Innovators international invited to post answers for water demanding situations prior to September cut-off date
Dubai: The UAE Water Help Basis (Suqia UAE) has reported emerging world hobby within the 5th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Water Award, held underneath the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Tasks.
The award continues to enhance its place as a number one platform for innovation within the water sector, supporting sustainable, scalable and sensible answers powered by way of blank and renewable power, in addition to complex applied sciences reminiscent of synthetic intelligence (AI) and gadget finding out, to handle water shortage in underserved communities world wide.
Suqia UAE has referred to as on universities, analysis centres, firms, organisations and innovators international to post packages prior to the 30 September 2026 cut-off date. Individuals are inspired to supply complete and detailed technical knowledge to improve the analysis procedure.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Suqia UAE, stated: “The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to reinforce the UAE’s position as a global hub for innovation and sustainable solutions that address humanitarian and development challenges.”
He added that the award continues to encourage innovators, researchers, organisations and firms to expand pioneering answers that offer blank and protected water to communities maximum in want by way of leveraging blank power and rising applied sciences, in particular synthetic intelligence.
Virtual transformation in water answers
Al Tayer famous that the 5th cycle comes at a time when good and virtual applied sciences are an increasing number of riding transformation around the water sector via stepped forward operational potency, predictive tracking and the improvement of extra sustainable and scalable answers.
Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Performing Government Director of Suqia UAE, highlighted the significance of filing whole technical knowledge, together with operational prerequisites, applied sciences used, upkeep necessities, power resources, water high quality signs and the selection of beneficiaries.
He stated submissions must even be supported by way of documented proof, together with box pictures, pilot mission effects, case research, efficiency knowledge, movies and impartial verification the place to be had, to show effectiveness and measurable affect.
Emphasis on AI and sustainability
The 5th cycle puts explicit emphasis on answers that leverage virtual transformation, synthetic intelligence and gadget finding out to reinforce predictive tracking, optimise operations and make stronger efficiency around the water sector.
Candidates also are required to show how renewable power is built-in into their answers, supply environmental checks masking water manufacturing, desalination, purification and control, and provide monetary feasibility analyses, together with running prices, payback sessions and go back on funding.
Submissions must moreover show adaptability to native prerequisites and the possibility of long term growth and replication.
US$1 million prize pool
The award gives a complete prize pool of US$1 million throughout 4 primary classes:
Cutting edge Tasks Award (Huge and Small Tasks): US$540,000Innovative Analysis and Building Award: US$400,000, similarly divided between nationwide and world institutionsInnovative Particular person Award (Outstanding Researcher Award and Adolescence Award): US$40,000Innovative Disaster Answers Award: US$20,000
The award goals to inspire the improvement of cutting edge applied sciences and sustainable answers that assist take on international water demanding situations whilst bettering get right of entry to to protected and blank water international.
