Masdar City, Amazon Web Services collaborate to accelerate growth of UAE start-ups

Masdar City, Amazon Web Services collaborate to accelerate growth of UAE start-ups

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s pioneering sustainable community and innovation hub, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to empower start-ups to build scalable and secure cloud-based services that accelerate their growth.Announced at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023, the collaboration offers start-ups acce-ss to AWS Activate, a program that provides tools and resources to help start-ups innovate and scale faster.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Masdar City Free Zone start-ups may receive up to $100,000 worth of AWS Activate credits, in addition to AWS Support credits. They will also have access to technical support and architectural guidance from AWS Cloud support engineers, as well as technical and business training delivered by AWS experts.Through AWS, start-ups will gain an opportunity to experiment frequently and optimize business performance while reducing technology costs.Amier Alawadhi, the acting director of Masdar City Free Zone, said, “Masdar City’s accelerator programs are committed to facilitating the growth of entrepreneurs in alignment with the UAE leadership’s strategic vision. Collaborating with AWS helps us serve businesses more efficiently and ensure that start-ups at Masdar City Free Zone operate in a highly secure and available space. AWS has more security certifications than any other