The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has just launched a platform dedicated to science, technology and innovation (STI).
Called “Engage”, the platform aims to link innovations to market opportunities and financing.
It provides an ideal setting for interaction and online relationship building with an extensive network of stakeholders from around the world, such as NGOs, government decision-makers, researchers, scientists and the private sector. present original ideas.
According to Hayat Sindi, advisor to the president of the IDB, “Engage” offers three main services, namely linking, transfer and the call for innovative projects “.
In addition, to ensure that innovators, startups and companies have better access to a continuous stream of financing facilities, the IDB has created the Transform Special Fund, which is a financial mechanism with more than 500 million dollars.
This fund will accelerate the application of science of scientific, technological and innovative solutions to promote the socio-economic progress of developing countries.
