Hope Hackathon | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched Hope Hackathon, is a hackathon that enable entrepreneurs to come up with innovative ideas and solutions to current challenges. The main goals of this Hackathon are to a) encourage innovation and development in healthcare, game development and home entertainment, b) support creatively and technically talented individuals and c) find sustainable solutions that help overcome the current pandemic.

Country

Saudi Arabia

Institution

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology