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2019 GDG DevFest Sfax / Tunisia

Smart Cities Hackathon

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[/cth_countdown][cth_addtocalendar event_start=”2018-09-28 10:00:00″ event_end=”2018-09-30 13:00:00″ event_title=”2018 GDG DevFest Sfax / Tunisia” location=”Sfax International Fair, Tunisia” organizer=”GDG Sfax, IEEE Tunisia Section” organizer_email=”[email protected]”]Build Innovative Solutions for Smart Cities!
The 2018 GDG DevFest – Smart Cities hackathon will bring selected entrepreneurs, students, designers, researchers, developers, and people who are interested on making their city smarter place to live and on building solutions that will make our cities more efficient.
The hackathon is organized by the Google Developers Group (GDG) in Sfax, IEEE Tunisia Section, and Sfax International Fair Association; in partnership with IEEE Smart Cities. It will be held on 28-30 September 2018, in conjunction with the 25th Salon of Innovation and Informatics (SIIB) at the Sfax International Fair.[/cth_addtocalendar][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row cth_layout=”gather_sec” css=”.vc_custom_1574814749362{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”763″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”762″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row cth_layout=”gather_sec” css=”.vc_custom_1574814769107{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

LET’S GATHER DEVELOPERS & INNOVATORS TOGETHER

Build for Digital Wellbeing

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The 2019 GDG DevFest – Smart Cities hackathon will bring selected entrepreneurs, students, designers, researchers, developers, and people who are interested on making their city smarter place to live and on building solutions that will make our cities more efficient.

The hackathon is organized by The Google Developers Group (GDG) in Sfax, and The IEEE Tunisia Section, in partnership with Spark-It, Taparoura, The Governorate of Sfax, The IEEE Smart Cities, The University of Sfax and The Sfax Technopark.

It will be held on 29 November  – 1 December  2019, in Miami Center.

Tracks:

Join us to find solutions, with business model, to common problems cities faces. The product solutions should solve one or more of the following tracks:

• Smart Governance, to provide greater efficiency, community leadership, public services. The solutions should take into consideration decision-making, policy development, informing and serving citizens, collecting feedback, tracking performance data, data analysis, scenario planning, etc.
• Smart Health, to provide better diagnostic tools, better treatment for patients, and devices that improve the quality of life for anyone and everyone. The key concept includes eHealth and mHealth services, electronic record management, smart home services and intelligent and connected medical devices, etc.
• Smart Mobility, to provide access to safe, affordable, and sustainable transport systems. The solutions must take into consideration public transportation, the transport of goods, passenger transport, company fleets, parking, traffic jams, etc.
• Smart Energy, to meet the increasing demand of energy. The key initiatives include the integration of smart grids, energy-efficient and energy-saving buildings, the increased integration of renewable energy sources, etc.
• Smart Waste, to find more efficient ways to deal with waste management solutions. They must involve ways to track waste levels, provide route optimization, operational analytics, etc.
• Smart Food and Agriculture, to transform the food system that cities and people depend upon. The solutions should ensure food security in a changing climate, develop automated farming, collect and analyze data, help the farmer to take accurate decision, etc.

Judging

There will be two judging rounds. The first round will be closed room, 3-min pitch without Q&A. Teams who pass the first round will move on to second round, where you will be given 5 minutes to pitch and few minutes for Q & A with the judges.

Projects will be judged based on the following criteria:

• Idea and Team
  • Innovation (20): How creative or innovative is the idea behind the app?
  • Multidisciplinary (10): The team is well assembled and having different members in each area of expertise.
• Experience
  • Intuitiveness (10): Is the overall user experience intuitive? Does the flow make sense?
  • Value (10): How relevant is the app for solving a smart city challenge?
• Implementation
  • Functionality (30): Do the team has a functional prototype? Does the app work and how many of the functionalities actually work?
  • Scalability (10): Could this app scale as a real solution with multiple users?
• Presentation (10): Did the team presented a solid and persuasive pitch in English

Notes:

• Challenges and evaluation criteria may change according to the event’s organizing committee.
• The team members will have full ownership of the project and intellectual property.

Awards:

• Winner:
  • 1500 TND Cash Prize
  • Certificate
  • 1-year free access to CoStarT co-working Space / Incubator
  • Free business mentoring program that connects entrepreneurs with mentors
  • Free trainings and certifications offered by PEES (Pôle de l’Entrepreneuriat-Etudiant de Sfax)
• 1st Runner up
  • 500 TND Cash Prize
  • Certificate
  • 6-months free access to CoStarT co-working Space / Incubator
  • Free trainings and certifications offered by PEES (Pôle de l’Entrepreneuriat-Etudiant de Sfax)
• 2nd Runner up
  • Certificate
  • Free trainings and certifications offered by PEES (Pôle de l’Entrepreneuriat-Etudiant de Sfax)

Registration: <link>

The Hackathon is a completely free event in which any team interested in developing solutions for our Tunisian cities is welcomed!

Build your Team: It is required that you come with a team of at least 2 persons, and no more 4 persons. All participating teams will have the chance to present their projects in a rocket pitch fashion to the judges, who will decide the winners of the hackathon.

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