{"id":20277,"date":"2024-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/20277\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:16:03","slug":"winners-of-ministry-smart-embassies-hackathon-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/20277\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of Ministry &#8216;Smart Embassies Hackathon&#8217; announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Smart Embassies and Continuous Improvement Hackathon, organised by the Foreign Ministry, concluded at the Ministry\u2019s headquarters under the patronage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/#Khalifa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheikh Khalifa Alharthy, Undersecretary for Political Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1918669598  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67950 size-fusion-800\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09852-800x533-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The closing ceremony included honouring the winning teams who presented innovative ideas and smart solutions aimed at improving consular services and enhancing operational efficiency within the Ministry and Omani embassies abroad.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=828198862  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67954 size-fusion-800\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09900-800x533-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1277941938  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09932-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67941 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In his speech at the closing ceremony, Sheikh Khalifa highlighted the importance of such initiatives in driving innovation and advancing the diplomatic work system.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=988077115  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09946-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67939 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nHe praised the quality of the participants\u2019 contributions and the creativity of the teams, which reflected their commitment to offering innovative and sustainable solutions that align with Oman\u2019s aspirations in digital transformation and institutional development.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1023312256  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00042-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67933 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nThe Smart Embassies and Continuous Improvement Hackathon is part of the Ministry\u2019s efforts to promote innovation and sustainable development in diplomatic work, in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oman2040.om\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman Vision 2040<\/a> and the goals of governmental digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1077669747  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00057-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67935 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1534267798  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00128-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67952 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/#Almuslahi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khalid Almuslahi, Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs<\/a>, along with various Ministry officials.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=865281957  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09953-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67946 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=823942027  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00045-1-800x533-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67948 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Winners of Smart Embassies Hackathon announced\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text,\u00a0click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/c6rj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hackathon is part of the Ministry\u2019s efforts to promote innovation and sustainable development in diplomatic work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-posts-and-videos","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20279,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20277\/revisions\/20279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}