ADDED partners with ‘Prototype’ to support inventors

ABU DHABI: In its ongoing efforts to enhance the innovation ecosystem in the Emirate, the Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi (COAD), part of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), has partnered with Prototype Interactive, auae-baseddigitaltransformationfirm,tosupport inventors in developing their ideas into innovative digital and technological applications that will contribute positively to a smart and sustainable economy. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed between COAD and Prototype Interactive, allows inventors to access facilities and workshops of the firm to gain knowledge and receive professional training and assistance in building, designing, and developing digital and technological applications. Inventors, backed by Added’stakamulprogramme,willutiliseprototype Interactive’s latest technologies and techniques to develop their ideas and benefit their experts’ consultations and methods adopted to measure digitalstrategiesandimplementimpacfuldesigns. They will also have access to workshops organised by Prototype on production of digital transformation’s prototypes.

This MOU reflects ADDED’S efforts to enhance the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem by enhancing capacity building of inventors.

Hala Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi (COAD), said, “Signing this MOU is in line with ‘Abu Dhabi Innovates’, the innovation ecosystem framework launched by ADDED back in May. The framework hasidentifiedtalent,knowledge,andspaceamong major drivers to enhance innovation ecosystem.

We are on constant lookout for best-in-class partners to enhance capabilities of inventors and innovators and ensure they have suitable environment, including space and equipment required for discoveryanddevelopmentoftheirinnovationsand inventions”. “This MOU accentuates the role played bytakamulprogrammeinsupportinginventorsand promotinginnovationculture.sinceitwaslaunched in 2011, Takamul has been witnessing increasing growth in number of inventors supported and patents registered annually,” Hala Al Ameri added.