Dubai Future Accelerators
Driving AI Integration in Dubai's Government Services
Driving AI Integration in Dubai's Government Services
“We imagine, design and co-create the future via curated partnerships between startups, government and large enterprises.”
overview
Dubai Future Accelerators pairs technology companies with the government entities that set the challenge. Teams work in residence in Dubai for nine weeks, alongside the people who will actually deploy the solution.
Partners have included Dubai Police, DEWA, the RTA, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Municipality and KHDA. Each arriving with a live problem rather than a brief, and each with the authority to put the result into service.
Open global application against the published challenges. No fee to enter.
Shortlisted companies are matched to the government entity whose challenge they fit.
Build in Dubai, embedded with your government partner, toward a deployable solution.
Who It’s For
The Programme
Zero equity
The programme takes no stake in your company. Round-trip airfare and accommodation in Dubai are covered for the residency.
A room and the tools
Creative workspace in Dubai and access to prototyping equipment for the full nine weeks of the cohort.
The decision-makers
Structured mentorship and direct working access to the government entity that owns the challenge you are solving.
Our very first cohort kicked off in 2016, with bold challenges set by the likes of Dubai Police, the RTA, Dubai Health Authority and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. 7 government partners were joined by 30 innovation-forward companies, and 19 agreements were signed to continue work.
Nine weeks in Dubai, working on a challenge that a government entity has already committed to solving.