Doha, February 22 (QNA) - Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council launched the third edition of its Corporate Innovation Leaders Program, for four days, from February 26 until March 1, 2023. This program was launched in 2022 as one of the council's initiatives that support the QRDI 2030 strategy of enhancing the country's innovation ecosystem.
The third Corporate Innovation Leaders Program is a four-day workshop, led by QRDI Council in partnership with the leading Silicon Valley Accelerator, Alchemist. This initiative aims to support and empower Large Local Enterprises (LLEs) in Qatar that are seeking innovation to drive business growth, competitiveness and productivity. The program brings together leaders from enterprises in critical sectors across Qatar to find out how to be champions of innovation and create effective partnerships with innovative businesses. It is also an important element of QRDI Council's strategy to develop Qatar's innovation ecosystem through capacity building, and connecting key national entities with innovators to further their operational and strategic goals.
Secretary-General of the QRDI Council Eng. Omar Ali Al Ansari said: "Qatar's legacy from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is innovation. It's the base of every aspect of the experience that we have all witnessed wherever we were around the world during the extraordinary World cup 2022. Now we're focusing at QRDI Council on boosting the country's innovation capabilities and developing its competitiveness over the long-run to build a knowledge-based economy, characterized by innovation, which is the main objective of the QRDI Strategy 2030."
The program is part of an ongoing partnership between QRDI Council and Alchemist Accelerator that aims to support and empower start-ups, invest in real local talents and develop the existing infrastructure in Qatar, in order to support the development of a strong RDI ecosystem, and create more local, and international, RDI opportunities. (QNA)
22 February 2023
QRDI Council Launches Third Corporate Innovation Leaders Program
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