Two young Lebanese were selected last week as part of the MIT Technology Review’s 2014 35 Innovators Under 35 list. The magazine honored entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir, 31, and inventor Fadel Adib, 25, for their work with littlebits and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, respectively.
According to Javier Garcia Martinez, the Director of Molecular Nanotechnology Laboratory at Spain’s University of Alicante, who served as one of the competition’s judges, increased access to technology has been the reason behind an increase in regional innovators. “Technology is lowering the bar for young innovators to make an impact, regardless of their location, providing easy access to millions of potential customers, but also to information, education, and financing,” Martinez said in an email to Wamda. According to the judge, this year’s results are part of an ongoing trend of awardees hailing from the Arab region.
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