Gaza's tech sector devastated by war: UCAS incubator among institutions destroyed
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Al Jazeera
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The article examines how Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has devastated the territory's technology and entrepreneurship sector, with a focus on the UCAS Technology Incubator in Gaza City. The incubator, once a vital lifeline providing hope and employment for graduates amid mass unemployment and a years-long blockade, has been among the hardest-hit institutions. The piece highlights the broader destruction of Gaza's economy beyond homes and basic services, emphasizing the loss of a sector that offered opportunity to thousands.
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· 3 pulledThe devastating fallout of Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has extended far beyond the destruction of homes and basic services.
More than two and a half years of violence have obliterated Gaza's economy – including the technology and entrepreneurship sector, a vital lifeline that once provided thousands of graduates with a window of hope amid mass unemployment and Israel's years-long blockade.
Among the hardest-hit institutions is the UCAS Technology Incubator, affiliated with the University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of southwestern Gaza City.
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