Innovation Week To Start Off In Sharjah Tomorrow

07-Feb-2020

Sharjah Book Authority is set to host the UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah from Saturday, with the participation of 80 local and federal government organisations, universities, private sector players as well as international companies.

The UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah Committee, in cooperation with the participating government organisations and entities, will host as many as 65 workshops and seminars in various fields and specialised sectors, celebrating the nation’s spirit of innovation and ingenuity and its vision and preparation for a fast evolving future.

A total of 80 organisations and entities are taking part in the UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah activities with as many as 48 participations from five universities including the University of Sharjah, the American University of Sharjah, Higher Colleges of Technology, Academy of Police Sciences, and Al Qasimia University.  There are 32 events that are hosted by Sharjah and the UAE government sector, in addition to private sector companies based in the Emirate.

Top international companies and technology giants like IBM, Google, Intel, Microsoft, PWC, Dell Technologies, SAP, Huawei, Amazon, Twitter, OpenSUSE, Scientific Business Solutions (SBS), Tekler, Russian Centre of Digital Innovation & ICT and ThynkBlynk are taking part in the festival of innovation and will be conducting workshops. 

Sultan Ali Bin Butti Al Muhairi, Secretary General of the Sharjah Executive Council, stressed that the UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah supports the culture of innovation and creativity in the Emirate and establishes the foundations of scientific and innovative thinking to find solutions that accelerate the wheel of sustainable development in Sharjah and the UAE.

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