The CEO of Tuwaiq Academy, Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Hammadi, confirmed that the “Absher Tuwaiq Hackathon” achieved an unprecedented global achievement after breaking records in the number of participants, exceeding 4,100 participants in just three days, to earn three Guinness World Records with 100% Saudi participation.
In a statement to “Sabq” on the sidelines of the “Absher 2025 Conference,” Al-Hammadi explained that Tuwaiq Academy is honored to partner with the Ministry of Interior in organizing the conference, which is an extension of a series of qualitative initiatives and programs that spanned 13 regions in the Kingdom, were implemented in more than 16 cities, and benefited more than 150,000 beneficiaries through training bootcamps, workshops, and specialized educational programs in modern and emerging technologies.
He stated that the “Absher Tuwaiq Hackathon” was one of the most prominent outcomes of this partnership, followed a week later by the “Absher 2025 Conference,” which includes more than 80 sessions and over 200 workshops, with the participation of dozens of speakers and the attendance of thousands of visitors from various segments of society, alongside decision-makers and opinion leaders, including Their Highnesses, Excellencies the Ministers, heads of government entities, and major local and international private sector companies. Al-Hammadi noted the wide participation of global technology companies in the conference, including Google, NVIDIA, and Meta, in addition to more than 20 global tech companies, to showcase digital transformation locally and globally and provide professional training content, along with accredited certificates in high-demand skills, especially in emerging technology fields.
He added that the qualitative partnership between Tuwaiq Academy and the Ministry of Interior contributed to achieving a broad scientific and cognitive impact across the Kingdom, stressing that the academy’s strategic goal is to build national technical capabilities through intensive applied programs, moving away from theoretical approaches, by launching hundreds of free training bootcamps lasting from 3 to 9 months, targeting Saudi male and female university graduates and general education students.
Al-Hammadi revealed qualitative educational initiatives, most notably the opening of the “Technical High School for the Gifted” in partnership with the Ministry of Education, as a government educational track focusing on emerging technologies from early stages, contributing to preparing a technical generation qualified for the future labor market.
Al-Hammadi concluded by emphasizing that the “Absher 2025 Conference” presents a forward-looking vision for the future through specialized sessions discussing the features of upcoming technologies and their impact on various sectors, with the participation of a group of experts and specialists, stressing the academy’s keenness to attract and discuss any influential future technology to ensure the Kingdom’s readiness and its alignment with global technical shifts.
The “Absher 2025 Conference” activities concluded this Friday in Riyadh, held under the slogan “From Innovation to the Field.. An Operational Vision for Smart Security,” through a number of dialogue sessions that brought together experts, officials, and specialists in the fields of technology and electronic services to exchange expertise and review the latest digital solutions.
The conference, held in partnership between the Ministry of Interior and Tuwaiq Academy, witnessed the announcement of 30 digital products and services for various sectors of the Ministry, in addition to the launch of five new digital services via the “Absher” platform.
Future visions regarding the employment of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in security and service work were also presented during the conference, along with discussions on benefiting from big data analysis, developing smart systems, and raising the level of digital readiness, in addition to addressing cybersecurity challenges and privacy protection, emphasizing that keeping pace with technical development is inseparable from the commitment to protecting information and safeguarding digital rights.
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