An initiative in partnership with the World Economic Forum, Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, and the National Program for Artificial Intelligence.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – February 22, 2021 – Technology / Education
The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, and the National Program for Artificial Intelligence, has launched the “Smart Games Competition”, in an initiative that is the first of its kind in the region that aims to employ artificial intelligence applications in developing innovative solutions to provide customized educational tools. For children of determination, and helping them integrate into society more easily.
Startups from around the world can participate in the competition and send their ideas and projects specialized in employing advanced technology in the educational field and developing the skills of children between the ages of 3 and 8 in a fun and simple way, starting from Monday, February 22, 2021, until next March 30.
A specialized jury comprising experts from the World Economic Forum, the National Program for Artificial Intelligence, the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, and the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE will evaluate the entries and select the competition winners.
The 3 best ideas submitted to the competition will qualify to participate in the global edition of the “Smart Game Awards” that is organized in cooperation with the World Economic Forum next May, and support will be provided to the winner of the winning idea to develop a prototype of the project, experiment and develop it with a group of entities in the UAE.
Maryam Al Muhairi: Employing future ideas in community service and implementing humanitarian initiatives.
Maryam Al Muhairi, Director of the Center for the Industrial Revolution in the Emirates, which is supervised by the Dubai Future Foundation, confirmed that the Smart Games Competition provides a platform for innovators and ideas owners to develop their ideas and implement their projects using the latest technology, and convert these ideas and projects into new models that support children of determination and allow They have new opportunities to learn in a fun and useful way.
She said that the launch of this initiative comes within the framework of the center’s commitment to supporting societal and humanitarian initiatives in the UAE and in line with the strategy of the Dubai Foundation for the Future, which aims to accelerate the employment of advanced technology, support qualitative future ideas aimed at serving various segments of society, and make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Sanaa Muhammad Suhail: The role of technology sectors in achieving the comprehensive development of society.
For her part, Her Excellency Sana Mohamed Suhail, head of the founding team of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, appreciated the efforts of the Dubai Future Foundation and the Emirates Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and their support for the well-being and quality of digital life for children, by hosting this competition, which will greatly contribute to maximizing the role of technology and artificial intelligence sectors In the process of achieving the comprehensive development of society in general and the early childhood sector in particular, where empowering the child, preparing him for the future and creating the best living conditions for him represents a forward-looking approach firmly in the strategy of the early childhood sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2035, pointing out that investing in child development and providing the best means of care and attention It is considered a sustainable and important investment in the journey to prepare for the next 50 years.
Her Excellency said: “We are pleased to support and keep pace with this innovative competition, which we view as an important opportunity to provide innovative and effective solutions to rooting the concept and practices of learning through play in the community and our young children, and to encourage the sectors of information technology and creativity to provide societies with rich alternatives that ensure the promotion of healthy and safe use of digital devices by children, and using them as modern educational methods suitable for different age groups of children, encouraging interaction and participation between the family and the child and promoting the development of the linguistic, physical, cognitive, social and emotional aspects of the child.
Kay Firth Butterfield: Developing standards for using AI applications.
“We are pleased to partner with the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE to launch this initiative aimed at protecting and empowering children, and developing standards for using AI applications to provide educational options,” said Kay Firth Butterfield, Head of the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning sector and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum. Suitability for children with an emphasis on the importance of providing equal opportunities that support the process of their growth and integration into society.
4 major sectors
The “Smart Games Competition” mainly aims to employ artificial intelligence technology to enhance the protection and safety of children, increase their social action and cognitive awareness, develop their key skills, prepare them and develop their capabilities to face various educational and societal challenges. The competition will focus on gathering ideas within 4 main sectors, including health and nutrition, family support, child protection, care, and early education, and can be submitted via the electronic link:
(https://programs.dubaifuture.ae/programs/60291cc6e6d8e9003dd225bb).
The competition requires a number of criteria to participate in it, including clarification of the mechanism for collecting and sharing data and personal information, and for the idea to be based on artificial intelligence technology to provide educational benefits in the short and long term, with full commitment to safety and security measures for children of determination.
Keeping pace with future changes
It is noteworthy that the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE, which was launched within the framework of the strategic cooperation between the UAE government and the World Economic Forum, is working on studying the radical changes taking place in economies, societies, and global policies with the aim of unifying visions and coordinating efforts to benefit from emerging technology tools and digital transactions in the development of services And discover promising opportunities in all future sectors.
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