Start writing here...The Open Data Lab is one of the tracks of the "Engineer It with AI" competition, organized by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology. It aims to encourage participants to utilize data published on the National Open Data Portal to innovate digital solutions and products that generate economic and social value.

The second edition of the competition concluded under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Khamis bin Saif Al Jabri, Minister of Economy, and was attended by various dignitaries, experts in artificial intelligence and digital technologies, and representatives from government, private, and academic institutions.

Track Objectives

The track aims to achieve the following objectives:

•          Promoting a culture of open data and raising awareness of its importance as a national resource.

•          Transforming open data into knowledge and practical solutions that support decision-making.

•          Fostering innovation and developing digital solutions and products with economic and social value.

•          Opening new opportunities for researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs to leverage published data.

Track Categories

Participants in this track competed in three categories, as shown in the following table:

The objective of the Open Data Lab track: Highlighting open data as a national resource that can be transformed into innovative solutions supporting economic and social development and fostering digital transformation in the Sultanate of Oman.