Saudi Industrial Development Fund announced the number of registrations for the third edition of the Industry Hackathon, which aims to attract young creative and innovative people to present their innovative solutions to the challenges facing national manufacturers.

More than 8,000 people registered for the third edition of the hackathon, which began its registration phase from August to September 27. <More than 8,000 people registered for the third edition of the hackathon, which ran from August 25 to September 27, while the number of registered teams reached 977 teams distributed across the three tracks of the hackathon: Design, Sustainability and Production. <The journey of participants in the third edition of the Industry Hackathon includes several stages: The first is the “Registration Phase", followed by the announcement on October 1 of the qualifiers for the "Bootcamp Phase“, which includes in-person workshops and mentoring sessions for participants on October 10 and 11, and the hackathon concludes in the fourth phase, which includes the selection of winners at the closing ceremony on October 12.

The total prize pool for the third edition of the “Industry Hackathon” is $30,000. It is noteworthy that the total prize pool for the 2024 Industry Hackathon exceeds SAR 1,400,000, which will be distributed to winners and participants, in addition to various training and development opportunities for all participants.