ITIDA Awards EGP 590,000 to Winners at the Conclusion of the 2026 DevOps Competition
Award Announcement at the DevOpsDays Cairo Forum
The closing activities of the 9th edition of the DevOpsDays Cairo conference saw the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) announce the winners of the 2026 DevOps Competition. Six outstanding teams were honored with prizes totaling EGP 590,000 at the Creativa Innovation Hub in Giza, under the theme "Sustaining DevOps Practices in the Era of Agentic AI."
Fierce Technical Competition and High-Level Evaluation
The competition featured 142 participating teams under the slogan "Leveraging DevOps and AI to Accelerate Automation and Drive Innovation," culminating in 20 finalist teams divided equally between university students and professionals. A jury comprising 12 local and international experts evaluated the projects based on innovation, technical implementation, practical feasibility, and user experience.
University Students Track Results
1st Place (EGP 90,000): Team div> a> for an AI assistant that diagnoses system errors and identifies their root causes.
2nd Place (EGP 70,000): Team Naana for an AI tool that aligns code, documentation, and diagrams with system changes.
3rd Place (EGP 50,000): Team Fawq Al Sahab for a secure sandbox environment to test AI tools and mitigate potential risks.
Graduates and Professionals Track Results
1st Place (EGP 160,000): Team Marsad Ops for a real-time monitoring system tracking the cost and efficiency of AI tools within enterprises.
2nd Place (EGP 120,000): Team DevOps Titans for an automated project setup and deployment tool featuring pre-launch security vulnerability scanning.
3rd Place (EGP 100,000): Team Sinai for a smart wearable device sending early alerts upon detecting changes in child health or safety.