Starting Wednesday, August 1st, tHajj Hackathon will start and its your last chance to go and register yourself to be part of the 3 days event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. You can click here to register.

An initiative of the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, “Hajj Hackathon”, is an event that promises to attract leading programmers from around the world to innovatively leverage technology to enrich and enhance the Hajj experience for pilgrims.

This initiative is just one of the Kingdom’s many efforts under Saudi Vision 2030 to provide the nation’s youth opportunities to become global leaders in technological development.

The Hajj Hackathon will be held in August in Jeddah and is expected to attract more than 3000 developers. Google will offer mentorship and training for participants of the Hackathon.

The Hackathon offers prize awards to the top three participants valued at 2,000,000 SR to transform their ideas into businesses. First place will receive 1,000,000 SR, second place will receive 500,000 SR and third place will receive 350,000 SR. Additionally, 150,000 SR will be awarded as a prize for excellence.

For more details about the Hajj Hackathon, visit https://hajjhackathon.sa/en