#Industrial_Heritage Program
The Saudi Ministry of Culture has launched the Industrial Heritage Program to build a network dedicated to the preservation of the Saudi industrial heritage, by commemorating the impact of the industrial establishments on economic and social developments. It aims at displaying these establishments to the society to highlight the role of the Saudi evolution in the global industry. This will be done through maintenance of these sites and promoting them as cultural and tourism destinations. The launch of the program stems from the Ministry's interest in supporting all aspects of cultural expression in Saudi Arabia, both tangible and intangible, including all kinds of heritage, as one of the Ministry's sixteen sectors.
In line with Saudi Vision 2030, the Ministry of Culture launched the Industrial Heritage Competition, which includes challenges that aim to engage and motivate all segments of society to highlight the industrial history in the Kingdom. This will be done through the discovery of industrial landmarks and the documentation of their physical, civil, and social history.
For more information about the industrial heritage,
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Objectives
Raising awareness on the importance of preserving industrial heritage
Exploring and uncovering industrial heritage in Saudi Arabia and encouraging the society to document it
Registering sites in Saudi Arabia on the list of the world industrial heritage sites
Training and supporting interested individuals in industrial cultural heritage
Enriching the Saudi identity through industrial heritage
Challenges
Participate in the documentation of the industrial heritage of Saudi Arabia through participation in one of the following challenges:
Exploring Challenge
Discover the largest number of special industrial heritage locations in Saudi Arabia and share a photo or video about the locations
Storytelling Challenge
Record stories and details of daily events about one of the industrial heritage locations, which you have experienced and shared its industrial and social importance
Documenting Challenge
Document the history of one Saudi industrial heritage locations and share your research with us
Timeline
Registration
14th Jul - 6th Oct
Short-listing
7th Oct - 17th Oct
Nomination
20th Oct - 31st Oct
Judging
3rd Nov - 7th Nov
Winners announcement
soonPrizes
Prizes are million Saudi Riyals
1st Place
100,000 SAR
2nd Place
50,000 SAR
3rd Place
30,000 SAR
4th to 10th Places
10,000 SAR
1st to 10th Places
15,000 SAR
1st Place
300,000 SAR
2nd Place
200,000 SAR
3rd Place
100,000 SAR
All winners will get a membership in the Saudi Industrial Heritage Preservation Society
Additional Information
FAQs
About the Competition
What is the Saudi industrial heritage competition?
The Saudi Industrial Heritage Competition aims at shedding light on the sites that formed the industrial era in the Kingdom by encouraging the community to research, document and discover these places that tell the stories of the past generations.
Where will the competition take place?
The competition is fully electronic and participants can make their submissions on this online platform.
Registration
How can I participate in the competition?
To participate you should visit the homepage, click the "Register Now" button and fill out the registration form.
I forgot my password, how can I reset it?
Click the "Sign In" button at the top of the homepage, then press "Forgot Password" and follow the steps from there.
I did not receive the activation email after registration, what should I do?
There may be a slight delay between completing the registration process and receiving the activation mail. If the problem persists, please contact us at info@ihsaudi.com
Participation
What language should I participate in?
Participation can be in either Arabic or English.
Can I participate by email?
No, you can only participate via this platform.
Can I participate in more than one track?
Yes, you can participate in more than one track.
Can I edit my post?
You can not edit your post after it has been delivered, but you can request that it be deleted by emailing and then resubmitting it before October 06, 2019.
How do I make sure that my participation arrives?
A confirmation message will be sent to your registered email.
Can I withdraw from the contest after my participation is delivered?
Yes, you can withdraw before October 06, 2019. The participant who wishes to withdraw should report this via email at info@ihsaudi.com.
Nomination
How do I know if my participation or nomination has been selected?
If you are nominated to move to the next stage, you will be contacted via the contact information on the registration form.
Other
Who owns the rights to the nominated submission after announcing its winner or nominating it to the subsequent stages?
To participate in the challenge, the participant must agree to grant the rights to the award's management - or any authority delegated by the award's management - to publish what it deems appropriate on the award's website or in any other media channel, whether current or future, which may include websites, mobile phones, or radio. The participant agrees that any material can be used by the award in the context of promotional activities, advertising and publicity related to Challenge Management. The participant shall also agree to grant the EITI management a non-exclusive and irrevocable license for the purpose of copying, publishing or transferring the participation with the right to edit, modify, rearrange, cut, translate and re-share the participation for the purposes of the award.
I have a question that I can not find an answer to on this page. How do I communicate with the award management?
Please contact us by e-mail info@ihsaudi.com
Terms & Conditions
- The following terms and conditions are for the use of the Industrial Heritage Award. By participating in the award, participants are expected to agree and comply with these terms and conditions and any implications that may fall under them.
- This competition is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.
- The Ministry of Culture may at its sole discretion withhold, cancel, extend and/or alter the process of the competition, and its terms and conditions. The participants agree that such actions fall under the full estimation of the Ministry of Culture and no participant may object or make any kind of claims.
- Any changes made to the competition will be announced on the official website of Industrial Heritage and its social media accounts.
- All submissions will undergo screening and evaluation to validate their eligibility and compatibility with the competition's terms and conditions, screening criteria and the overall direction of the competition.
- The management team reserves the right to ask the participant for further information and documents if needed to support or validate a submission.
- All participants must commit to the specified dates and deadlines set by the competition.
- All participants must acknowledge that they have read and accepted the terms and conditions of the competition. By applying to the competition, the participants warrant that they agree on the terms and conditions.
- Any submission proven to violate intellectual property rights or copyrights whether by theft or plagiarism will be disqualified from any stage of the competition, and the participant will be subject to questioning by legal authorities.
- The Ministry of Culture reserves the right to eliminate a participant that does not comply with the terms & conditions, the evaluation criteria or does not fit with the overall vision of the competition at any stage.
- The competition team is entitled to publish as they see fit the information entered in the submissions form of the participants during any phase of the competition for promotional purposes.
- The competition team undertakes not to disclose any personal information belonging to participants to any third party, excluding legal claims or cooperation with any government entities under a legal notice.
- Ministry of Culture’s employees and partners are not allowed to participate.
- Honesty and dignity throughout the whole process.
- Submitting the same exact work, or copying another participant’s work, will result in canceling the participation.
- It is in the competition team’s right to not award the prize to the actual winner and awarding it to another, given specific information about the eligibility of the actual winner, or the competition's objectives.
- In the case of exclusion of a participant, the competition team is entitled to choose an alternative participant. In this case, a selection is made by the jury according to the same criteria as the original participant.
- The participant undertakes that all information provided by him/her shall be correct, complete and up-to-date.
- Each participant can withdraw from the competition at any stage prior to the date 06 October 2019, provided that an email is sent to request exclusion from the remaining stages.
- The IH Saudi Administration will keep the detailed files attached to the IH Saudi participation form or e-mail.
- In order to participate in the competition, the participant must agree to entrust the rights to the competition team, or any authority authorized by the competition team, to publish what it deems appropriate on the competition's website or in any other media, whether current or future, which may include websites, mobile phones, or radio, and the participant agrees to use them in the context of promotional activities, advertising and publicity related to the competition team. The participant shall also agree to grant the competition team a non-exclusive and irrevocable license for the purpose of copying, publishing or transferring the participation with the right to edit, modify, rearrange, cut, translate and re-share the participation for the purposes of the competition.
- Participation shall not violate any rights, laws or international or local provisions or in any way encourage the violation of those rights, laws and provisions.
- The competition team is not responsible for all legal procedures for violating any laws that the participant may have violated in front of the official authorities.
- The competition team is in no way responsible for any financial losses, damage or disappointments the participants may experience from participating in the competition including any damage that may result from being accepted in the competition.
- The competition team is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information, human error, technical malfunction, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failure of any telephone, computer or other network, computer equipment, software or any combination that may have been caused by entering the website.
- Every conflict that arises in respect to the aforementioned terms and conditions will be settled amicably. In the case that a settlement is not reached or not possible, both parties will return to judgment according to the KSA judicial system; judgment will be issued solely by the KSA system and the specialty exclusive to KSA legal authorities and not the participant’s country of submission.
- Each participant is prohibited from filming any site without the prior permission of the site owner. In the event that the participant violates any of the laws pertaining to private ownership, the Ministry of Culture and the competition team bear no responsibility.
General Conditions:
Submissions Eligibility:
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Filtration & Nomination Criteria
- The personal information provided should be correct.
- The industrial heritage location should be accurate and within the borders of Saudi Arabia.
- The location must have heritage and industrial value that impacted the local community economically and socially.
- Supporting documents must be valid, relevant, and clear (e.g., clear images).
- Explore the largest number of industrial heritage locations.
- The industrial heritage sites should be rare and distinctive compared to other participations.
- Historical events should be clear and sequential.
- The story must be realistic.
- The participant's personal information must be complete and correct; information from unofficial channels will not be accepted.
- The content should be rich in details.
- Explain the importance of the location and its impact on the region socially, economically, religiously, culturally, etc.
- The industrial heritage site must impact the values of the local community.
- The site must have an economic impact locally, regionally, or globally.
- The site should feature outstanding architecture, buildings, technical elements, or landscapes.
- The site should highlight creativity and innovation in the use of technology over time.