About The Hackathon

Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Solutions

In a disruptive world and the rapidly evolving changes of emerging technologies, we launch the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon to enable innovators from all sectors across the UAE to take part in creating technological solutions to various challenges that face all UAE’s sectors, aiming to design a sustainable digital future to contribute in realizing the  the UAE Digital Government Strategy 2025 and in response to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, - may God protect him - for government entities to adopt the "Zero Government Bureaucracy" program. 

UAE Hackathon, at a glance

 

Viewed as the largest competitive event for innovation at the national level, the UAE Hackathon reflects the efforts of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) to disseminate the culture of digital transformation in the country. This project provides an opportunity for different sectors of the community, including university and high school students, entrepreneurs, employed people, and IT experts to use open data as a tool for coming up with solutions based on specific themes and challenges listed for the Hackathon.

Grounds for starting out hackathons

 

The UAE is pursuing an active role in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. It is widely known that data has become one of the most important features of the digital era, and the focus on data in terms of understanding, analysis, and employment has become one of the most important highlights in the transformation towards a digital economy.

In view of this, the wise leadership of the UAE launched the 4th Industrial Revolution Strategy, the National Innovation Strategy, and other national plans that form part of the mechanisms of making the future.

The UAE Hackathon is an integral part of these national trends, and it aims to draw attention to the high value of data and the solutions inherent within it when dealing with daily challenges with regard to the economic, social, environmental, and scientific aspects of life.

UAE Hackathon Organizer

 

The UAE Hackathon is part of the innovative initiatives launched by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), which launched this Hackathon as part of its role towards the community and its responsibility to push forward the digital transformation at the federal level.

Several government entities are participating in the UAE Hackathon. This includes the local eGovernments of the UAE, a number of federal government entities, and the private sector. A detailed list of the participating parties will be announced on the webpage of the UAE Hackathon.

Emerging Technology fields at UAE Hackathon

 

1. Internet of Things

2. Big Data & Data Analysis

3. Artificial Intelligence

4. Blockchain

5. Intelligent Chatbot

6. Augmented Reality

7. 3D/4D Printings

8. Other Trending Technologies

 

 

Hackathon’s Themes

 

In response to the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, for the state's government entities to adopt the "Zero Government Bureaucracy" program, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has adopted "Zero Government Bureaucracy" as the slogan for the seventh edition of the UAE Hackathon.

And to enable the participants on all tracks, and government entities to collaborate in crafting innovative ideas and practical solutions towards the "Zero Government Bureaucracy" goal, we have identified the following two unifying themes for the  UAE Hackathon 2024:
Theme 1: User Driven Digital Government 
Theme 2: Digital by Design

These two themes are also aligned with and derived from the dimensions of the UAE Digital Government Strategy 2025. The themes enable federal and local government entities across the UAE to derive maximum benefit from the hackathon by:
Making it easy for these entities to identify challenges within each theme that contribute to their own digital transformation objectives and initiatives.
Allow these entities to identify relevant open datasets that are related to these challenges. This will empower the participants in utilizing these datasets to generate applicable ideas and develop practical solutions.