ARAMCO'S CITIZEN DEVELOPERS ACCELERATE DIGITAL CHANGE: With over 2,000 employees building their own apps, Saudi Aramco's BeyondØCode programme offers a blueprint for bottom-up innovation at scale.

The article focuses on Saudi Aramco’s BeyondØCode programme, which empowers over 2,000 employees to develop digital solutions using low-code and no-code platforms, fostering bottom-up innovation to accelerate digital transformation. Launched in 2021, BeyondØCode addresses IT resource constraints by...

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Published in:MEED Business Review Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 28 - 30
Main Author: Ajmi, Sami A.
Format: Article
Published: MEED Media FZ LLC Jul2026
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Summary:The article focuses on Saudi Aramco’s BeyondØCode programme, which empowers over 2,000 employees to develop digital solutions using low-code and no-code platforms, fostering bottom-up innovation to accelerate digital transformation. Launched in 2021, BeyondØCode addresses IT resource constraints by training non-developers to create applications that improve operational efficiency, such as automating well performance reports and predictive analytics that prevented costly refinery outages. The programme emphasizes governance, training, and cultural change, promoting widespread employee engagement and collaboration across departments. BeyondØCode serves as a scalable model for large organizations seeking agile, demand-driven digital innovation led by frontline business users.