Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge and startAD open applications for inaugural YouthTech Competition – ZAWYA

Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge and startAD open applications for inaugural YouthTech Competition – ZAWYA

Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge and startAD open applications for inaugural YouthTech Competition | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeArticleAbu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge and startAD open applications for inaugural YouthTech Competition The first edition of the competition is in response to COVID-19 and comes as part of the Abu Dhabi Inspires program, enabling UAE youth to transform education, the economy, infrastructure, and society through startup concepts    Accepted participants will be equipped with the training and tools to transform their concepts into entrepreneurial projectsApplications now open for young innovators between the ages of 18-29Abu Dhabi, UAE:Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has joined forces with startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and powered by its partner Tamkeen to launch the inaugural edition of the YouthTech Competition.Developed in response to COVID-19, the YouthTech Competition, which will be held virtually, is aimed at young innovators in the UAE who are passionate about developing tech-enabled solutions for some of the greatest global challenges across the themes of education, the economy, infrastructure, and society. UAE innovators can register until August 8 at youthtech.ae, with the competition scheduled to commence on August 17.The competition