Q Life Magazine Q Magazine (US) June 2017 | Page 40
Entrepreneurship and Business |
| Issue 3
The sustainability challenge aims to create sustainable
outcomes in design, construction, and operation. Health
and safety focuses on promoting the well-being of the
employees involved. Tourism experience centers on
improving the visitor experience and contributing to
the long-term diversification of the regional economy.
“Internet of things” aims to identify how the internet
can create a more accessible, safer, and better
tournament experience.
| Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Hassan Al-Thawadi
Challenge 22:
The Supreme Committee’s
Annual Innovation Award
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Challenge 22 offers mentorship and opportunities to
the participants involved. The competition begins by
accepting proposals from throughout the region via a
traveling roadshow. Once the participants are filtered,
semi-finalists are then mentored by leading scientists and
researchers to help develop and refine their proposals.
n 2015, the Supreme Committee for Delivery &
Legacy established the annual innovation award –
Challenge 22. The award aims to promote regional
innovations that at the same time enhance the
infrastructure and visitor experience for the 2022
World Cup. The contestants are then assessed, and a number of
finalists are flown to Doha for business development
workshops, and further opportunities to develop their
networks and skills. The winners are awarded $15,000
and have the chance to apply for a grant of up to
$100,000 to develop their idea.
The Challenge 22 award is currently focused on
challenges in various fields, such as sustainability, health
and safety, tourism experience, and the
“internet of things.” Challenge 22 helps encourage innovation across a broad
range of areas and allows people from across the region
to contribute to the success of the 2022 World Cup, and
Qatar’s long-term future.
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