AMMAN — Jordan won three awards in the 4th edition of Arab Code Week competitions, which concluded on Wednesday in Tunisia under the theme: "Artificial Intelligence in the Service of the Arabic Language".

The Jordanian Rehana Bent Zaid Elementary Mixed School ranked third in the "Golden School" competition after implementing 12,652 activities, while Egypt won first and second places, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The Kingdom also garnered the third place in the "Golden Educator" competition, as teacher ShireenAbdulkarim Ibrahim from the same school won the award for her initiative: "My Applications Enhance My Language," while Saudi Arabia ranked first and Egypt second.

The student team Qalam (pencil in Arabic) from the Jordanian Hilal Mixed Secondary School won third place in the "12-15 Years" contests, while the UAE won first place and Egypt and Oman shared the second ranking.

In statements to the press, Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) Mohamed Ould Amar said the week has become a "key" annual event that brings together Arab youth working in digital creativity aimed to enhance their skills in the coding and technology fields.

Amar noted that the current theme of the edition reflects the "collective" commitment to enhancing presence of the Arabic language in the digital space and qualifying future generations to become "active" players in the digital transformation process.