Abu Dhabi: 42 Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s innovative and disruptive coding school, in collaboration with the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office, have hosted a session on blockchain technology and digital transformation.
The session was held as part of the AI Summer Camp 2023, organized by the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office. The AI Summer Camp is the region’s premier training and networking experience and focuses on emerging topics around Artificial Intelligence and the future of technology.
At 42 Abu Dhabi, we aim to position our students at the forefront of the Emirate’s digital transformation. As such, hosting these sessions comes in line with our efforts to enable students to embrace new technologies and stay ahead of their continuous advancement. These sessions also reaffirm our position as a talent incubator that supports students in future-proofing their careers and ensuring that they succeed in pushing the boundaries of digital fields.
Mr. Marcos Muller Habig, Acting CEO of 42 Abu Dhabi, shared.
Mr. Saqr Bin Ghalib, Executive Director at the UAE Office of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, emphasized the significant role of the UAE AI Camp as a crucial platform for fostering collaboration among diverse government and private sector organizations and leading technology companies.
The first session was presented by Dr. Hazim Jarrah, an Assistant Professor at 42 Abu Dhabi who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. The workshop uncovered how organizations are embracing digital advancements to revolutionize their operations and customer experiences.
42 Abu Dhabi held another session in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, titled ‘The Road to Become a Successful Cloud Engineer,’ where students learned about the tools required to level up on the cloud, the foundational skills and capabilities to acquire, and the modern architecture paradigms to consider. The session was delivered by Mr. Mohammed Fazalullah Qudrath, Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services.