Submission until January 31.. “Culture” launches the Crafts Hackathon

The Ministry of Culture launched the “Craft Hackathon”, which will bring together creatives and innovators from various fields to find specific innovative solutions for several areas related to handicrafts, from marketing to design and production, as part of the activities of the Year of Handicrafts 2025 initiative.
The Ministry made it possible for all those interested to register for the hackathon and submit their ideas through the link, and it will continue until January 31, 2025, with the stage of sorting out ideas and selecting qualified people starting at the beginning of next February, and then the training camp for the hackathon will begin during the period from February 14 to 15, 2025.

Craft hackathon

The hackathon targets craftsmen, designers, developers and programmers, provided that the number of members of each team is not less than three people and not more than five, and the age of the participant is not less than 18 years.
The hackathon covers two main tracks, the first of which is “Sustainability and Marketing,” which focuses on enhancing the sustainability of the handicraft sector by finding solutions to develop modern marketing strategies that increase the spread of handicraft products.

The second, “Design and Production,” focuses on finding innovative solutions that enhance integration between design and implementation of the final product, in order to bridge the gap between design and production by finding compatible solutions between the initial design and the final product, developing tools and mechanisms that facilitate communication between designers and craftsmen, and enhancing integration between the planning and production stages. To ensure quality and adherence to the original design.

By organizing the hackathon, the Ministry of Culture aims to enhance sustainability in handicrafts, develop modern marketing solutions to open new markets, and bridge the gap between design vision and practical implementation, as part of the activities of the “Year of Handicrafts 2025” organized by the Ministry, considering handicrafts a symbol of authenticity and a basic cultural value. It is important in the life of Saudi society.