A series of workshops entitled:
Applied AI for Startups: From Opportunity to Deployment
Thursday, October 29, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
5th Floor, DIC, MCIT, Al-Nasr Tower B
Empowering Digital Qatar: Scale AI Demo Day
Wednesday May 28, 2025
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
St. Regis Marsa Arabia, Sailor Lounge meeting room
Overview
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with Scale AI, is delivering a series of specialized AI training workshops through its startup support initiatives and Qatar Digital Academy (QDA). The workshops aim to strengthen startups’ AI capabilities, encourage practical application, and drive innovation across Qatar’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
This series aims to support both current and alumni startups from DIC, along with ecosystem startups, in strengthening their understanding and practical application of AI across the startup lifecycle. Through hands-on learning and practical experimentation, participants will develop the capabilities to identify AI opportunities, build and enhance AI-powered solutions, implement responsible and secure AI practices, and bring AI innovations from concept to production.
Agenda
AI Strategy & Opportunities
Identifying AI value creation and understanding AI project lifecycle
October 29, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Prompting & Vibe Coding
Mastering prompting and rapid prototyping to build a working app
November 17, 2026 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Connecting AI to your own data and building retrieval pipeline
December 08, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AI Agents
Designing AI agents and multi-agents systems
January 12, 2027
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AI Safety & Security
Defending AI applications through hands-on red teaming
February 01, 2027
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
GenAI Operations
Taking AI prototypes into production
March 22, 2027
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Agenda
October 29, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AI Strategy & Opportunities
Identifying AI value creation and understanding AI project lifecycle
November 17, 2026 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Prompting & Vibe Coding
Mastering prompting and rapid prototyping to build a working app
December 08, 2026 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Connecting AI to your own data and building retrieval pipeline
January 12, 2027 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AI Agents
Designing AI agents and multi-agents systems
February 01, 2027 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AI Safety & Security
Defending AI applications through hands-on red teaming
March 22, 2027 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
GenAI Operations
Taking AI prototypes into production
When and where:
April 9, 2025
9AM TO 10:30AM
90 MINS
ZOOM
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks (MCIT and OSE)
15 mins
Data-Driven Strengths and Weaknesses
30 mins
Competitiveness in the Gulf Region
20 mins
Future Directions & Policy Recommendations
20 mins
Q&A and Open Discussion
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks (MCIT and OSE)
15 mins
Data-Driven Strengths and Weaknesses
30 mins
Competitiveness in the Gulf Region
20 mins
Future Directions & Policy Recommendations
20 mins
Q&A and Open Discussion
What you will gain from these workshops:
Identify practical AI opportunities for your startup
Build AI-powered prototypes using modern AI tools and techniques
Design and secure, data-driven AI solutions with agents and intelligent data retrieval
Deploy and scale GenAI solutions through continuous evaluation and monitoring
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