We want to honour the contributions of coders and programmers so that we can encourage future generations of technology professionals to participate in building the future of the UAE."
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
Falling on the 29th October every year, “UAE Codes” day celebrates and honours coders and programming professionals in advancing the nation’s vision for accelerating the growth and transformation of the digital economy. Driven by the impetus of the National Program for Coders, “UAE Codes” day highlights the critical role that coders play in leapfrogging society into the future.
UAE'S JOURNEY OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
| YEAR | Event |
|---|---|
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2001 |
Establishment of E-Government |
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2003 |
Establishment of TDRA |
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2013 |
Smart Government |
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2015 |
FEDNET |
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2016 |
UAE PASS |
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2018 |
EMIRATES DIGITAL WALLET |
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2018 |
UAE AI STRATEGY |
|
2021 |
NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CODERS |
|
2022 |
UAE DIGITAL ECONOMY STRATEGY |
Goal:
The highest number of coders per capita in the world
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Margaret Hamilton stands next to a stack of Apollo Guidance Computer source code (1969)
Margaret Hamilton, an American software engineer that developed flight software for NASA’s Apollo program.
Image: NASA
The world’s first computer bug was an actual real bug!
On September 9, 1947, a team of computer scientists found a moth in the computer’s hardware, which was disrupting the electronics of the computer. Thus the name “debugging” becoming a major part of coding today.
Image: National Geographic
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An idea and a computer is all it takes!
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