Now all
businesses’ focus is on new technologies such as machine learning, artificial
intelligence, big data, and cloud.
Considering
this, there a community space and a new educational facility will be started
soon in Al Ain, where they offer free classes on technology and digital
information to the community.
The Innovation
Hub will be built at the United Arab Emirates university campus’s Science and
Innovation Park, which is being developed by Al Bayt Mitwahid Association, a
community development organisation established by the employees of the Abu
Dhabi Crown Prince Court, in association with Google and Abu Dhabi education
Council (Adec). The facility is expected to unveil by the end of this year.
Adec
director general, Dr Ali AI Nuaimi said “Technology is transforming society at
its core, and such a project will allow young individuals to learn about
[important concepts like] coding, and improve their overall knowledge on
technology,” at a signing ceremony that was happened between AI Bayt Mitwahid,
the University and Adec. And according to a statistics they discussed about at
the ceremony, 65 percent of mobile users in Abu Dhabi are aged 25 years or
younger.
The facility
will offer regular classes and workshops related to the mobile app development,
especially about Android app development in a space known as the app factory. They
can accommodate about 80 students at a time and they also have plan to have six
sessions per day. They will also provide coding classes on the web, machine
learning, and virtual reality for people who aged between 16 and 24 years and
also classes on 3D printing, laser cutting, and robotics for people who are
aged between 8 and 16. In future, it may extend the courses to include teachers
and other adult learners.
Selim Edde,
Head of public policy and government relations for Google in the North Africa
region, said “At Google, we are always excited to see children experiment with
technology at an early age because this helps them to develop a passion for it,
and use it to solve challenges later in life. With the fast-paced adoption of
the internet and mobile app in the Middle East and North Africa, the region
needs more young active contributors to technology, especially in areas like
machine learning”.
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