RIYADH: The Digital Technical College for Girls in Riyadh has launched the Saudi OpenSource 2025 hackathon under the slogan “One programmer for every 100 Saudis — Towards an Innovative Digital Future.”
The hackathon was launched in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Department at the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, and the Digital Government Authority, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The hackathon’s slogan reflects the ambition to build a digital generation equipped to lead the Kingdom’s technical transformation.
It offers two tracts for participation: the first focuses on developing alternative open-source products, while the second centers around the development of existing government products.
Each track presents several challenges, with each team selecting only one challenge to address, delivering specialized solutions that advance the government’s digital transformation.
The hackathon is open to a wide range of national talent, targeting students from Saudi public and private universities from various technical disciplines, as well as trainees from technical and vocational training institutes and colleges throughout the Kingdom.
This ensures a rich diversity of ideas and proposed solutions.
The timing of the hackathon’s launch coincided with the 95th National Day and Software Freedom Day, bridging the heritage of the past with the ambitions of the future.
Individuals wishing to join this national technical event can register via the official website at https://saudi-open-source2025.netlify.app/.
