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Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee (TDC): The Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee (TDC) was established in 2009 to encourage, support and supervise the development of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It functions as a multi-stakeholder government coordinating body interfacing between government, business and academia to realize Abu Dhabi Science, Technology and Innovation Vision in building a sustainable and diversified knowledge economy, well integrated into the global ecosystem. TDC aims to support embedding STI within the fabric of Abu Dhabi, through the custody of the STI Policy and the execution of key strategic initiatives in different areas, such as human capital. Five key policy areas have been identified as critical, and in which TDC perform an active role, to facilitate and support the development of a vibrant Science, Technology and Innovation base in Abu Dhabi: - Human capital: by Investing in developing a world-class talent base in Abu Dhabi - Research and development: by supporting the development of Abu Dhabi’s R&D capabilities - Enterprise development: by supporting the development of vibrant innovative enterprises in Abu Dhabi - Infrastructure: by enabling the creation of infrastructure for dynamic STI communities - Laws and regulations: by promoting improvements to laws and regulations that will advance innovation in Abu Dhabi

TDC’s Strategic Focus Areas: TDC is implementing various initiatives to enable Science, Technology and Innovation development in Abu Dhabi. 1. Science and Technology Promotion: stimulating the curiosity and aspirations of Abu Dhabi’s youth in STI education and career paths through best practice science popularization initiatives 2. Enterprise Development and Innovation: building the innovation capacity within the Emirate and supporting enterprises to help advance and grow the STI sector 3. Continuing to support and enabling STI planning and development activities in Abu Dhabi

TDC initiatives: And as part of its efforts, TDC has initiated various initiatives including: Takamul Program: Takamul is a UAE innovation support program created by the Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee to support innovation in the Emirate and the UAE. It aims to facilitate the integration of each stage of the innovation cycle, from the generation of ideas to the practical and commercial application of these ideas into products, solutions and services. Takamul supports innovation within knowledge intensive industries such as: Advanced Materials, Clean-tech, Electronics, Health & Medical, Information & Communication (ICT), Industrial Applications, Oil & Gas, among others. The program today supports a range of innovators from individuals to research institutions and companies based in the UAE. Takamul’s primary focus is to create societal and economic value from innovation happening in the UAE. The Abu Dhabi Science Festival : Among TDC’s key strategic science promotion initiatives, that is dedicated to the engagement and inspiration of the nation’s youth with the annual festival providing exciting science related hands-on activities and experiences as part of a wider plan geared towards building a talent base in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). lema? Science School Outreach Program ‘lema?’, which when translated means “Why?” in Arabic is among TDC’s key strategic science promotion initiatives designed to inspire the Abu Dhabi youth in science and technology as part of a wider plan geared towards building a talent base in STI. The program is organized to tour public and private schools in Abu Dhabi City, Al Ain and Al Gharbia engaging over 15,000 students from grades 3 to 5 and their teachers with informal science learning demonstrations and experiences. [1]