Sandooq Al Watan, a national initiative launched by famous Emirati businessmen to sustain research jobs, has revealed an unprecedented initiative titled "Our Future". The effort intends to prepare the UAE for a post-oil era by sustaining the facility world-class Emirati start-ups and expanding them right into global companies that create substantial economic and social returns to the country. The fund plans to support 20 key-sector start-ups by 2020;

" The Our Future initiative is a structure upon which we can create a knowledge economic situation by supporting innovative concepts and start-ups that suggest solutions to the obstacles of the future and expanding them right into a global phenomenon said Mohamed Tajeddine Al Qadhi, Director General of Sandooq Al Watan. "The effort is unique due to the fact that it sustains the jobs from creation completely to expanding the company into local and global leader." The effort is aligned with the UAE management's instructions - especially, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Royal prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Leader of the UAE Army-- to establish plans for a lasting knowledge economic situation in the post-oil era.

Sandooq Al Watan will certainly be carrying out the campaign in three stages, the initial of which is the "Ideation Phase". Right here, the fund will resource ground breaking and game changing suggestions from the nation's brightest individuals. This consists of incentivizing researchers to generate strong suggestions and boost patents in vital markets-- such as air travel, space, water, and genes - in partnership with the economic sector. The ideation stage will see near to 30million Dhs dispersed to sustaining research in key industries over the course of three years.

In its second phase called "Commercialization", the campaign will start nurturing and increasing ground-breaking ideas identified in stage 1. This will be done through the establishment of innovation centres across the UAE that will certainly offer key solutions such as training, mentorship, totally free working space, and pre-seed financing. The very first centre is readied to be inaugurated in early 2018 in Abu Dhabi., which will certainly then be showcased in an occasion kept in October 2017. The 3rd and final phase called Growth will certainly see the fund create a platform that connects established start-ups from phase 2 with a network of venture capitalists, customers and experts that would certainly promote growth through funding and purchases.

It is really hoped that with this detailed three phase program that combines academia, industry and entrepreneurs, "Our Future" will assist create the following Emirati Google or Tesla by 2071.

"Our Future symbolizes Sandooq Al Watan's commitment to support the government efforts in diversifying our economic climate and to offer young Emiratis with the opportunity to seek their concepts and shape the future" said Mohamed Al Qadhi.