Announcement: Call for Solutions for #SmartDevelopmentHack

About #SmartDevelopmentHack

We are calling for digital solutions worldwide to adapt them to the challenges faced in developing countries and to immediately implement them against the COVID-19 crisis. This will be achieved through a matchmaking of digital solution providers and implementation expertise. The best teams will enter a two-day intensive hackathon, present their proposal to our jury and potentially receive significant financial support for direct execution.

Process and Timeline

• 20.04-27.04.:  Call for Solutions to our challenges
• 20.04-30.04:  Call for Implementing Partners
• 04.05-11.05:  Matchmaking between solutions and implementation experts
• 14.05-15.05:  Two-day online hackathon
  20.05:             Winner announcement

Participation Criteria

You have an innovative and digital solution that you would like to apply and scale to one of our challenges? As a solution provider, you need to meet the following criteria:

• You need to offer an existing digital solution and apply
• The solution must be easily adaptable to the relevant context for quick implementation
• Eligible are private companies (start-ups, profit-oriented companies, social enterprises), NGOs, foundations, academic and research institutions
• This is a global call for solutions. However, participants from the EU, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America are particularly encouraged to submit solutions
• To attend the hackathon, you need to be free on 14.05.-15.05.

What’s in it for You

We support you with professional digital as well as long-term local expertise to implement the solutions together in our partner countries. In addition, you will be given the opportunity to network with a diverse group of organizations and individuals of the digital economy and public sector. Finally, a jury of BMZ, the EU Commission, Smart Africa, GIZ and other partners will select the best hackathon projects – which will receive significant financial support for the implementation to scale their idea within the vast partner network.