Deal signed to support innovation in Sharjah

 

SHARJAH / WAM

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), represented by the Public Relations and Social Responsibility Department, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Emirates Creative Association to enhance cooperation and exchange knowledge and experiences, and implement and embrace innovative projects to elevate individual and institutional performance, in line with the goals and strategies of the UAE government for innovation and creativity and the objectives for the next fifty years.
Accordingly, the two sides will exchange studies, co-organise innovation-related community activities and events, and coordinate advisory services related to
training, development, entrepreneurship and management of entrepreneurial projects.
The two sides also agreed to develop methods for systematic research, sponsoring and organising conferences, seminars and workshops for the best and latest global practices in creativity and innovation, supporting and empowering national talents.
They also agreed to launch an action plan to implement joint projects in creativity and innovation, especially concerning the annual creativity and innovation exhibition, planned at the SCCI headquarters, under the theme “The Fifty Towards Creativity and Innovation”.
“The memorandum aims to spread the culture of creativity among all members of society to enhance the values of innovation in the local business community,” Al Qasimi said. “Our collaboration with the SCCI would help us achieve our objectives of supporting, nurturing and encouraging talents and creative minds and providing an umbrella that enables them to show their creativity.”
He added that such partnership would stimulate the creative side of the private sector in Sharjah, especially SME owners to develop their projects in line with the latest global trends.
“The MoU falls within our commitment to supporting entrepreneurial projects and developing professional performance among SCCI members,” Al Owais said. “This is achieved by instilling the concept of creativity within our institutional mechanisms of action and encouraging the private sector to adopt innovation as a basis for the development, in line with the vision of the wise leadership that attaches utmost importance to innovation as a key pillar for progress and comprehensive and sustainable development.”

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