Application opens for Youth Creativity in Data Award

Doha: The Ministry of Sports and Youth announced that application is now open to Gulf youth aged 18 to 34 for the 1st Youth Creativity in Data Award....

Doha: The Ministry of Sports and Youth announced that application is now open to Gulf youth aged 18 to 34 for the 1st Youth Creativity in Data Award.

Marking the Gulf Statistics Day, the award is organized in cooperation of and coordination with the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat) and the National Statistics Center, in the framework of supporting digital and knowledge transformation in GCC countries.

It also aims to strengthen the role of Gulf youth in employing data and artificial intelligence in the service of sustainable development and improving quality of life in Gulf societies.

In this context, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth HE Eng. Yasser bin Abdullah Al Jamal said that the launch of the award aligns with the strategic directions of the work plan of the Committee of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers of Youth and Sports in the GCC (2024-2030), particularly with regard to empowering the youth, building their future capabilities, and enhancing their active participation in joint Gulf initiatives.

His Excellency pointed out that the award represents a practical model for achieving several of the plan's objectives by discovering and nurturing young Gulf talents in this important field and stimulating data-driven innovation.