Geneva, Switzerland – The Ministry of Justice of the State of Qatar and The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have actually released the Justice, Tech & & Youth Innovation Challenge: Bridging the Gap Between AI and the Modern Rule of Law, a local effort that will combine around 100 young specialists from throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to establish useful, accountable technology-based services to difficulties dealing with justice systems.

Applications are open from 26 October to 31 December 2026.
Program dates: 21-28 March 2027
Area: Doha, Qatar
Advancing Innovation and Access to Justice
As expert system(AI)and digital innovations improve public organizations, the effort intends to gear up young specialists with the abilities to establish accountable, useful services that enhance access to legal details and justice services.
By combining legal and innovation experts from throughout the GCC, the obstacle will motivate local partnership and development while highlighting openness, responsibility and the accountable usage of emerging innovations.
Dr. Jassim Salih Khamis Al Kuwari, Assistant Undersecretary for State Cases Affairs at the Ministry of Justice and Chair of the Organising Committee for the Justice, Tech & & Youth Innovation Challenge, highlighted the value of purchasing youths and accountable digital improvement:
Empowering young Qatari lawyers and advancing digital change are tactical concerns for the Ministry of Justice, assisted by our dedication to reinforcing the guideline of law and supplying available, safe and reputable legal services.
The Ministry’s collaboration with UNITAR supports its 2025-2030 technique by improving training, constructing nationwide capabilities, making use of global legal know-how and cultivating reliable institutional collaborations. The collaboration likewise promotes development, constant knowing and the advancement of reputable digital services centred on the requirements of service users, he kept in mind.
The local Hackathon likewise intends to deepen legal cooperation amongst GCC Ministries of Justice and establish useful options that add to the modernization of justice systems throughout the area while maintaining the concepts of trust, openness and legal obligation, he included.
From Learning to Innovation: How the Challenge Works
The program will integrate 4 days of specialized training with a three-day mentored hackathon, following a learning-by-doing method that puts real-world justice obstacles at the centre of the development procedure.
Individuals will operate in multidisciplinary groups to establish and evaluate options throughout 4 concern locations:
- Accountable and neutral AI
Checking out reasonable, ethical and reliable usage of AI in justice.
- Precise and updated legal info
Improving access to trustworthy and existing legal details.
- Available digital justice
Establishing options for more inclusive and easy to use services.
- Multilingual legal navigation throughout the GCC
Leveraging innovation to bridge language barriers and improve local access to justice.
Purchasing the Next Generation
Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, highlighted the significance of enhancing young experts’ capabilities to react to emerging difficulties in the justice sector:
This Innovation Challenge is a chance to crowdsource skill from throughout GCC member nations. It is a financial investment in human abilities and local cooperation. By empowering young experts to turn strong concepts into accountable, useful options, we are supporting a brand-new generation of problem-solvers geared up to advance access to justice and form the future of justice systems.
WHO CAN APPLY?
The obstacle is open to young experts aged 25 to 35 from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Candidates should speak Arabic and hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in law, science, innovation, engineering, mathematics or an associated discipline. Roughly 100 individuals will be chosen, with flights and lodging covered by the job.
Applications close on 31 December 2026.
About UNITAR
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is the training and capacityu-development arm of the United Nations. Its objective is to bridge the understanding and abilities spaces through impactful training, research study and ingenious knowing services throughout peace, diplomacy, sustainable advancement, and reliable governance.
Through tactical collaborations and discovering platforms, UNITAR constructs the abilities of people and improves the capabilities of organizations and companies, especially those in susceptible contexts, to speed up development towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Pact for the Future.
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