In support of innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who own technology and innovation-based projects as well as workers in academic institutions, the Ministry of Economy allows the registration of “utility certificates” in order to protect their rights from infringement by third parties for a period of ten years, with reduced fees for the categories benefiting from the utility certificates.

It aims to develop economic policies, based on future foresight and using the best experiences and minds. The laboratory is based on partnerships with four national universities: UAE University, Zayed University, American University of Sharjah and New York University Abu Dhabi, as well as a number of the most prestigious international universities and academic experts in different specialities.

During the Innovation Week, the Ministry of Economy organised a promotional campaign for the top 50 innovative companies by sharing information about these companies on the Ministry's social media accounts to encourage them and to communicate their efforts to the public, with the aim of motivating them to continue their progress in integrating innovation into their activities and plans.

A virtual workshop was held, attended by 21 federal and local government agencies, to discuss the optimisation and activation of the Golden Residency system for investors and talents, as well as the strategies to effectively face challenges. The session identified several recommendations, including the importance of creating an electronic portal for the unified investor visa, and the importance of issuing the UAE Golden Residency Guide.

The hackathon aims to provide an opportunity for start-ups and owners of innovative ideas to participate in the development of innovative solutions to several economic and commercial challenges related to brands, while allocating incentives and rewards to companies that provide the best solutions. The hackathon included students from schools and universities.

The first innovation forum was organised in partnership with Dubai Customs within the activities of the Innovation Month and aims to provide a platform regularly held for inventors inside and outside the UAE to communicate and activate their ideas. A total of 40 innovative projects participated and a number of dialogue sessions were held on artificial intelligence and innovation methodologies.

Providing financial support and technical advice to UAE inventors to register patent applications in the field of information technology, as 40 patent applications are being supported.

Providing support to inventors by facilitating their participation in local and international exhibitions to enhance their communication with investors and businessmen and contribute to the dissemination and marketing of their inventions. 211 inventors were involved in local exhibitions and 7 inventors in international exhibitions outside the UAE.

The initiative, which was launched through the efforts of the Ministry of Economy and the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, aims to spread the culture of innovation in the SME sector, encourage pioneers to innovate, support Emirati inventors, spread innovation in all government institutions, and gather and integrate the efforts of government agencies, companies, academic institutions, and research institutions.