AREA 2071 - Bring your ideas to life here

Our Offerings

For Residents
For Hosts
For Guests

Who are Residents?

If you are a startup, freelancer or an innovator we welcome you to join our community. This will give you access to our subsidized services, global markets through our “Country in Residence” program, startup challenges, community events, and networking opportunities.

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Business Visa

Workspace

UAE Regulations Lab

Business License

Housing

Digital Community

Country in Residence

Programmes

Business Visa

The startup ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates has progressed at an unprecedented speed. Make Dubai your home for innovation through the Business Visa as part of the UAE Golden Visa System. Our pioneers will have the opportunity to explore and connect in the UAE.

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Workspace

Work in a flexible and an interactive space allowing you to innovate, connect and collaborate in a seamless manner. We offer workspaces, meeting rooms, a creative media studio, training rooms, and areas for relaxation and socialising.

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UAE Regulations Lab

Test your innovative solutions in a real life setting within Dubai. With our leadership’s support and investment in technology, the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Dubai Future Foundation have co-created a Regulations Lab to support your regulatory needs.

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Business License

If you’re setting up a new business in the UAE, start and grow your business with us by getting your three-year business license. Our team can support you along the way, and you’ll get access to a suite of supportive services through AREA 2071.

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Housing

Live comfortably in accommodation that suits your needs. AREA 2071 is part of the Dubai Future District that offers affordable accommodation options for innovative startups.

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Digital Community

Connect and collaborate digitally with the AREA 2071 community through our digital ecosystem powered by “ALIA”, an AI assistant that connects you with other innovators, entrepreneurs and private and government sector employees to collaborate in designing innovative ideas.

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Country in Residence

Expand your startup, and reach global markets such as South Korea, France, New Zealand, Latvia, Estonia and Luxembourg through our “Country in Residence” programme. You can meet each country’s representatives, understand their market needs, and connect with new opportunities.

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Programmes

Submit your innovative solutions to strategic challenges. Our range of challenges and projects, in association with government entities and the private sector, are open for innovators and entrepreneurs around the world.

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Who are Hosts?

We invite government entities, corporates and NGOs to join our community and discover new possibilities at AREA 2071. Dedicated workspaces, innovation labs, and opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded organizations, startups, and global talent.

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Programmes & Labs

Government Accelerator

Ministry of Possibilities

C4IR UAE

Dubai Future Labs

Digital Community

Programmes & Labs

Find global solutions to your most pressing innovation challenges and projects. Post call-outs for your challenges on our Programmes Platform, or set up your own innovation lab within AREA 2071 and begin paving the way for your industry.

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Government Accelerator

The world’s first government accelerators, bridging the divide between government and non- government entities. An out out-of-the-box accelerator model that aims to achieve sustainable and scalable results across vital sectors.

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Ministry of Possibilities

The Ministry of Possibilities represents the next generation of government operations and empowers quick, bold and effective decision making in an ever-changing and more demanding world. New government systems designed for the future!

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C4IR UAE

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the first of its kind, and affiliated with the World Economic Forum. It serves as a global public-private platform for the collaborative development of technology governance and policy protocols.

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Dubai Future Labs

Dubai Future Labs is an applied research and development facility that designs, develops, and tests cutting-edge robotics and automation technologies; committed to enhancing the culture of technological innovation in the UAE.

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Digital Community

Connect and collaborate digitally with the AREA 2071 community through our digital ecosystem powered by “ALIA”, an AI assistant that connects you with other innovators, entrepreneurs and private and government sector employees to collaborate in designing innovative ideas.

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Who are Guests?

If you are a creator, a bold thinker, or simply curious about the world, and daring enough to imagine a better future, then AREA 2071 is where you should be. We give you access to regular programmes, events, workshops, courses and more.

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Events & Activities

Youth Hub

Dubai Future Academy

Digital Community

Events & Activities

In collaboration with some of the biggest industry names, our live and virtual events are sure to keep you stimulated, while advancing your technical and industry knowledge. Get the chance to interact & ask questions with renown entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world.

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Youth Hub

Youth x Hub welcomes innovators from all walks of life, aged between 15 and 35. Students, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in creating something new are welcome. The hub is a springboard for new ideas, and a platform to connect young creators together.

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Dubai Future Academy

The academy offers future-related courses, workshops, summer camps, and more; all the while, granting you exclusive access to a diverse network of global thought leaders and thinkers. Advance your skills and stimulate your mind with new ideas about different fields.

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Digital Community

Connect and collaborate digitally with the AREA 2071 community through our digital ecosystem powered by “ALIA”, an AI assistant that connects you with other innovators, entrepreneurs and private and government sector employees to collaborate in designing innovative ideas.

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Latest Insights

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Dubai Future Forum Concludes, Setting Pathway for a Promising Future

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Ohood Al Roumi: Global Lawmaking Models ‘Unfit for the Future’

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What is AREA 2071?

AREA 2071 is an innovation ecosystem that brings together talent, government, the private sector and other great minds to collaborate in the design and testing of innovative solutions. We create strategic collaborations, and provide growth opportunities for our members.

AREA 2071 is located at the heart of Dubai, at Emirates Towers View on Map

100,000 square feet of coworking space, innovation labs, and facilities to help you thrive.

We are home to innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world.

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Human beings, their ideas, innovations, dreams and connections, are the capital of the future. Because where great minds go today, great things will happen tomorrow.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Activities at AREA 2071

Programs

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The Future of Luxury Retail Technologies

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The Future of Generative AI in Government Services

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The Future of Generative AI in Media and Communications

By shabin August 18, 2023

Events

From thought-provoking talks to deep dives into the latest scientific breakthroughs, our events bring our communities and stakeholders together with inspiring ideas and the world’s most inquisitive minds.

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November 24, 2022

Exclusive screening of ‘A Decade in Motion’: a documentary about Careem’s first 10 years

November 2, 2022

Introduction to the Discipline of Anticipation

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These are our Partners of the Future, driven by a common purpose to positively impact a billion or more people worldwide. Through their investments and support, we are able to bring our members new and exciting opportunities to make real and meaningful change.