Date: 30/05/2022
Mada Innovation team completes the successful expert testing of Sukoon App for Deaf. The App will provide comprehensive signlanguage feedback for Arabic language library. Sukoon is supported by Mada Innovation Program
Date: 29/05/2022
Mada Innovation Team completes the successful testing for Mind Race Learning and gaming tool using NextMind device for people with physical disability. The solution is supported under Mada Innovation program
Date: 19/05/2022
Mada Innovation Team promotes the importance of accessible solutions for PWD’s to encourage and develop innovations and solutions in the Arabic language to support persons with disabilities to ensure digital inclusion for all.
Date: 12/04/2022
Part of the awareness session held by the Center in cooperation with Mada Lab sponsor Sensory Souk on Autism Spectrum Disorder, coinciding with the Autism Awareness Month (April 2022)
Date: 10/04/2022
In partnership between Mada Center, Microsoft and in cooperation with Thinksmart, we are pleased to announce the launching of Minecraft Game Competition to build a comprehensive smart city for teachers and students.
Competition details will be announced soon.
Date: 29/03/2022
Mada Center booth showcase the visitor journey of Inclusive Smart City.
Mada Innovation Team has a showcased all the mada supported innpvations for the inclusive smart city. Wait for us to take you in a journey to Mada Booth
Date: 22/03/2022
A group of students from HBKU has visited Mada Lab to learn more about the latest solutions and innovations in the field of digital accessibility and assistive technology, as part of their university course on “ICT Accessibility “.
Date: 20/03/2022
We were pleased to host Mr. Taeho Kim, Executive Board Member and Executive Vice President for Economic Cooperation & Trade Affairs of Kotra, the Korea Trade – Investment Promotion Agency, to promote partnership and cooperation in innovation field in accessible technology solutions.
Date: 09/03/2022
Thinkerbell Annie is the world’s first self-learning Braille literacy device, and was the winner of Mada Seedstars Award 2021 (Mada Center, 2021). To know more, you can read issue.19 of Nafath periodical through Mada Website : mada.org.qa
Date: 03/02/2022
Microsoft has signed a Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in innovation field for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 23/12/2021
Ibtechar CEO Nayef Al Ibrahim visited Mada Lab as part of the 10th Anniversary celebration of Ibtechar in Qatar.
Over the past few years, Mada & Ibtechar reaped the benefits of strategic planning and considerable knowledge of the mechanisms for developing innovative products. In 2019, Mada & Ibtechar collaborated to undertake the development and operation of the country’s first Accessible digital fabrication laboratory – Mada FabLab to serve startups and small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) in Assistive Technology & Accessibility sectors while supporting PWD innovators.
Date: 16/12/2021
We are pleased to announce the winner of Mada-Alecso Award 2021 in the Competitions Track within Mada Innovation Program: “Braille” for innovator Mr. Bader Al-Rimish.
Date: 16/12/2021
We are pleased to announce the winning innovations in the Direct Grants Track within the Mada Innovation Program: “Learn For Them” innovation for innovator Mr Ramzan Al-Naimi and “ MindRace” innovation for innovator Mr Akram Hidri.
Date: 16/12/2021
We are pleased to announce the endorsed solutions in the Endorsements Track within the Mada Innovation Program: “E-Government Accessible Kiosk” for SBS and the “Qatari Money Reader App” for Innovation Factory.
Date: 16/12/2021
Mada Innovation Day has showcased the most important innovations in the field of digital accessibility and assistive technology in the Arabic Language and announced the supported innovations in various tracks of the Mada Innovation Program of the year 2021.
Date: 14/12/2021
Lazarillo has signed a Bronze Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in the innovation field for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 14/12/2021
Consort World has signed a silver Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in the innovation field for persons with Disabilities.
Date: 13/12/2021
The exclusive regional representative of Dot Inc. has signed a Silver Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in the innovation field for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 09/12/2021
Ideal Solutions has signed a Bronze Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in the innovation field for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 09/12/2021
SuperWire has signed a Silver Sponsorship Agreement for Mada Lab in the innovation field for persons with Disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 08/12/2021
Sensory Souk has signed a Silver Sponsorship Agreement of Mada Lab in innovation field for persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 27/10/2021
Download the latest issue of Nafath periodical to keep up to date with the trends in innovation and ICT Accessibility in the Arab world through: Nafath.mada.org.qa
Date: 04/10/2021
As part of the ongoing open training program, we’re pleased to offer the second part of the training workshop entitled “Lego Build Workshop – Universal Design (Level 2 – Part 2)” in the Arabic language for students with disabilities who are interested in programming and innovating, on the 4th of October at Mada Center.
Date: 27/09/2021
As part of the ongoing open training program, we’re pleased to offer a remote training workshop entitled “Lego Build Workshop – Universal Design (Level 1 – Part 2)” for students with disabilities who are interested in programming and innovating on the 27 of September in the English language.
Date: 22/09/2021
Are you interested in developing smartphone applications? Register now for the Mada – Alecso Apps Award 2021 For Mobile applications that benefit persons with disabilities before November 10. The best mobile application using the Unified Arabic Braille will be awarded $10,000. To find out more and to register, please visit the Award website: https://award.alecsoapps.org/
Date: 27/06/2021
Mada was honoured by the visit of H.E Mr Hamid Reza Dehghani, Ambassador of Iran in Qatar, accompanied by his honourable family to Mada Center, where they learned about the latest cutting-edge assistive technologies & accessible solutions for improving digital access for all.
Date: 14/06/2021
Mada were honored by the visit of H.E the Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology, H.E ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the accompanying delegation to Mada Center, where they learned about the Center’s most important services and activities in the field of innovation.
Date: 14/06/2021
MIP supported and funded the development of the upgraded version of money reader application has the first of its kind algorithm to calculate multiple currencies, exchange rates and can identify fake notes through the smartphone camera and through using the deep learning approaches.
To download the app, users can search the application stores on both platforms using the term ‘Qatari Money Reader’.
Date: 06/06/2021
Enjoy the latest issue of Nafath periodical to keep up to date with the trends in innovation and ICT Accessibility in the Arab world.
Date: 20/05/2021
As part of the Mada Innovation Program, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Mada – Seedstars ICT Accessibility Award 2020\21: Thinkerbell Labs – ANNIE. An innovative audio device that helps teach students braille in classrooms.