JAKARTA - Following the completion of the One Million Arab Coder initiative, graduates are now being urged to compete in a new US$1 million (Rp 14.5 billion) program to develop projects and solutions. The coding challenge has been launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
This challenge offers a grand prize of US$1 million for the most innovative coding project. The five runners-up will receive US$50,000 each. Four of the best coaches will also win $25,000 each.
Interested graduates can submit their projects through the official website of the One Million Arab Coders initiative. Entries will be evaluated by a jury of experts in coding, technology and entrepreneurship from the UAE and abroad. Winners will be announced at a ceremony held at the Expo 2020 Dubai venue towards the end of the year.
Sheikh Mohammed launched One Million Arab Coders in October 2017 to teach one million young people from the Arab world how to code. As part of the initiative, shortlisted candidates are taught various coding skills and their application processes in website and mobile application development, blockchain, artificial intelligence, data and cloud computing.
The coders logged five million hours of training, participated in 76,000 workshops, and completed 100,000 graduation projects.
Since its launch, the initiative has awarded more than 1,000 nanodegree certificates to leading coders. More than 3,600 certified trainers from around the world assist participants in technical aspects and provide support in turning their ideas into practical projects.
The initiative, led by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and within the framework of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative (MBRGI), achieved its goals in three years.
In a series of tweets, Sheikh Mohammed said: “One million Arabic coders from 80 countries join the most important program to train them in the language of tomorrow… through five million hours of work, 76,000 training workshops, 100,000 successful graduation projects and 1,500 scholarships. for outstanding students… a great achievement for our Arab youth in three years.”
He added: “The future is full of endless opportunities waiting for disturbing ideas. The One Million Arab Coders Challenge opens its doors and welcomes talents who want to jump into the wave of digital transformation to push their boundaries by developing themselves further, and actively developing the digital economy of their country as a whole.”
Sheikh Mohammed also recently launched the National Program for Coders in partnership with global tech giants including Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, LinkedIn and Facebook, among others.
The scheme aims to train 100,000 coders, establish 1,000 digital companies that will go global, and increase the initial investment from Dhs1.5bn to Dhs4bn.
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