Create attractive methods to engage the public in transport planning and enhance the integration with the surrounding areas (tools such as gamification, co-planning and customer engagement).

About the Program

COVID-19 certainly changed things and there is no going back to normal. But with every setback there are great opportunities; and we are on the hunt for these! We are looking for innovations that will define our future starting today!

What are we looking for:

An innovative solution that enables direct engagement with the public and being approachable as an entity, through innovative ideas like gaming, this can be implemented at different scales:

• Neighborhoods scale
• Cities Scale
• User typologies (e.g. children, tourists)

Program benefits

• Partnerships with top level in Government​
• DFA takes zero equity in your business​
• Roundtrip airfare to Dubai and paid accommodation for Phase 2 (in-residence) participants​
• State of the art creative workspace and access to prototyping equipment​
• Mentorship program​
• Scaling your access to a 2 billion people market

Program Timeline 

The 10-week program is structured into two phases:

Phase 1: A 4-week virtual program from 1st – 26th November, 2020, where shortlisted companies will work closely with the entity partners to understand their challenge and propose a solution. Phase 1 will conclude with a pitching competition and 2 companies per challenge will progress onto Phase 2 in Dubai.

Phase 2: Successful companies join a 6-week in-residence program in Dubai from 17th Jan – 25th Feb, 2021 where they will execute a proof of concept (PoC) of their proposed solution.

Application deadline

Submission of application | September 30th, 11.59 pm GMT+4

The program is open for start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs from around the world.

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