Date: 01/03/2021
Mada Lab nears its opening with interior design progressing at full throttle. Once completed, Mada Lab will showcase latest innovations in Assistive technology and digital accessibility. To be a sponsor at Mada Lab, reach us at innovation@mada.org.qa.
Date: 28/02/2021
Mada ropes in four new technology sponsors for Mada Lab. Sensory Souk, Ideal solutions, We walk and Dutco Tech will be joining Mada Lab to show case latest technology and innovation in the field of Assistive technology and digital accessibility.
Date: 11/02/2021
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: 31/12/2020
Mada Innovation Program has endorsed the “Class Quiz Educational App” that provides an interactive educational platform that enhances the students’ knowledge with learning difficulties and develops their skills in mathematics and science in an entertaining way using modern technology solutions.
Date: 31/12/2020
Mada Innovation Program has endorsed the “Wonder Tree Accessible Gaming Portal” that provides interactive and augmented reality solutions to engage children with disabilities in their cognitive skills using interactive games through the camera.
Date: 31/12/2020
Mada Innovation Program has endorsed Lazarillo app which provides, the first of its kind, a complete solution for guidance for the visually impaired through voice messages guiding them through their city and building environments, with information about current position and points of interest.
Date: 28/12/2020
Mada announces the two winners of alecso apps awards 2020. Mada Center extends its heartfelt congratulations to Amani Abu Alaa, State of Qatar, the developer of “Educational Encyclopedia” application and Hayat Information Technology Company, Oman, the developers of “SignBook” the winner of Mada – ALECSO Apps Award for Persons with Disabilities and the elderly. $10,000 cash prize will be shared by both winners.
Date: 24/12/2021
Mada Center and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization – ALECSO, invites you to attend the Closing Ceremony of Mada-ALECSO Apps Award for the best mobile application for the persons with disabilities and the elderly, on December 28, 2020.
Date: 22/12/2020
In appreciation of its role in promoting innovation in the field of ICT accessibility Mada Innovation Program wins the Silver Award in the category of the Best Specialized Portal of the Qatar Digital Government Excellence Awards 2020 in the State of Qatar.
Date: 20/12/2020
“Bonocle”, a Qatari innovation, supported and endorsed by Mada Innovation Program, wins the World Summit Award 2020 in the category of Inclusion & Empowerment as the first solution that translates Arabic content into Braille through a single cell.
Date: 25/11/2020
Find out latest issue of Nafath to keep up to date with the trends in Innovation and ICT Accessibility in the Arab world.
Date: 04/11/2020
Are you an android app developer? Participate now in the Mada-ALECSO competition before November 29th.
The best mobile application for persons with disabilities and the elderly will receive a $10,000 award.
To participate, please visit: https://award.alecsoapps.org/
Date: 22/10/2020
Qatar ranks 1st worldwide in the Digital Accessibility Rights Index. What is Digital Accessibility? It is the process of following global standards when designing various digital platforms in an inclusive manner to ensure that all information, services, websites, applications, and electronic kiosks are easily and independently accessible by everyone, especially persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 03/09/2020
We are pleased to announce that Mada FabLab has been officially certified by the “Fab Foundation” and accepted as part of the international network of Fab Labs, which includes more than 1900 laboratories around the world. You can visit the official website for more information: https://fablabs.io/labs/madafablab
Date: 19/08/2020
Find out the key information resource for disseminating the facts about latest trends and innovation in the field of ICT Accessibility and how visually impaired students are learning programming.
Date: 03/05/2020
Mada FabLab completes the setup in Madalab with first of its kind hands-on inclusive technology and digital fabrication space in the region setup in the MadaLab by Fablab and Ibtechar. Once operational, Mada Fablab will support Innovators, Entrepreneurs and school projects to develop their proof of concept free of cost.
Date: 13/04/2020
MADA and III Taiwan (Institute for Information Industry) signs MOU to partner in the field of ICT Accessibility. The agreement was signed virtually by Mada CEO Ms Maha Al Mansouri and President of III Taiwan Dr.CH Cho to collaborate in Mada Innovation Program and Mada Lab. III Taiwan works with an objective to increase innovative applications of ICT technology and to facilitate the development of the digital economy.
To know more about MadaLab, visit: MadaLab
Date: 03/04/2020
On Friday 3rd April 2020, Seedstars World organized the Seedstars Global Summit 2020, which was a virtual 2 hours long event. During the event, we announced the Mada ICT Accessibility Awards 2019 winners. The competition was between two finalists, and the prize was awarded to both Talov and Lazarillo.
For more information, please visit:
www.mip.qa/competitions/mada-ict-accessibility-award-seedstars/
Date: 01/04/2020
Nafath 13 is available now featuring accessible resources for Online learning during school closures and many more innovative technology solutions in the field of assistive technology and digital accessibility.
Visit mip.qa/nafath/ to read and share.
Date: 16/03/2020
As part of the Mada Innovation program, Reacherz signed sponsorship deals with Mada to be part of the MadaLab showcasing solutions in the field of Assistive Technology and Innovation.
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Date: 16/03/2020
As part of the Mada Innovation program, Tebyan Tech signed sponsorship deals with Mada to be part of the MadaLab showcasing solutions in the field Educational Technology & Accessibility.
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Date: 17/03/2020
Creatrea LLC to sponsor Qatar’s first flight simulation Lab for Autistic kids to be set up on the MadaLab. The partnership will include the development and setup of the technology solutions while involving Qatar airways to provide the look and feel of the aircraft economy class seating arrangement. The project aims to implement the first of its kind a simulation lab based on extended reality (virtual and augmented reality) to simulate in an immersive environment the full flight journey. Such a lab will not only aid to calm the Autistic kids from panic during the flying time but also gives the parents the confidence to tackle aerophobia.
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Date: 15/03/2020
VISYON 360 to build interactive and immersive accessible stadium applications through creative development and cutting-edge programming to provide the latest solutions for Virtual Reality and to build experiences in Augmented Reality to display interactive digital objects and characters as holograms within the real environment. VISYON is an award-winning company empowering innovation through emerging technologies and creative solutions, such as VR, AR, Holograms and AI.
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Date: 01/03/2020
Mada receives worlds first localized fully accessible Egov kiosk. Such an accessible and well-designed kiosk can offer a well-organized and autonomous experience for all users including people with functional limitation. Mada plans to implement such Kiosk throughout all government service sectors in Qatar.
To know more, visit:
mip.qa/supported-solutions/
Date: 13/01/2020
The Comptroller Mr Kwang-il Noh assigned by the president of South Korea visited Mada to review the progress of work done under KOTRA & Mada MOU. During the meeting, Mada CEO delegated the presentation with a short tour of the MadaLab. The visit strengthened the ties with KOTRA & MADA while delivering a positive streamline towards the upcoming collaborations with other Korea technology providers.
Date: 12/12/2019
Mada partners with Seedstars to promote the ICT Accessibility Solutions with the ultimate goal of supporting Accessibility startups in Qatar and beyond to benefit and improve the lives of PWD. Seedstars and Mada share a common vision to support innovation by working with the best startups in the field and offering them with suitable funding and subject matter expertise. The prize money is utilized for enhancing the innovative winning solution and a marketable product to effectively impact the targeted users. 2 finalists Talov and Lazarillo have been selected during the MENA summit held in Morocco who will advance to the final summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
Find out more @ mip.qa/competitions/mada-ict-accessibility-award-seedstars/
Date: 09/12/2019
Swedish Braille Manufacturer ‘Index Brailler’ along with Superwire hosted a show N tell for Mada staff on the latest technology innovation in the area of Braille printer, embossers and braille reading technology. The session was conducted by the chief technologist from Index braille Sweden.
Date: 02/12/2019
Guests from Taiwan Institute for Information Industry (III) visited Mada to discuss on Mada – III collaboration. During the visit, both parties discussed collaboration on Innovation in Assistive technology and accessibility.
Date: 01/11/2019
Microsoft signs MOU with Mada at QITCOM 2019 to setup an inclusive classroom in which all students, irrespective of their abilities or skills, are welcomed holistically. It is built on the notion that being in a non-segregated classroom will better prepare special-needs students for later life.
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Date: 01/11/2019
Mada has collaborated with Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) to launch the first of its kind awards intended to develop innovative Arabic mobile app solutions for users with disabilities called the Mada-ALECSO Apps Award. This award is part of the ALECSO Apps Award that focuses on developing Arabic mobile app solutions within various sectors.
Find out more about @ mip.qa/competitions/mada-alecso-apps-award/