Date: 01/08/2022
Considering Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 and Qatar National Vision 2030, Mada Innovation Team aims to create and update use cases under the Mada Innovation Program ecosystem. As such, focus groups have been conducted to understand the student’s and teachers’ perspectives on Living with Learning disabilities in Qatar.
Date: 06/07/2022
Are you an innovator with an idea or an invention that would positively change the lives of persons with disabilities? Pleased to announce that registration is now open worldwide for Mada Innovation Award until August 31st, 2022. Prizes for winners up to one million Qatari Riyals.
Register now: https://award.mada.org.qa/
Date: 29/06/2022
Celebrate with us the release of golden edition of Nafath periodical 20th.
You can download the latest edition of Nafath periodical to keep up to date with the trends in innovation and ICT Accessibility in the Arab world, through:
https://bit.ly/3uazzwo
Date: 15/06/2022
Second User testing for Lazarillo Indoor wayfinding solution at Msherieb Metro station has been completed as part of Mada Innovation Programs strategy to implement Mada Supported solutions at Mada Strategic Partner organizations
Date: 13/06/2022
Mada Innovation Team hosted the second Show&Tell of this season at Mada Lab on 5G Verticals, IoT & Accessibility. The session was presented by Dr ZIED BOUIDA, a Senior Researcher and a Cisco Chair technical manager at the Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) Lab at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Dr Zied is also a Senior Member of the IEEE and currently serving as IEEE R7 Young Professionals Committee Chair.
Date: 08/06/2022
First User testing for Lazarillo Indoor wayfinding solution at Msherieb Metro station has been completed as part of Mada Innovation Programs strategy to implement Mada Supported solutions at Mada Strategic Partner organizations
Date: 07/06/2022
Mada will submit a paper on accessible museum at Mathaf QF. This is part of the collaboration with Mathaf QF to setup 6 accessible solutions for supporting disabled Mathaf visitors.
Date: 02/06/2022
Mada Lab was glad to host the seminar ” Discussion of Primary Results to Discuss Supporting Digital Integration of Elderly People and Caregivers for Qatari and Arab Families “. It is joint research by HBKU, Ihsan, Mada Centre and the Canadian Network of Technology for Elderly People, funded by Qatar National Research Fund and Doha International Family Institute, as Dr. Dena Al-Thani, Assistant Professor and The Director of Interdisciplinary Programs at the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, chaired the seminar and discussed the recommendations with a group of experts and specialists.
Date: 01/06/2022
Proud to announce the winning of Autism Lab Project from CREATREA LLC, one of Mada Lab sponsors, in the QBIC Hackathon 2022
Autism Lab is a mixed reality platform to deliver a variety of scenarios that simulate virtual tours to support children with autism and their families. Also, it helps researchers and experts.
Date: 30/05/2022
CEO of Kidzania visits Mada Lab to explore the ideas to have an Flight simulation lab, accessible gaming and Inclusive education for PWD’s at Kidzania Doha.