Want to expose your startup? Want some cash to accelerate? We have a feeling you’ll like this new initiative by the UAE Government. Stay tuned and read on to find out what it is.
The UAE Government launched a global emerging technologies startup competition called “GovHack Series” which will be held in eight major cities around the world. The GovTech Prize is organized in partnership with the World Government Summit, Dubai’s Area 2071, world-leading business and government consultants McKinsey & Company, and in collaboration with the Washington-based start-up networking platform Union. The contest aims to find the world’s most creative tech startup solutions to help solve global challenges facing governments.
The GovHack Series is part of the GovTech Prize, also a UAE government initiative that has been running for 6 years. The GovTech Prize basically operates throughout the year whereby they search for the best tech government solutions developed by governments and individuals, who are then awarded at a ceremony during the World Government Summit.
The GovHack series will kick off from May until December 2018, and will first be held in New Delhi, Tokyo, Santiago, Jakarta, Washington DC, London, Berlin and finally Cairo.
His Excellency Mohamed Bin Taliah, Assistant Director-General for Government Services Sector, and Assistant Director-General for Corporate Services Sector at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future commented on the GovHack Series saying: “Launching the GovHack Series in eight major international cities is a new milestone, and a new achievement registered by the GovTech Prize in its mission to inspire individuals, governments and private entities around the world to innovate and deliver future-ready ideas.”
He also mentioned that the competition aims to motivate young minds, students, and government employees from around the world to develop smart government initiatives, and to propose technological solutions to address the most pressing global challenges.
Looking forwards to GovHack Series? Hope on the bandwagon and apply here!
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