The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) is an

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government entity responsible for shaping advanced

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

(R&D) for technology in

, the capital of the

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. The current ATRC Secretary-General is Faisal Al Bannai.

Organization

ATRC has three entities that manage the council's research areas: *

Technology Innovation Institute The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is an Abu Dhabi government funded research institution that operates in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical pheno ...

- This is the applied research technology pillar and global research and development institution. * ASPIRE - This is the technology and business solutions pillar. * VentureOne - This is the commercialization arm that facilitates the transition of prototypes from lab to market. ATRC was established in May 2020 by former UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ATRC is responsible for defining policies and procedures for R&D in Abu Dhabi

Research Centers

ATRC's

(TII) comprises 10 dedicated research centers * Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC) * Autonomous Robotics Research Center (ARRC) * Cryptography Research Center (CRC) * AI and Digital Science Research Center (AIDRC) * Directed Energy Research Center (DERC) * Quantum Research Center (QRC) * Secure Systems Research Center (SSRC) * Propulsion and Space Research Center (PSRC) * Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center (RSERC) * Biotechnology Research Center (BRC)

External links

Official Website

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) - BioTech

Interviews - The Business Year

References

{{Reflist Research institutes in the United Arab Emirates Research institutes established in 2020 Organisations based in Abu Dhabi 2020 establishments in the United Arab Emirates