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Saudi Arabia’s First Landmark Datathon Drives Innovation with AI & Big Data

Endava, NDF, and Google Cloud unite to solve real-world challenges through data-driven solutions

 Saudi Arabia’s tech landscape took a major leap forward as Endava, the National Development Fund (NDF), and Google Cloud hosted the country’s first-of-its-kind datathon in Riyadh. The event brought together data scientists, engineers, and industry leaders to tackle challenges in finance, sustainability, and digital infrastructure—key areas of Vision 2030.

“By uniting top talent, we are accelerating Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation journey.”

Andrew Rossiter, Global SVP & Google Cloud Unit Lead at Endava. 

Over an intensive series of workshops and competitions, participants leveraged AI and big data to create practical solutions with real-world applications. Winning ideas have the potential to be implemented within strategic projects across the Kingdom.

“Data is the backbone of today’s AI-driven economy,” said Andrew Rossiter, Global SVP & Google Cloud Unit Lead at Endava. “By uniting top talent, we are accelerating Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation journey.” The datathon marks the beginning of deeper collaboration between Endava, NDF, and Google Cloud, with future initiatives aimed at fostering Saudi Arabia’s growing tech ecosystem.

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