AMMAN —
Amazon announced it will be launching the second edition of a virtual event for
developing creative software solutions designated for undergraduate and
postgraduate university students in Jordan, said the Jordan News Agency Petra.
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Amazon Teckathon
is three-day event scheduled to open July 26. It will see participants
collaborate to design, code, and develop creative software solutions designed
to have a real-life impact on improving everyday life within their communities.
An opportunity to
showcase their skills and abilities while engaging in healthy competition,
Amazon Teckathon is open to all university students in Jordan with a passion
for technology and software development.
Participants will
pitch their projects to senior engineers and managers from Amazon, who will
evaluate submissions based on software implementation, as well as idea and
presentation. The top talents will come together and unlock the challenge.
Currently, entry
is open to individual students or teams of up to three through the official
Amazon Teckathon website:
www.amazonteckathon.com. Registration is open until
June 20.
Amazon Teckathon
participants will receive support for Amazon internship applications, and be in
for a chance to win prizes, including scholarships in the form of cash
contributions towards their education for the top three winning teams.
They will be
respectively awarded scholarships worth $10,000 for first place, $7,000 for
second, and $5,000 for third. The money will be divided equally among team
members.
Amazon will also
recognize winners across two special categories, including “Best Customer
Centric Solution for MENA Customers” and “Best Gender Inclusive Team,” with
team members from each recognized team winning their own Kindle devices.
Minister of
Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmed Al-Hanandeh stressed the importance
of supporting initiatives, competitions, and events aimed at encouraging
Jordanian university students to develop creative software solutions with
real-life impact.
Hanandeh pointed
out that Jordan’s greatest resource is its human capital and the highly skilled
young population, which is capable of competing globally with its passion for
technology, proving itself regionally and worldwide.
The minister
thanked Amazon for supporting the talents from Jordan-based universities, by
launching a virtual Hackathon event for the second time, highlighting their ability
to innovate through technology and software solutions.
Ronaldo Mouchawar,
vice president of Amazon Middle East and North Africa, said the American
multinational technology giant is “very excited to once again encourage some of
the brightest minds in Jordan’s tech community to come together, demonstrating
the synergy between innovation and customer-centric thinking during this year’s
hackathon.”
“We saw
exceptional innovations come out of our first hackathon event last year, such
as the first-place winning idea, which saw a machine learning-based solution to
support individuals with speech impediments in using voice-activated
technologies,” he said.
“We are truly
looking forward to nurturing more students once again this year as we give them
the opportunity to innovate on behalf of customers just like we do at Amazon,”
he added.
Mahmoud
Al-Obeidat, Amazon’s Jordan country manager, said the exchange between Amazon
teams and “incredible young local talent from universities across Jordan during
these events is always inspiring”.
“Jordan has a very
strong technology landscape, with a breadth of local talent and skills, and
continues to play a key role for the Amazon business in the MENA region,” he
explained.
During the Amazon
Teckathon, participants will be given three development days to work on their
projects, starting from the actual software solution, including back- and
front-end development, and closing with a five-minute presentation for the
committee.
The showcase
should include artifacts such as source code documentation and detail of the
technology behind the solution, in addition to the final product to be accessed
by the judging panel.
Teams will be shortlisted
by July 7 ahead of the competition, with three top winning teams selected and
announced in August. Amazon Teckathon criteria includes factors such as
originality, real-world impact, product feasibility, and overall presentation.
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