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| IFIA Magazine - March 2022

Challenge and Innovation Forum 2021 CIF Qatar 2021 included two main competi-
Report tions; Best Inventions and Hackathon.
The best inventions competition aimed to
250,000$ was awarded to selected inventors showcase individual inventors’ projects for the
from all around the world in the Challenge and first two days. And then, the participants were
Innovation Forum. “CIF 2021” divided into groups where they competed to
After four days of physical exhibition and develop their unique ideas from scratch to a
months of preparation and registrations, final- startup within just 48 hours with a total prize
ly, the Challenge and Innovation Forum, CIF of 250,000$.
came to an end and is ready to come back In the invention exhibitions, the inventors
in 2022 in Qatar. The Challenge and Innova- showcased their invention in an exhibition-style
tion Forum (CIF 2021) is considered a unique event where they had a dedicated booth, and
event in The Middle East region under the a group of judges evaluated the best ideas
patronage of IFIA. It included a number of over the first two days.
competitions, events, and interactive science After the inventions exhibition, the inven-
programs, aimed to motivate and encourage tors were divided into eight teams in a hack-
inventors from all over the world to participate athon-style competition for another two days.
in this huge event.
Accordingly, CIF presented some projects The registration opening of CIF 2021 opened
that reflected the roles of research, develop- on July 7th until September 10th. After that,
ment, and innovation in achieving a knowl- the final list of participants who would com-
edge-based economy. Also, the Challenge pete physically in Doha was announced. In this
and Innovation Forum contributed to directing matter, eighty-four inventors from 32 countries
the attention of the international community to were accepted to showcase their projects and
learn more about the latest developments in inventions in Qatar.
the fields of innovation and modern technol- On November 7th, 2021, the Challenge and
ogies. Innovation Forum started with the inventions

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