The workshops will be presented virtually via Zoom, and all qualified participants will be notified via email later on.
Games qualified to move onto the competition must meet all our criteria, and then begin the public voting and evaluation by our judges.
No, this competition is open for all the creative developers around the world!
Owners of technology and healthcare projects, individuals interested in the technology and healthcare field, and investors.
There are no obligations on the participants
No, winners will be chosen based on both the public voting as well as the evaluation made by our judges.
There is no cost.
Program acceptance only requires registration.
Online participation is not available. You must attend in person and register for each day of the program.
Yes, all qualified game will be posted on our website for everyone to view and read up on, and hopefully, vote for!
Yes, the video is needed, as well as the screenshots. Please submit a short clip of 60-120 seconds max showcasing your game. You can use Loom to record and upload your video.
Unfortunately, this competition is for mobile games only.
Absolutely, as long as your game is complete and is ready for play and review by our judges.
After your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive a message of either rejection or acceptance.
Digital researches and patents should be well detailed, specialized in the field of communication & information technology, and relevant to the nature of the award.
Yes, however you must provide an approval letter from your legal guardian if you are under 18.
Research and patents must be solely owned by the participants and not looted or owned by another party.
No, the winning teams in the Digital Innovation Award will receive digital empowerment prizes worth 500,000 Saudi riyals, which will be used as digital incentives for the winners according to the positions and project needs of both tracks.
The registration form is filled by one of the team members and it must include the names of all team members.
Both Arabic and English, and your game must be in either both or one of the languages.
The registration starts on September 15th and ends on November 10th, 2022.
On the Demo Day, participants present their projects professionally to the judges’ panel, either in-person or virtually. Accordingly, the projects are evaluated based on specific criteria, and the finalists are selected to proceed to the last stage. Attendance is mandatory for participants within the city of Riyadh, and optional for participants from outside the city of Riyadh, as it will be held virtually for participants who are not in the city of Riyadh.
The kickoff day is the launch of the bootcamp, which will be held physically for qualified projects from both tracks for one day only. Attendance is mandatory for participants within the city of Riyadh, and optional for participants from outside the city of Riyadh, as it will be held virtually for participants who are not in the city of Riyadh.
The bootcamp is held fully virtually for both tracks except for the Kickoff Day and Demo Day as they will be hybrid events. Attendance for the Kickoff Day and Demo Day is mandatory for participants within the city of Riyadh, and optional for participants from outside the city of Riyadh, as it will be held virtually for participants who are not in the city of Riyadh.
The Digital Innovation Award is distinguished for innovators and technology pioneers, as participants will be trained and mentored by elite international & local field experts. In addition, the winning teams will be granted as digital enabling incentives with a total value of 500,000 Saudi Riyals, which will be employed according to the projects needs and winning place from both tracks.
The bootcamp starts on November 28th – December 22nd, 2022 and is held virtually for a month for both tracks.
You can participate in Arabic or English.
Yes, you can participate with more than one digital research or patent, however, a separate application must be submitted for each research or patent.
The Digital Patent track is a track for patent holders in the field of communications and information technology whom carry a registered certification from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property. The patent holder solves an existing problem in the market that can be prototyped.
The Digital Research track is a track for holders of research in the field of communications and information technology that solves a current problem in the market and can be prototyped. Research should be attributed to one of the university levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD) or accredited research institutions.
Once the call closes, a group of experts will review all applications. Experts will score applications based on originality, quality, market potential and development team. The Organization will contact all applicants to inform them about selection process results.
The award consists of two tracks: the digital research track and the digital patent track.
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Studios can expect to dedicate an average of 5-6 hours per day to The Developers Zone II training and production follow-up, throughout 2 months, starting in mid-August and ending around mid-October. This is not a full-time incubator.
The Developers Zone II will offer to the best teams additional economic aid to cover concrete needs, like hiring professionals to add missing roles to the teams or outsourcing tasks to increase publishing opportunities.
The Developers Zone II main goal is to strengthen the video games industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We train incubated teams to improve their production pipeline and to maximize their business opportunities.
The Developers Zone II lasts two months. In the first month the training is focused on production and game design, and its goal is to make teams realize the importance of implementing agile methodologies in order to improve project management, planning and performance. After that, the training program will focus on marketing, monetization strategy and pitching.
The Developers Zone II starts mid-August, exact dates are chosen once the cohort has been finalized. The program will take place in VENUE.
The winning teams in the challenge will receive digital enablement prizes worth SAR 150,000 for 3 winning projects, by receiving financial incentives of SAR 150,000 only after meeting the criteria of the MVPLAB initiative, which will distributed in installments based on the completion of the tasks required to be eligible for each batch by the project.
Yes.
Yes.
In Northern Borders Province Region Chamber of Commerce Headquarters.
Both languages, Arabic and English.
It will be an intensive program that includes extensive training workshops and mentoring sessions with technical experts.
The challenge will be implemented virtually, given the circumstances of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Given the importance of each path of the challenge, it is necessary to register the participant with only one idea for each path separately.
There is no fee as the Digital Challenges Program aims to support the nation's youth and raise technical competence in general.
The competition focuses on supporting Saudi youth and developing their modern technical aspects to harmonize local technical thought with that of the developed world.
We welcome those who are passionate and interested in technology in general and Artificial Intelligence in particular, from the age of 16 years and above.
We are pleased to contact you and we will always be ready to help on the following e-mail: digitalchallenges@mcit.gov.sa