Entrepreneurial & Innovative Projects Competition

What?
Entrepreneurial and innovative projects in computer science play a crucial role in driving progress, fostering economic growth, and addressing societal challenges. In this competition, we aim to attract projects with entrepreneurial and innovative potential to showcase the technological innovation in the Kingdom. These projects drive technological innovation by introducing novel ideas, approaches, and products that have the potential to revolutionize industries and improve people's lives.


Submission:
  • Submit directly: All male/female students at Saudi universities can apply.
  • Submission via university nomination: Each Saudi university can formulate an internal committee to shortlist the projects and then nominate projects.

Registration link:
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Objective:
  • Inspire Innovation: Encourage entrepreneurial thinking and innovation among students.
  • Support Student Ventures: Provide resources to turn ideas into impactful ventures.
  • Encourage Collaboration: Foster teamwork and interdisciplinary problem-solving skills.
  • Facilitate Technology Exchange: Bridge academia and industry for technology transfer.
  • Drive Digital Transformation: Contribute to the Kingdom's 2030 vision through innovation and technology.

Topics of Interest:
Proposed projects should be broadly in the computing domain, including but not limited to the following:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computing and Software Engineering
  • Information and Data Science

Target group
- University students at the bachelor’s, postgraduate, and diploma levels.
- Recent university graduates

Judging Criteria:
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Market Potential and Viability study.
  • Social Impact and Sustainability
  • Presentation Quality

Competition Timeline:
  • Competition Announcement and Submission Stage: 10th - 24th March, 2024
  • Nomination Announcement: 28th March, 2024
  • Entrepreneurial and Innovative Camp: (Remotely), 31st March - 4th April, 2024
    • Training workshops on design thinking, identifying customer needs, providing innovative solutions, idea building (including business model, market study, financial planning), and methods for obtaining financing.
  • Presentation of Projects for Evaluation: (Remotely), 15th - 18th April, 2024
  • Poster Submission Deadline: 25th April, 2024
  • Evaluation the posters: 8th May, 2024
  • Winners Announcement: (9th May, 2024 ) Presentation of prizes at the conference's closing ceremony.