{"id":101009,"date":"2025-08-26T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=101009"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:55:47","slug":"gcc-sustainability-hackathon-launched-for-green-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/gcc-sustainability-hackathon-launched-for-green-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"GCC Sustainability Hackathon Launched for Green Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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e&<\/a>, a global technology group and founding member of the GCC Sustainability Innovation Hub, announced it has joined top regional telecom operators to launch the first GCC Sustainability Hackathon. The high-intensity challenge aims to uncover the next wave of green technology breakthroughs and rethink how regional networks are built, powered, and maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inaugural hackathon invites innovators, solution providers, and startups to compete across three tracks: AI-driven energy efficiency to reduce power consumption; e-waste management to transform discarded telecom<\/a> hardware into valuable resources; and renewable energy solutions to scale clean power for towers and data centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed H Almarzooqi, Sr. Vice President\/Access Network, e& international, said, \u201cBy uniting the GCC\u2019s strongest networks and brightest talent, we can turn prototypes into region-wide change in months, not years. The ideas born here could help cut costs, slash emissions, and support net-zero ambitions faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will compete for prizes while designing solutions with measurable environmental impact. The best ideas will be presented live during a special event hosted by stc Group in Riyadh. Registration is open until September 1, and submissions will be evaluated by a judging panel representing all participating telcos. Finalists will present their ideas from September 14 to 16, with winners announced on September 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Dunnett, Group Senior Vice President of Sustainability, e&, added, \u201cMeeting net-zero targets requires accelerating the best ideas to full-scale adoption. This hackathon provides a platform for startups to turn pilots into impactful solutions and prove that sustainable networks are a performance advantage, not a trade-off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GCC Sustainability Innovation Hub, formed by e&, Beyon, du, Ooredoo, Omantel, stc Group, and Zain, aims to establish region-wide procurement standards for green technology and accelerate renewable energy adoption across 39 subsidiaries in 33 countries. The hub has a strong track record in cutting network energy use, deploying renewables, and reducing e-waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e&\u2019s sustainability initiatives include net-zero emissions targets (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2030 in the UAE and by 2040 globally, Project Life to reduce Scope 3 emissions, eco-friendly recycled SIM cards, the region\u2019s first net-zero 5G Massive MIMO site powered by renewables, and Sustainability-as-a-Service solutions using IoT, AI, and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GCC has the talent, the networks, and the urgency, and this hackathon is a standing invitation to turn innovation into measurable impact and set a global benchmark for sustainable telecom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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