INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Over two million people from across the world journey to Saudi Arabia each year to perform the muslim pilgrimage known as Hajj
That's a very large number of people to manage and in order to streamline the process of Hajj and improve the overall experience of
pilgrims, the Kingdom is hosting a hackathon this year.The 36-hour hackathon is expected to be the largest event of its kind in the Middle
East and attract 3000 developers
HackathonHackathons are ways to pool human resources with the purpose of tackling difficult challenges and coming up with solutions by
producing usable software
By having multiple teams with diverse backgrounds competing, the organisers get access to a range of high quality potential solutions.The
participants compete against each other to come up with the most effective solution utilizing technology, creativity, and innovation
Hackathons usually offer prizes to the top innovations including incubation or accelerator opportunities, hiring.Hajj Hackathon - 36 hours,
3,000 entrepreneursEntrepreneurs taking part in the 36 hour Hajj Hackathon will have to find and build solutions that help streamline the
process of Hajj and improve the overall experience of pilgrims
The areas of focus are:Food BeverageTransportationCrowd control traffic managementTravel accommodations arrangementPublic healthWaste
managementHousingCommunications solutionsFinancial solutionsHajj Hackathon is open to all tech entrepreneurs, innovators, developers and
well worth for entrepreneurs with the total prize money of over two million Saudi Arabian Riyals (SAR) which is the equivalent of over half
Runner-up gets 500,000 SAR for 10% equity investment, and the 2nd runner-up will get 350,000 SAR for 7% equity investment
investments, there are other prizes to be won as well such as Google Home Mini devices and Google Cloud credits.How will be winners be
pickedSubmissions will be judged on the following four areas, each of which holds upto five points:Design - Was the UX/UI intuitive and
appealingSimplicity - Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or lessCreativity - How
creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challengeImpact - Did the team create an application that can have a real
and valuable impactThis will allow each judge to give a total score between 0 and 20 points based on the above criteria
for the Hajj Hackathon or visit the official website of the Hajj Hackathon to learn more.
