In line with its efforts to boost Industry 4.0 startups and aid in the diversification of the national industrial base, Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has launched the Sharjah Advanced Industry Accelerator 2.0 (SAIA 2.0) programme.
The accelerator programme will provide local and regional startups with innovative solutions and a strong support system within the thriving SRTI Park ecosystem.
SAIA 2.0 is also in line with the UAE’s industrial strategy ‘Operation 300bn’, which is a 10-year comprehensive policy aimed at empowering and expanding the industrial sector to become the driving force of a sustainable national economy and increase its contribution to the UAE’s GDP.
The CEO of the Sharjah RTI Park, Hussain Al Mahmoudi, said: “SAIA will focus on supporting early and growth-stage startups to scale up in the UAE and MENA region, thereby further supporting UAE’s goal to attract world-class talent and innovation.
“SAIA is also in line with UAE’s Unified Industrial Brand Identity, ‘Make It in the Emirates’, an integrated industrial system that leverages advanced technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution solutions to contribute to building a sustainable, knowledge-based economy.”
Fostering advanced technologies to transform Sharjah
SAIA 2.0 aims to transform Sharjah into a test bed of advanced technologies in research, manufacturing sector, including petrochemicals, plastics, metals, food, agriculture, water, and healthcare, space, biotech, med-tech, pharmaceuticals, clean and renewable energy, including hydrogen production, machinery and equipment, rubber and plastic, and electronics and electrical gadgets.
Al Mahmoudi said: “SAIA 2.0 will result in limitless potential for growth and establish local startups as an integral part of the UAE’s unique success story and a key contributor to the country’s development journey.”
SAIA 2.0 is part of the endeavors made to set up the pillars of the UAE Strategy of Industrial Transaction and Transformation.
“The accelerator programme reflects the vision of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to position the UAE as a global industrial hub by focusing primarily on future industries that implement advanced technology and the 4th Industrial Revolution solutions and technology,” Al Mahmoudi added.
SAIA 2.0 provides a comprehensive package of facilities and incentives with the aim of positioning the UAE as a global industrial hub that attracts talents, developers, and experts from all over the world.
Al Mahmoudi said: “The SRTI Park ecosystem is thriving with lots of success stories that work in a distinctive creative environment and co-locate to cope with Industry 4.0. We are aspiring to further promote innovation by providing startups with a wide spectrum of support, founded on innovation.
“We are developing an integrated ecosystem for intelligent industries in Sharjah in cooperation with world-class bodies. SRTI Park hosts smart businesses, Industry 4.0 developers, integrated digital technologies and manufacturers in robotics, AI technologies, 3D Printing, autonomous vehicles and other advanced technologies.”
Al Mahmoudi concluded that SAIA 2.0 will focus on supporting early stage businesses in the areas of smart construction management, smart materials, green building, modularisation or prefabrication, building information modelling, additive manufacturing, as well as connected infrastructures and connected ecosystems.
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