Entities dedicated to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (Dubai SME)
Launched in 2002, Dubai SME supports entrepreneurs in the UAE and promotes innovation and leadership among the nation’s youth. It develops effective strategies to enhance the role of small and medium enterprises in economic development and create a pro-business environment in Dubai, which in turn strengthens the city’s position as a global hub for entrepreneurship.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award, launched in 2005, recognises and celebrates organisations with outstanding practices that contribute to the sustainable economic development of the UAE and GCC. Supported by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award Program, the Award seeks to establish a world-class business culture in the GCC and implement cutting-edge international best practices.
Museum of the Future
Located in the heart of Dubai, the Museum of the Future is a unique architectural marvel and testbed for science and technology, which aims to position the UAE at the forefront of future industries. Upon completion, the Museum will be a destination for scientists, experts, innovators and creatives from all over the world, and an exploration base of the greatest challenges and technologies that will shape the future of humanity.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
Launched in 2016, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award encourages companies, research centres, institutions, inventors and innovators from around the world to develop sustainable solutions to water scarcity in poor and disaster-stricken regions.
One Million Arab Coders Initiative
Launched in 2017, the “One Million Arab Coders” initiative aims to empower Arab youth with essential digital and programming skills and tools required for the employment of the future. Through specialized training courses, the initiative aims to teach one million young Arabs the language of the future – coding – to build a generation of digital experts capable of leading the development of the digital economy in their societies.
Great Arab Minds
The Great Arab Minds initiative was launched in 2022 as the Arab world’s most significant movement, which seeks to establish an intellectual elite to constitute the heart of a progressive Arab society and contribute to the global scientific and creative communities. The initiative aims to identify and support 1,000 exceptional Arab scientists, thinkers and innovators within five years across six main categories – Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Literature
and Arts, Architecture and Design, Economics, and Medicine – so that they can develop their ideas into transformational solutions, amplifying their positive impact in the region.
Food Innovation Hub UAE
The Food Innovation Hub UAE, which was announced in 2022 as a joint initiative between MBRGI and the World Economic Forum, seeks to accelerate innovation in the field of food transformation to uncover more efficient, sustainable future solutions and improve food production mechanisms. It also intends to foster scientific cooperation and knowledge exchange to develop resilient food production systems that address the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.