Bybit also announced plans to establish its global headquarters in Dubai, where it will offer a full suite of products and services under the Emirate’s “test-adapt-scale” virtual assets market model.

Innovation is a central pillar in UAE’s economy, and the progress of “Together Apart” Hackathon represents the positive impact that public-private partnerships have. These solutions,put forth by participants, will benefit the goals of the UAE Vision 2021. Ministry to support initiatives that drive innovation in the country to position as preferred hub for global innovation.

COVID-19 has shown us that there is a need for every enclosed space in the world to install a ‘Virus Attenuation Device’ that shall protect its inhabitants from the transmission of the virus.

The hackathon is open to all professional developers, programmers, designers, engineers, technopreneurs, university students and creative individuals from all private and public institutions based in the UAE. The program kicks off with a call for ideas starting today, wherein interested participants can register online to submit their pitches.

The platform will now provide real-time data for site visitors including active suppliers, current opportunities, running requests for information (RFI’s) and requests for quotes (RFQ’s). The website also offers support contact details for Arabic, English, French and Hindu. In addition, the platform also provides more succinct registration and login processes, outlines the range of participating Government entities.