Name: Civic Hackathon 2020
Start: 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2020-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:00
Location: Civic Hackathon 2020

Civic Hackathon 2020, presented by Code for Pakistan and Telenor Velocity, taking place ONLINE Dec 4-13 2020, will bring together a mix of technologists, designers, urban planners, social scientists, NGOs and CSOs, and government, to approach and solve social and civic problems in a new way, using technology, data and digital tools.

You will have the opportunity to work on impactful solutions, network and learn from leading industry experts from local and international organisations, and win prizes (worth a total of PKR 600,000)!

This year, the Civic Hackathon 2020 will take place ONLINE!

You can participate from the comfort of your home or ANYWHERE you like!
You will also have MORE TIME to work on your projects.
The online Hackathon offers FLEXIBILITY, so you can work on your projects after work hours and/or classes.
The Hackathon is open to applicants from ALL OVER PAKISTAN, as well as to international applicants, and we welcome participants with diverse backgrounds and expertise, so apply now!

If you,

have a great idea that can create a positive impact in your community and address pressing social challenges,
have skills in web or mobile development, design, mapping, data analysis, research, subject matter expertise in the civic space,

then apply to attend, for FREE, by filling in this form. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 27 NOVEMBER. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email.

Over the course of a week, you will develop prototypes that tackle and address social and civic challenges in your communities related to the following six themes:

Education
Environmental Sustainability
Fintech
Food Security
Health
Public Safety and Security

ATTENDANCE IS FREE. All you need to do is bring your creativity, skills, and enthusiasm! We at, Code for Pakistan, will do the rest.

HACKATHON AGENDA

Hackathon Agenda

Problem statements

The list of problem statements can be seen by clicking on the link below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r0SZGr47dvrS6LhJhxBA4K5Y5-TN-5pqNsZQUMu8IpU/

Judges

Judge: Raymond Muhula Designation: Governance Program, World Bank	Judge: Jehan Ara Designation: President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association & Founder of The Nest I/O
Judge: Syed Ahmad Designation: CEO, DPL (Pvt) Ltd & Chair (IT Sub-Task-Force), Prime Minister’s Task-Force on IT & Telecom	Judge: Mohammad Ali Ibrahim Designation: VP Corporate Communications at Mobilink Microfinance Bank
Judge: Areej Khan Designation: VP Digital, Telenor

Speakers

Speaker: Dr. Cedric Aimal Edwin Designation: Chairman, Dpt. of Management Sciences, Cecos University Peshawar Topic: Entrepreneurial Development: A Design Thinking Approach	Speaker: Tim Unwin Designation: Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D Topic: Making Money and Doing Good: Challenges in Hacking Education for the Most Marginalized
Speaker: Arsalan Dilawar Designation: Github Campus Expert Topic: Let’s Git-it	Speaker: Saad Hamid Designation: Developer Relations team, Google Topic: How to make a winning pitch

Mentors

Mentor: Haroon Kanth Designation: Head Global Consulting Centre at Teradata Expertise: Technology	Mentor: Ayesha Razzaque Designation: Education Consultant Expertise: Education
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Lyon Designation: Professor, Agha Khan Institute London Expertise: Environment	Mentor: Sara Hayat Designation: Lawyer and social activist, Climate Action Pakistan Expertise: Environment
Mentor: Ehsan Gul Designation: Head of Experimentation, UNDP Expertise: Environment	Mentor: Noor Rehman Designation: Gender Specialist, World Bank Expertise: Public Safety & Security
Mentor: Maliha Javed Designation: Director Content, Knowledge Platform pvt. Ltd Expertise: Education	Mentor: Farah Nisar Designation: Software Professional, PWiC Sweden Expertise: Technology
Mentor: Muazma Zahid Designation: Principal Engineering Manager, Microsoft Azure/PWiC Expertise: Health	Mentor: Shmyla Khan Designation: Director Research, Digital Rights Foundation Expertise: Public Safety & Security
Mentor: Dr. Zafar-ul-Hye Gondal Designation: Assistant Professor, Bahauddin Zakria University Expertise: Food Security	Mentor: Naureen Hyat Designation: Co-Founder,Tez Financial Services Expertise: FinTech
Mentor: Huma Hamid Designation: Program Manager CISCO, Co-Founder PWiC Expertise: Education	Mentor: Dr. Bushra Anjum Designation: Data Analytics Manager, Doximity Expertise: Health
Mentor: Myra Zafar Designation: Senior Product Designer, Zameen.com Expertise: UI/UX	Mentor: Madiha Parvez Designation: Head of Corporate Innovation, Telenor Expertise: Education
Mentor: Dr. Munawar Kazmi Designation: Country Manager for Pakistan, ACIAR Expertise: Food Security	Mentor: Huma Imdad Designation: Technical Advisor, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Expertise: Food Security
Mentor: Dr. Akhtar Nadhman Designation: Head of BioTechnology, CECOS University Expertise: Food Security	Mentor: Neelam Ejaz Designation: Education Specialist, World Bank Expertise: Education
Mentor: Syeda Hadika Jamshaid Designation: Climate Change Specialist, Ministry of Climate Change Expertise: Environment	Mentor: Umar Shahbaz Khan Designation: B2B Lead Easypaisa, Telenor Expertise: Fintech
Mentor: Nida Farid Designation: Chief Engineer, NRF Engineering Expertise: Environment	Mentor: Hannia Zia Designation: Google Expertise: Fintech
Mentor: Habib Saqib Designation: Head of Digital Lending, Telenor Expertise: Fintech	Mentor: Atique -ur-Rehman Designation: Head Mobile Agriculture & Content Portfolio, Telenor Expertise: Business Development
Mentor: Wahib ul Haq Designation: Lead Partner Engineering, Huawei Expertise: Technology	Mentor: Huda Baig Designation: Lead PWiC, Karachi Expertise: Education
Mentor: Roshaan Sheikh Designation: Sr, Product Designer, Affiniti Expertise: UI/UX	Mentor: Dr. Ayesha Khan Designation: CEO, Akhtar Hameed Khan Resource Centre Expertise: Health
Mentor: Akbar Gardezi Designation: Asst. Professor, Dpt of Computer Science, COMSATS Expertise: Technology	Mentor: Dr. Bashir Ahmed Designation: National Climate Change Coordinator of Ministry of Food Security Expertise: Food Security

Eligibility

Everyone with a passion for improving the community through technology solutions is encouraged to apply to this Civic Hackathon. We encourage diversity (gender, skillsets, backgrounds, both professionals and university students, etc.).
You do not need to have technical skills to participate. We encourage diverse backgrounds to apply, including open source developers, graphic designers, product managers, researchers, data analysts, civic innovators, subject matter experts in the fields of health, education, fintech, environmental sustainability, public safety and security, food security, etc.
Participation in the Hackathon is FREE, but admission to the hackathon is open only to those accepted from the pool of applicants. Please do NOT register here if you were not accepted.

Requirements

When you’re ready to enter your submission, go to https://cfphacks2020.devpost.com/ home page and click CREATE A SUBMISSION. You can also start this process and save a draft of your submission as you’re working on it.

Make sure your code is fully functional and deployed on the server shared by the organizers; it compiles and runs without any major issues.
Make sure to include good screenshots.
Write a clear, detailed description of your application.
Include the link to the public GitHub repo.
Include the link to the deployed product site.
We recommend not creating presentation slides, but instead focusing all your time on creating a functioning demo.
On the submission form, list all your team members by their DevPost usernames.