Last Updated On: August 15, 2017
NOTE: This hackathon site is being updated regularly as the event details are finalised.
This event is only for those who have registered for the hackathon at http://bit.ly/sdghackreg and have recevied acceptance email. If you have not yet registered, please register now using the above-mentioned URL.
Calling All Civic-Minded Geeks!
Do you have ideas about how to fix things? Do you like working with other intelligent people? Have skills like web or mobile development, design, mapping, data analysis, research, subject matter expertise in SDGs or the civic space? Want to innovate on top of government information and services? Come apply your geek or creative skills in transforming Pakistan in line with SDGs for the better.
During this weekend, you will learn design thinking, open-source hacking for social good, receive mentoring and input from domain experts in government and local organizations, have opportunities to network, and work in teams to create solutions — all for free.
You will form teams to create prototypes that address civic and social problems in line with the SDGs. All you need to do is bring your creativity, skills, and enthusiasm!
Selected SDGs for participants to focus their projects and solutions on are:
- Good Health & Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Responsible Consumption and Production
For more info visit event website.
Hackathon Agenda
DAY 1: Saturday, August 19, 2017
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Registration + Tea + Networking
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Ignite Intro
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Agenda of the Day + Event Guidelines + Participation Rules + Judging Criteria
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM - Team Formation
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM - Ideation + Hacking + Mentoring
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM - Lunch Break
02:00 PM - 06:30 PM - Ideation + Hacking + Mentoring
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM - High Tea
06:30 PM - 09:00 PM - Hacking
DAY 2: Sunday, August 20, 2017
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Registration + Tea + Networking
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Agenda of the Day
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM - Pitching Rules + Judging Criteria
10:10 AM - 01:00 PM - Hacking and more Mentoring
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM - Lunch Break
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM - Hacking, Pitch Mentoring and Final Submission (DevPost and GitHub)
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM - High Tea
04:45 PM - 07:00 PM - Final Demos and Judging
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM - Speakers + Next Steps
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM - Prize Distribution
Eligibility
- Everyone with passion for improving 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, poverty alleviation, social change, environment, and other community services, etc.
- Participation in the Hackathon is FREE, but admission 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 http://isbhacks2017.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; 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 prototype demo 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.
Prizes
1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4th Prize
Audience Favourite
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Registration for this hackathon DevPost site is only open to those who had previously applied and been officially accepted. Due to space constraints, we will have to remove anyone who is not on that accepted list.
Judges
Judge: Ather Imran Nawaz
OPEN Islamabad
Judge: Kalsoom Lakhani
invest2innovate
Judge: Maryam Mohiyuddin
Social Innovation Lab
Judge: Owais Zaidi
The Hive
Judge: Sayyed Ahmad Masud
TiE Islamabad / Founder Institute
Mentor: Sheikh Waqas
Co-Founder Media Clicks
Mentor: Shahzad Badar Qazi
Project Manager at Bentley Systems
Mentor: Saad Hamid
Consultant at World Bank
Mentor: Rameeza Moin
CEO Transparent Hands
Mentor: Nida Salman
CreateOriginal
Mentor: Mehreen Javaid
Principal Software Engineer at Bentley Systems
Mentor: Maliha Khalid
Co-Founder & CEO EZPZ
Mentor: Maliha Elahi
Program Manager at Teradata
Mentor: Javeria Masood
Designer of Systems, Spaces and Services
Mentor: Haroon Kanth
IT Management Professional at Teradata
Mentor: Fahim Akhter
Product Head at MONT5
Mentor: Ejaz-ul-Haq
Software Development Team Lead at Bentley Systems
Mentor: Ali Raza
Owner Deltacron
Mentor: Ali Khurshid Ahmed
Account Manager at Facebook
Mentor: Rehan Muneer Malik
An Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO and Youth Activist
Mentor: Maryam Kausar
CEO and Co-Founder MMI
Mentor: Suhail Awan
CEO Development Watch
Mentor: Sofia Shakil
Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Pakistan
Mentor: Sana Khalid
Professional at Pakistan's First National Digital Design Conference
Mentor: Saadiya Razzaq
Team Leader/ Senior Research Associate at SDPI
Mentor: Sadia Bashir
Founder of PixelArt Games Academy(PGA)
Mentor: Aamir Jehangir
Founder and CEO of MISHAL
Mentor: Muhammad Adil
Manger ICT & Data Journalism at Internews Network Pakistan
Mentor: Asma Usmani
Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at Internews Network Pakistan
Mentor: Adnan Khan
Chief Knowledge Officer at Research and Development Solutions
Mentor: Jawaad Vohra
Education Economist at Cambridge Education, UK
Judging Criteria
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Development Work
All the development work on the project must be done during the hackathon time period. -
Relevancy
Does the project solve a relevant problem for the targeted SDG(s)? -
User Experience
User experience must be intuitive and clear -
Innovation
Does your solution solve a problem in a novel way? -
Sustainability and Scalability
Is the solution sustainable and scalable?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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