The UAE's innovation challenge platform
A smart approach for delivering short, focused technology challenges that tap into global expertise to tackle pressing operational needs and stimulate young talent in the UAE.
Student Challenges
Sparking the next generation of UAE innovators.
From kindergarten classrooms to university research labs, our student challenges nurture curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through hands-on competition at a national scale.
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Professional Challenges
Solving real operational problems with global expertise.
Open invitations to innovators, researchers, startups, and labs worldwide to tackle high-stakes technical problems for UAE entities. Short cycles, real prize pools, and a direct path from prototype to deployment.
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ChallengeON is the Abu Dhabi Government's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC)'s innovation platform. Professional challenges are powered by ASPIRE, while student challenges are powered by ATRC.
Student challenges
talents@atrc.ae
Professional challenges
challenges@aspireuae.ae