Road Safety App By NYUAD Students Wins Top Honors At World Government SummitRoadWatch App is a personal driving assistant app that provides real-time information and data on the condition of roads for drivers.
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A group of students from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) were declared the winners of the UAEBest m-government Service Awardfor theirRoadWatch applicationat the fourth edition of the World Government Summit held in Dubai in February. The annual award, which presented the RoadWatch team with a prize of AED1 million, is part of the Smart Governmentvisionof HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, that rewards innovative tech solutions that aidpublic service.The team ofstudents, comprising of Maitha Salem Al Memari, Quan Ho Vuong, Kai-Erik Marechal Jensen, Kenny Song and Lingliang Zhang, won in the university category, which saw 94 entries from 21 universities.