{"id":7370,"date":"2015-06-24T16:41:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sa.zain.com\/about\/zain-ksa-participates-in-the-scientific-marathon-startup-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:02:59","slug":"zain-ksa-participates-in-the-scientific-marathon-startup-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sa.zain.com\/about\/zain-ksa-participates-in-the-scientific-marathon-startup-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Zain KSA&#8221; Participates in the scientific marathon (Startup Weekend)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cZain KSA\u201d declared it will participate in the activates of the scientific marathon (Startup Weekend), set up by BADIR Program for Technology Incubators, a subsidiary of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology. The marathon which starts tomorrow will span for three days, with the aim of activating and supporting youth projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The company will provide high-speed internet services for free around the marathon area, while also providing prizes for the owners of the three winning projects, along with distributing many gifts to all contest participants and attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">In addition, members of the company\u2019s social program team (Shabab Tamoh) will participate in organizing the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The company explained that the marathon, which spans over 54 hours, will form a great chance for young entrepreneurs and innovators to meet with each other, allowing them to show their ideas, projects and initiatives, and to build their own emerging companies (Startups). 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