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‘Everyone can code’ campaign attracts more than 20,500 participants hours after launching

DUBAI, In line with the “UAE Codes” day celebrations, marked by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, The National Programme of Coders launched the “Everyone can code” Campaign aiming to involve society in taking the first step towards digital journey and participate actively in the biggest campaign to encourage people to code.

The “Everyone can code” Campaign attracted just hours after it launch, more than 20,500 participants who wrote a “line of code,” in 7 hours, reflecting the society’s willingness to try new advanced technology and ultimately attracting more people to be part of coding society.

The campaign focuses on empowering society in the UAE to write their first line of code regardless of their age, educational background, or current professional journey, through an online link activated to take users through the entire campaign and the idea of how to spread the knowledge of coding using simple, yet encouraging method.

Through the link, community members are encouraged to type in a code, which in turn enables them to explore Codrers HQ initiatives to learn or train in the many languages of coding, create exceptional opportunities to meet experts, and Coding Ambassadors, one of The National Programme of Coders initiatives.

The National Programme of Coders is calling out all members of society to participate and be part of the campaign through the link: https://bit.ly/aecodes.

“UAE Codes” was marked last year by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on 29 October celebrating distinguished coders, empower talented people and organise initiatives to implement technology in creating opportunities to innovate and design the digital future.

Source: Emirates News Agency