The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Deputy Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, Omar Sultan Al-Ulama, confirmed that the “One Million Jordanian Programmers” and “One Million Uzbek Programmers”, launched by the government of the UAE in the framework of the strategic partnership in government modernization with Jordan and Uzbekistan, opened the opportunity for youth Those who aspire to learn the language of the future and acquire their skills, to enhance their role in the service of their societies, and to support government efforts to achieve readiness for the post-Corona pandemic virus epidemic (Covid-19).
The two initiatives are an extension of the "One Million Arab Programmer" initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and opens the horizons for about two million young people to adopt the latest technological means and apply them in the face of the "Covid-19" challenge.
Scientists said that programming represents a major axis for modernization and making the future, and a necessary skill to enable young people to keep pace with the changes and adopt advanced artificial intelligence technologies in developing and innovating applications and programs that support the development of government work, pointing to the importance of the “One Million Programmer” initiative that contributed to motivating young people in the region To master this language, to open new economic horizons that enhance the development process.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the "One million Arab Programmers" initiative, as the largest programming project that seeks to train a million Arab youth in programming and its technologies, and to keep pace with the rapid development in computer science and software, to provide job opportunities that enable them to use their skills and guide them to serve future needs. , And contribute to the development of the digital economy that will shape the economy of the future.