19th Cycle · 2026

Ideas Arabia International Award

The Ideas Arabia Award recognizes the most significant ideas implemented last year, recognizing employees and organizations for their outstanding ideas.

Opening DateTBA

Submission DeadlineTBA

Award Ceremony2027

Step 01Register Here

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About

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, DQG's Ideas Arabia Subgroup launched the Ideas Arabia International Award in 2006. The Subgroup of Ideas Arabia is organizing the 19th cycle of the Ideas Arabia International Award 2026.

The Ideas Arabia Award recognizes the most significant ideas implemented last year. This Award seeks to recognize employees and organizations for their outstanding ideas. The Award allows participating companies to benchmark against other leading organizations. It also acts as a motivational tool for employees.

Participation in the Award has many benefits. It provides additional recognition to your employees and highlights how involving your employees can benefit your organization. It helps impart one’s experience to other companies and allows employees to learn from practices followed in other organizations.

Award Categories

Smart Services

Technology

Educational & Training

Customer Happiness

Added Value to Product or Service

Health & Safety

Financial

Process Efficiency

Organisational Culturel

Media Market & Awareness

Green Initiative

Charitable Initiative

Sustainability Empowerment

People of Determination Support & Empowerment

Talents Support

Executive Innovation Leader

Best Innovation Executive

Best Innovation Teamwork

Best Shared Idea

Best Article Supporting Innovation*

*No fee required for this category

Award Assessment

An award committee/Jury composed of experts was used to supervise the outcomes of the assessment process during the competition. This ensures the award's credibility and that the outcomes are up to the highest standards and compatible with DGEP.

Due to the credibility and status of this award, many organisations throughout the UAE participated in it to enhance their Innovation strategy, corporate excellence, and general performance.

Under the Jury committee, teams of expert assessors are formed to assess each category. The assessment process runs in three stages:

01Screen all application files for each award category by the assessor team.

02Selecting the shortlisted for interviews.

03Present the scoring to the Award Jury to revise the results and confirm the winner of each category.

Award Documents

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Submission Steps

01Click on "Register Here" at the top of the page to register in the award.

02The submission file should present the idea by clarifying the requirements of the Award Criteria, including all the necessary supporting materials, such as photos, technical reports, statistical, spreadsheets, press releases, etc.

03The submission file including evidence, per one idea shouldn’t exceed 20 slides, and shouldn’t exceed (15MB).

04Click on "Submit Here" to submit your submission file in PPT or PDF format.

05If the submission file size exceeds the limit due to audio/visual materials, please upload the materials in the submission file as an open shared link using Google Drive or Dropbox.

06Complete the payment of the participation and submission fee online or via bank transfer.