Mohammed bin Rashid launches a national program for programmers, which aims to attract 100,000 programmers
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched a national program for programmers in cooperation with Google, Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), Cisco, IBM, HPE, LinkedIn, Nvidia and Facebook
His Highness said in a tweet on Twitter: "Today, we launched a national program for programmers, in cooperation with Google, Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), Cisco, IBM, HPE, LinkedIn, Nvidia and Facebook. The goal is to train and attract 100,000 programmers, and establish a thousand major digital companies within 5 years ... and increase Direct investment for startups from 1.5 billion to 4 billion dirhams.
His Highness added: "The National Program for Programmers is a new step to build our digital economy within our new national plans. The world is changing. The speed of digital change is multiplying. The shape of the economy will be different. The nature of professions will change. And survival will be for the most prepared, fast, and keeping pace with the new changes in our world. "
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