Oracle opens an innovation center in Abu Dhabi to support building a knowledge-based digital economy

(Oracle) yesterday announced the opening of an innovation center in Abu Dhabi, which aims to enhance digital innovation initiatives and efforts and support and enhance efforts to build a knowledge-based digital economy in the emirate.

The new center is located in the “Oracle” office, on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, and was called the “Future Center for Innovation in the Emirates”, and was inaugurated by the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hamid Al-Askar, in a ceremony attended by prominent officials in a number of government agencies in Abu Dhabi. and Oracle Executives.

Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hamid Al Askar said: “The Future Center for Innovation is the ideal destination where creative minds gather to exchange knowledge and inspiration and collaborate to enable new innovations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

On the other hand, the center reflects our firm commitment to creating a supportive work system for young people to succeed, while at the same time enabling them to contribute to supporting the growth of the digital economy.”

He added, "We look forward to seeing the center serve as a platform for institutions and companies, including small and medium companies, in the public and private sectors, to benefit from the latest innovations and accelerate digital transformation."

The center will serve as a platform that brings together government agencies, public sector institutions in Abu Dhabi, and Oracle customers and partners to reach a broader and deeper understanding and to benefit from the potential of emerging technologies.

In turn, the center will provide training programs and courses that hone the skills of students, businessmen and women in Abu Dhabi in the field of digital technology.

Leopoldo Boado, Senior Vice President of Business Applications, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Oracle, said: “At (Oracle), we are committed to supporting the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority to benefit from emerging technology that contributes to facilitating the lives of individuals in the Abu Dhabi community, and to provide digital government services. Proactive, dedicated and secure.. The Future Innovation Center in the UAE has been designed to be a main destination for knowledge exchange and cooperation between different entities and to explore many avenues of development that can be implemented using the latest cloud technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain technology (Blockchain). and the Internet of Things.”

For his part, Nick Redshaw, Senior Vice President, Cloud, Middle East and Africa, Oracle, said: “Oracle has been operating in Abu Dhabi for nearly three decades, and our technology solutions are at the heart of some of the most important digital transformations in the emirate. And in the country as a whole.

(Oracle) will continue to invest in Abu Dhabi by enhancing the modern digital infrastructure, employing capabilities and expertise and harnessing technical solutions.”

He added that the inauguration of the modern dedicated cloud data center in Abu Dhabi and the opening of the Future Center for Innovation in the Emirates today in Abu Dhabi is evidence of our keenness to continue investing in the emirate.. We are very confident that the new center will act as a catalyst for creative ideas and enable them, in a way that supports the digital future in Abu Dhabi.

The Future Innovation Center in the UAE is the second Oracle Innovation Center to be opened in the country.

Oracle's Zayed Innovation Center in Dubai has hosted hundreds of executives from the public and private sectors from all over the UAE and around the world over the past years, with the aim of providing training workshops, supervision sessions, and joint exploration of innovative ideas.

Through the Zayed Innovation Center, Oracle has helped hone the skills and capabilities of more than 1,000 Emirati graduates from the Higher Colleges of Technology in the field of modern digital technology.

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