Vodafone Oman, in collaboration with the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at Sultan Qaboos University SQU, has successfully concluded a three-day digital innovation hackathon designed to move beyond competition, with a focus on practical, deployable ideas aligned with Oman's national digital transformation strategies.
The hackathon brought together 121 participants from across the Sultanate, including university students, early-career professionals, and technology practitioners. Working in multidisciplinary teams, participants developed innovative start-up ideas across key focus areas, including digital government services, healthcare innovation, smart cities, cybersecurity, and digital solutions to support low-income households.
"The hackathon was designed to push participants towards solution-oriented thinking, combining technical feasibility, societal relevance, and scalability. Over three intensive days, teams refined ideas through guided mentorship from academic specialists and industry experts, resulting in a set of concepts positioned for further development rather than one-off demonstration."
