Saudi Arabia’s first childhood hackathon puts young minds at heart of innovation

DHAHRAN: Sixteen teams gathered in Dhahran on Sunday for Saudi Arabia’s first Childhood Hackathon, developing innovative solutions to challenges affecting children across the Kingdom.

The four-day hackathon will bring together participants who will help solve a pressing issue in the community in relation to children.

Hosted at the Almuhaidib Down Syndrome Center and organized by Inmaa Childhood Care Association, the initiative is supported by Eastern Region Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, as well as several local and regional entities.

Executive director Abdulrahman Khudair Alkhudair gave Arab News an exclusive tour of the space, in which the teams were populating their projects.