. A financial grant will be provided to the winners to enable them to establish their position in the local market and develop the innovative product or service to meet all needs and ensure sustainability in the local and Arab market.
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The award aims to raise awareness of innovators, programmers, technology makers and mobile application developers of the importance of developing innovations that keep pace with the requirements and variables of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and works to integrate persons with disabilities into all sectors of society.
The idea of launching this award came from the Mada's belief in the pioneering role of innovations that are adapted and integrated with assistive technology and their ability to provide added value to people with disabilities around the world. This allows users to benefit from integrated and accessible services of high quality and enables them to discover new levels of luxury of life that help build capabilities and support achievement.
Through this award, Mada also seeks to urge individuals and institutions to devise technical and software solutions that would make a real leap in the lives of persons with disabilities in line with the global digital transformation.
The launch of the award comes within Mada's innovation program, which is designed to encourage innovators to find Arab solutions for people with disabilities and the elderly, and thus increase their availability locally and within the Arab region through a set of grant programs.
Through a set of entrepreneurship support tracks, Mada aims to provide a mechanism to bring relevant innovative assistive technology and access products and services to the local market and beyond, thus improving the lives of persons with disabilities in Qatar and the Arab world
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