Hack for Silesia and win 15000 PLN
25 February 2020

The Ministry of Investment and Development invites you to participate in hackathon

On September 28-29th, in the Porcelain Factory in Katowice, a hackathon “Hack for Silesia!” will take place, organized by the Ministry of Investment and Development. During 24 hours, programmers, graphic designers and creative people will look for solutions that will ultimately support the development of the Silesian region. There will be three competition tasks with a total of 45 000 PLN. to win.

Hackathon “Hack for Silesia” is a continuous 24 hour programming marathon. During this time, its participants will work on prototypes of solutions to meet the goal chosen by the participants:

  1. Increase in innovativeness of industry and development investments in the region
  2. Increasing professional activity and improving qualifications of the region’s inhabitants
  3. Development and modernisation of transport infrastructure in Silesia

How to increase innovation, employment and improve transport in Silesia ?
This is the question that hackathon participants will meet. The organizers will equip the participants with open databases on investments made, grants awarded, environmental, transport and social and economic conditions relating to the region of Silesia. The result of the work may include, among others, mobile applications and websites or their prototypes, concepts presenting a comprehensive analysis of the selected problem area together with an indication of further suggested actions and solutions. The Ministry counts on creative ideas, the best of which will have a chance to be implemented.
45 000 PLN in the prize pool
The winners of each category have a chance to win 15 000 PLN in each category. Apart from the cash prize, the winning teams will have a chance to present their projects during the Congress of the Programme for Silesia, which will be held on 1 and 2 October in Katowice.
Hackathon is also an attraction!
Aside from continuous work and coding, participants during the hackathon will also have the opportunity to talk to mentors, use the Chill Out zone with retro games, VR and sports games.
We would like to invite programmers, graphic designers, managers and all those who care about the innovative development of Silesia!
The event is open to teams of 1 to 6 members. Participation in the event is free of charge, however, the subscriptions apply. Registration can be done at https://hackujdlaslaska.pl.

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