Middle East’s first “Future Worlds Challenge” at IGCF 2022 has youth envision solutions to problems of the future

Middle East’s first “Future Worlds Challenge” at IGCF 2022 has youth envision solutions to problems of the future

Sharjah: “The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed,” Leanne Fry, partner and facilitator of Smart Humans, an Australia-based digital training firm said quoting writer WIlliam Gibson as she encouraged a forum of youngsters to come up with three important technological innovations to ensure sustainability of human life on earth on the inaugural day of the 11th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), on Wednesday, which is hosting the Middle East’s first ‘Future Worlds Challenge’ on its prestigious platform.

The challenge is the culmination of a five-day brainstorming session, which was organised as part of the pre-forum activities.

The two-day IGCF 2022, is taking place in Expo Centre Sharjah, September 28 - 29, and the leading regional forum is hosting this challenge in a bid to establish a pioneering platform in the region for young creatives and technology enthusiasts to dabble in artificial intelligence (AI) applications and turn their ideas into projects that will benefit communities worldwide.

The session on September 28 presented youth with a quick-learning environment for finding solutions to daily problems. Participants explored how virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri could solve day-to-day problems such as waste management, poverty alleviation and time management. They worked