UAE INNOVATES 2025

2022 Awards

Most Innovative Community Services

Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority

Child Insights System Program

ECA commenced the Abu Dhabi Child Insights System program in partnership with key government stakeholder partners by bringing together a collaboration of technology partners to create the UAE’s first integrated, cross-sectoral child data hub. Today, the Abu Dhabi Child Insights System Program and its data use case insights have resulted in a better understanding of certain challenges impacting children.

Most Innovative Use Of Resource

Ajman - Department Of Finance

Forsan Robots

Harnessing the robotic programs to automate the procedures for preparing and controlling the implementation of the government’s general budget and all government departments benefited from it.

Most Innovative Disruptive Project​

Dubai Customs

Custom Dolphins

A remote controlled high-speed auto dolphin on the sea surface with a controlled camera from top or down It is a smart water drone and it take the shape of dolphin for easy movement in the water to monitor the ships movement in the waiting area and the dolphin broadcasts live images and videos and send it to the control room.

Most Innovative Digital Transformation​

Dubai Health Authority (DHA)

The E-Connected Healthcare Model

The innovation is represented in the development of the “E-connected Healthcare Model,” an innovative operational model that integrates the digital systems containing key medical data across the public and private sectors. Through this integration of data and operations, DHA was able to ensure the availability of sector-wide, accurate, and real-time data that supported decision-making at the individual and societal levels during the pandemic and afterward.

Most Innovative Government Process​

Telecommunication And Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TRDA)

API Marketplace

UAE API Marketplace is considered as quantum leap towards a complete digital transformation for the private sector in UAE. It enables the UAE private sector to provide seamless services for the citizens and residents of the UAE by leveraging on the UAE Government APIs in order to improve the user experience.

Most Innovative Government Process​

Ministry Of Community Development

Social Integrated Platform For Social Security Services

A smart platform that provides real-time and reliable data of 49 federal and local entities. The platform provides all data related to the customer’s journey to obtain social security services in the State.

Most Innovative Automated Government Procedure

Emirates Health Services (EHS)

AI Dementia Screening Solution

The integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) is a 5-minute computerized cognitive assessment tool. The test is software-based, self-administered, and independent of language and education. It is a screening tool for measuring patients’ brain health and streamlining the detection of cognitive impairment in patients 55 years and above.

Most Innovative Disruptive Project​

Ministry Of Interior

Facial Recognition Gateway For Remote Verification And Authentication Of Identities And Digital Transaction

Building a digital online portal to authenticate digital online transactions and remotely verify and authenticate identities using facial recognition. The portal is currently being used to activate UAE PASS accounts and enables banking sectors to offer bank account opening remotely using facial recognition. Facial recognition service is being adopted by several government entities (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, TDRA, etc.) within their smart service to allow people to access services from anywhere and anytime.