THE SOCIAL HACKATHON CHALLENGE

The world needs real action on climate change now. 

CHALLENGE 1: SMART CITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

FIND A WAY OR SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR VADODARA CITY

CHALLENGE 2: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

FIND A WAY OR SOLUTION TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, PROTECT ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS HEALTH AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD OF PEOPLE - PARTICULARLY IN VADODARA CITY. 

CHALLENGE 3: SMART DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

DESIGN OR DEVELOP A DIGITAL SOLUTION TO ACCELERATE PUBLIC BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY AND CARBON NEUTRALITY. 

Pitch your solution to hackathon judges.

Choose any ONE challenge and submit your solution by 17th April 12 noon. 

Be Original - Be Creative - Make sure you read the right data to devise a solution (Hawa hawa mein mat kardena)

You can make a video or a hand-made poster or a presentation or a combination. Feel free to use whichever way to convey your solution. Submit your solution by uploading it on the following link: https://forms.gle/6v4BGttYZViHcJqu5

Resources

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/unit/climate-change-challenge/

Evaluation Criteria

Comprehensibility – Comprehensibility of the solution proposal’s value proposition and main use case

Realisability – Realisability of the solution from its current idea stage to implemented solution, used by its intended users in its problem context

Innovativeness – Innovativeness of the idea behind the solution, as well as the intended technology to be used in an implementation of the solution (if applicable). 

Scalability – Scalability of the solution if it is implemented and realized.

Solving the SDGs – Does this solution correlate to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and how well does it solve the challenge it is intended to address.