SAS was honoured by the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority for mentoring and supporting the Hackathon 5.0 event.
The recognition was presented by the Authority’s minister of community development, Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, and director general, Engineer Majed Sultan Al Mesmar.
SAS also participated in the commemoration ceremony of the winners, whose concepts and innovation best represented a sustainable digital future as imagined by the UAE Centennial Plan 2071.
Hosted under the theme – Data for Happiness and Well-being, SAS was part of the Ai for Livability session as well as guided the teams for a successful outcome. The hackathon was segmented under seven themes and with three main tracks, for schools, universities and startups. The idea is to strengthen the foundation on which creative, inventive and innovative minds can network, collaborate, think, learn and build.
Within the GCC region, SAS has piloted more than 30 programmes across 12 universities with an aim to help the young generation to develop and build their skillsets in AI, machine learning and data analytics.
The company raises awareness, educates and supports knowledge sharing on key technologies like AI, machine learning and data analytics. These efforts closely reflect and contribute to pillars education, diversified economy, future-focused government and a cohesive society as highlighted in the UAE Centennial Plan 2071.
“The future of business is heavily dependent on technologies such as AI, machine learning and data analytics,” said Michel Ghorayeb, Managing Director for UAE, SAS. “Whether it is environmental sustainability, business capabilities or economic stability, these technologies have the potential and capacity to match the rapid pace of customer demands. They are key to envision a world of tomorrow wherein smart, agile and simple solutions play a key role in ensuring satisfaction and experience are delivered in a timely fashion, as expected by people of all walks of life. By participating and making our presence felt at the Hackathon 5.0, we wanted to demonstrate the potential young minds can harness and play with to prepare for a future wherein the way we live and work will drastically change.”
