Al Arbiya: Saudi Arabia Hajj Hackathon organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones in Jeddah, has broken the Guinness World Record in terms of the number of participants topping 2,950 from over 100 countries.
Saudi counselor in the Royal Court, head of the Kingdom’s Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones Saud Bin Abdulla al-Kahtani expressed gratitude to King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman for their continuous support which led to this prestigious achievement.
Al-Kahtani said: “The Kingdom entering Guinness Records through Hajj Hackathon, confirms the ambition of the Saudi youths that their country is a gate for technology in the region,” referring that this achievement comes in parallel with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The Saudi Guinness World Record official announcement came on Wednesday, where judge Ahmed Jabr representing the prestigious body handed the award to the head of Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones Saud Bin Abdulla al-Kahtani.
Saudi Hajj Hackathon broke the previous Guinness World Record for simultaneous Hackathon participants done by India with 2,577 participants back in 2012.
This year Hajj Hackathon, which attracted Tech companies from around the world with support from Google, run many workshops for the participants, encouraged youth to come forward with innovative ideas.