Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture

Digital transformation has become one of the most important pillars in the development and progress of countries, as it is considered a major enabler for many other productive sectors, in addition to its pivotal contribution to shaping the digital economy, which has become the most prominent feature of the economies of the modern era, and the most prominent pillars of this axis is leadership and innovation. From this standpoint, the idea of the Dates Hackathon was established, which seeks to contribute to stimulating the creation of innovative solutions in the agricultural field by providing a stimulating and productive competitive environment and by providing a package of technical, financing, and advisory services in technologies and business development programs with the participation of a group of partners from different sectors. . The Dates Hackathon targets the creative minds of programmers, 3D design experts and agricultural experts in the Kingdom. The hackathon is a two-day competition in which teams of three to six individuals solve problems in the field of agriculture and dates.