The Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (ADIO) Innovation Programme provides incentives to innovative businesses within high-growth areas including Financial Services, Tourism, AgTech, Information Communications & Technology (ICT) and Health Services & Biopharma, among others.
The programme includes AED 2 billion (USD 545 million) of globally competitive financial as well as non-financial incentives providing support to innovative businesses, allowing them to grow and deliver ideas that have the potential to benefit the region and the world.
Financial Services
Why Abu Dhabi:
Abu Dhabi contributes 60% of the UAE’s GDP
There are over 120 financial service providers in the emirate
Home to the region’s only digital sandbox for financial services
Tourism
Why Abu Dhabi:
The emirate is set across 200 beautiful and unique islands
In 2019, Abu Dhabi welcomed over 11M visitors from around the world
Abu Dhabi has been voted the Safest City in the World 4 years in a row
AgTech
Why Abu Dhabi:
The emirate has more than 24,000 farms across 75,000 hectares of land
Abu Dhabi is building the world’s largest R&D indoor vertical farm
In 2020, ADIO partnered with Nanoracks to extend the emirate’s AgTech ecosystem into space
Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
Why Abu Dhabi:
Abu Dhabi was the 1st capital city in the world to achieve 100% fibre-to-home broadband connectivity and boasts the world’s fastest mobile network
The emirate is the ‘Smartest City’ in the Middle East and North Africa region
Abu Dhabi is home to the world’s first AI university
Health Services & Biopharma
Why Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi is home to leading healthcare institutions including Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and John Hopkins
The emirate is #1 in global COVID-19 testing capacity (300,000 tests per month)
In 2019, the Department of Health launched the Genome Program using AI to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents in the emirate
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