HACKATHON
Fighting COVID-19 in Pakistan
Conducted by Open Data Pakistan, NCBC, NIC, HEC, UX Pakistan and Chisel at LUMS.
1 April – 7 June 2020
Overview
To create innovative ideas and solutions backed up by data.
The COVID-19 Pakistan Hackathon is an opportunity for coders, civic
designers, project managers, educators, analysts and other professionals for building tech solutions to drive social impact and to fight global pandemics such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Intermediate
Level
1 April - 7 June 2020
Dates
LUMS
Venue
73
Participants
HACKATHON WINNER
Project Teardrop
Project Teardrop aims to allow a domestic violence victim to feel supported so they may gain more control of their life s decisions. The solution consists of a mobile application which relies on data collection, storytelling and providing training resources. It promotes victims to trust technology more and attends to their emotional and mental health concerns by allowing them to share personalized, anonymous stories.
General Guidelines
The submission deliverable we are looking for is a technology assisted:
- Full-fledged conceptual idea, OR
- Early design of solution or prototype, OR
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP), OR
- Complete functional solution ready for production
- Fill submission form and submit any attachments at opendata.com.pk/pages/covid19
- Create and share a two minute video (Vimeo or YouTube link) – with a walkthrough of the your work
- GitHub or other code repo link (optional – please ensure that this link is publicly accessible)
- Please provide due credit and do not use someone else’s work.
Award Scheme
PKR 100,000
FIRST PRIZE
PKR 50,000
SECOND PRIZE
Wild Card Entry into NIC Lahore Cohort
TWO OTHER BEST TEAMS
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