Presidential Hackathon International Track

NEWS

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Sep

Announcement for Excellent Teams of Presidential Hackathon International Track 2023

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Sep
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July

2023 Presidential Hackathon International Track-Preliminary Selection Teams Announcement

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July
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July

Open Data Hackathon in Tokyo, final call until 7/21. Welcome to join!

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July
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May

Registration period has been extended until 6/16 (Fri) (GMT +08:00)

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May

NETIZEN EXAMINANT VOTING OUTCOME

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May
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May

Come and participate in the "Netizen Examinant" to speak out what you care about

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May
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Apr

Presidential Hackathon International track 2023 has kicked off!

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Apr
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Mar

Promoting "Social Transition" Presidential Hackathon International Track Participates in 2050 Net Zero City Expo

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Mar
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Sep

Presidential Hackathon Awards Ceremony

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Sep

Video

About Presidential Hackathon

Main Theme of 2023 International Track

Call for Participation

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Interviews of 2022 Team of Excellence

BRSDM@Er-Lin

Team B E N Z

ABOUT

The Presidential Hackathon International Track debuted in 2019, marking the fifth year of the event. People from all backgrounds, regardless of their age or nationality, are welcome to use open data, technology, and creative thinking to suggest solutions to societal problems that satisfy nations’ social and developmental needs worldwide. Additionally, we hope to foster opportunities for cross-border, interdisciplinary, and public-private collaborations so that data owners, data scientists, and specialists from various fields can interact. We invite participants from all over the world to submit innovative ideas for data applications that will improve people’s lives and promote new methods of governance.

WHO CAN APPLY

Anyone may apply. Teams from academia, industries, civil society, the government, the media, and other sectors are encouraged to participate. More importantly, you have a vision and solution for open data that address particular issues.
One person may only apply for one team
The maximum number of team members is 3 to 5, and the team should consist of at least one person who is not a citizen of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

CHALLENGE THEME

Free the Future: Open, Digital & Green.

Open – To foster dialogue and collaboration between teams with diverse identities, values, fields of endeavor, or interests;
Digital - To encourage the use of information- and data-centered instruments and techniques;
Green - To advocate for parity between the amount of greenhouse gases produced by humans and the amount of greenhouse gases removed by humans.

APPLICATION

Application Acceptence Period：9:00 A.M., April 19, 2023 (GMT+08:00) to 5:00 P.M., June 16, 2023 (GMT+08:00)
Online application: fill in the application form online, and all work contents and relevant documents must be presented in English
Confirmation: Check your E-mail and received the confirmation letter.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Proposals will be evaluated based on three key criteria:

The originality of a practice, analysis method, or technology applied;
Benefits and effectiveness in comparison to current solutions.

Significance of the issue that needs to be resolved;
Scope of the target audience;
Benefits of the work and extended applications.

Specify the reasonability and completeness of the application scenario;
Maturity of solutions;
Give a general overview of the work and a development plan (including how the work is broken down into work items, which ones have been finished so far, and how long it will take to complete the unfinished work items);
Subsequent development planning.

Entries whose conceptualization echoes the 17 SDGs will receive a maximum of 5 points;
Entries submitted in collaboration with the private sector and government agencies will receive a maximum of 5 points.
Entries with multinational verification will receive a maximum of 10 points;
The review committee will determine the range of additional points mentioned above.

REWARD

For Finalists
1. Engage in mutual learning and exchanges with international hackathoners.
2. Guidance materials are available for professional mentors at no cost:
  1. One-on-one companion guidance;
  2. Assistance in inventorying required technologies and introduction to technical consultants for guidance;
  3. Facilitating connections between the public and private sectors;
  4. Aiding in completing field validation.
For Teams of Excellence
1. Invitation to display outstanding proposals at the Office of the President
2. The president personally hands out certificates and trophies.
3. Free air tickets and accommodation for those invited to visit Taiwan (Taipei or other cities) (up to two persons per team).
4. Engage in exchanges with public and private sectors in Taiwan that demonstrate the potential for collaboration.

IMPORTANT DATES

Description	Schedule
Submission period	April 19 - June 16
Initial review and selection	June 19 - June 30
Initial review announcement	Before July 15
Guidance period	Mid-July to the end of August
Final review	August 29
Awarding ceremony	September-October