Dubai

The Arab Union for Digital Economy launched the “Initiative to Qualify One Million Arab Entrepreneurs” in cooperation with the Digital Platform Company for Entrepreneurship Development (EntreViable), during the conference and exhibition of digital economy technologies “Seamless 2023”, which is held at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Dubai and continues on May 23-24. 2023 sponsored by the League of Arab States.

The initiative emanating from the Arab vision for the digital economy is concerned with empowering Arab youth and refining them with knowledge and professional skills in entrepreneurship. The initiative targets university and college students, innovators and inventors, as well as owners of emerging entrepreneurial projects to meet the challenges of the modern era, represented by growing unemployment rates, limited job opportunities and achieving sustainable income.

The initiative aims to provide the necessary facilities for entrepreneurs to start their projects to reach one million Arab entrepreneurs within two years, to launch 10,000 projects and startups, and to develop an information bank that includes tens of thousands of innovative ideas.

Through this free initiative, “one million Arab entrepreneurs” will have access to a modern digital platform, through which they will be able to obtain digital training on how to start entrepreneurial projects, develop innovative digital entrepreneurial ideas, prepare work plans for digital entrepreneurial projects and apply for financing and investment sources in cooperation. With government and community institutions for the purposes of adopting and sponsoring this initiative from Arab governments, and the active community contribution from the private sector to sponsor entrepreneurs.