Amman Hackathon works to kindle innovation, investment connections

Amman Hackathon works to kindle innovation, investment connections

AMMAN - The University of Jordan's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (UJIEC) held an Industrial Innovation Hackathon from Sunday to Tuesday, with the aim of discovering the creativity of participants, encouraging local innovation, attracting innovative mindsets and linking entrepreneurs to investors and supporting institutions.. The hackathon, conducted at the Zinc Incubator at the University of Jordan, was the second instalment of UJIEC's 2020 entrepreneurial hackathons, with the first held in Irbid in early February, EU Project Coordinator Mohammad Barakat told The Jordan Times on Tuesday.. Although the theme of this recent Amman hackathon was industrial, it differs from one city to another, he said.. The next hackathon, set to be held in Jerash, will have a tourism theme, the coordinator noted..