Arab Mobile App Challenge (AMAC) looks to spur new entrepreneurship wave

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Arab world fueled by the demands of young people for jobs and economic opportunity, Silatech and the Applied Innovation Institute, in partnership with Ooredoo, have launched the first Arab Mobile App Challenge. Teams of up to six members, under 30 years of age, will work to develop applications (known as “apps”) for mobile phones that address needs in the education, health, entertainment or employability/entrepreneurship sectors. The winning teams will receive prizes of up to $50,000.

The main objectives of the competition are to introduce young Arabs to the concept of entrepreneurship and the path to business start-up, as well as opportunities for enhancing employability skills particularly relevant to the tech space.

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Arab Mobile App Challenge (AMAC) looks to spur new entrepreneurship wave