Disclaimer: Rules are subjected to updates ahead of the hackathon on the 19th-20th October.

Dates & Location

Date: 20th October 2023

Location: Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC)

Eligibility

A. The Hackathon IS open to: 

  • Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry (“Eligible Individuals”);

  • Teams of Eligible Individuals (“Teams”); and

  • Organizations (including corporations, not-for-profit corporations and other nonprofit organizations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other legal entities) that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.

(the above are collectively, “Entrants”)

An Eligible Individual may not join more than one Team or Organization and an Eligible Individual who is part of a Team or Organization may not also enter the Hackathon on an individual basis. If a Team or Organization is entering the Hackathon, they must appoint and authorize one individual (the “Representative”) to represent, act, and enter a Submission, on their behalf. By entering a Submission on behalf of a Team or Organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your Team or Organization.

B. The Hackathon IS NOT open to: 
  • Individuals who are residents of, or Organizations domiciled in Brazil, Quebec, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea or Russia.

  • Organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, including the Sponsor and Administrator (“Promotion Entities”).

  • Employees, representatives and agents** of such Promotion Entities, and all members of their immediate family or household*

  • Any other individual involved with the design, production, promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, and each member of their immediate family or household*

  • Any Judge (defined below), or company or individual that employs a Judge

  • Any parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate*** of any organization described above

  • Any other individual or organization whose participation in the Hackathon would create, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, a real or apparent conflict of interest 

*The members of an individual’s immediate family include the individual’s spouse, children and stepchildren, parents and stepparents, and siblings and stepsiblings. The members of an individual’s household include any other person that shares the same residence as the individual for at least three (3) months out of the year. 

**Agents include individuals or organizations that in creating a Submission to the Hackathon, are acting on behalf of, and at the direction of, a Promotion Entity through a contractual or similar relationship.

***An affiliate is: (a) an organization that is under common control, sharing a common majority or controlling owner, or common management; or (b) an organization that has a substantial ownership in, or is substantially owned by the other organization.

How to Enter

Entrants may enter by submitting a registration via both typeform and via regen-cities-gitex23.devpost.com (“Hackathon Website”)

Project Requirements

What to Create: Entrants should develop a solution to address and align to one of the Hackathon challenge areas defined here: regen-cities-gitex23.devpost.com. 

Functionality: The Project must be capable of being successfully run in the browser and must function as depicted in the video and/or expressed in the text description.

Third Party Integrations: If a Project integrates any third-party SDK, APIs and/or data, Entrant must be authorized to use them.

Testing: The Entrant must make the Project available free of charge and without any restriction, for testing, evaluation and use by the Sponsor, Administrator and Judges until the Judging Period ends. Entrants must make their Project available for testing by: 

  • Including a link to the Project code on GitHub or another code repository sharing service. The code repository must be public. Code will be used only for Submission review, testing, and Judging.

  • Include all deployment files and testing instructions needed for testing your Project.

  • Optional: Hosting it publicly on the web with a live URL to test the demo

Submission Requirements

Submissions to the Hackathon must meet the following requirements:

  • Include a Project built with the provided hackathon resources and meets the above Project Requirements.

  • Include a URL to your code repository for judging and testing by making your code public.

  • Include a text description that should explain the key features and functionality of your Project.

  • Perform a presentation of your Project. The presentation:

    • must be less than 5 minutes

    • must include a verbal summary your Project

    • must show a demonstration, or visualization, of the Project

  • Be the original work of the submitter, be solely owned by the submitter, and not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity.

  • Optional - Include a URL to the live website demo

Prizes

Economy Prize - Sponsored by Ape Consulting

Ape Consulting are offering the opportunity for the winning team to engage in a series of 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with experienced industry professionals to work further on their idea. This team will receive 8 mentoring sessions, providing them with guidance, insights, and expert advice tailored to their project's requirements and goals in addition to 40 hours of code review and development support.

Empathy Prize - Sponsored by Wolfpack Digital

Wolfpack Digital is offering the winning team an opportunity to take your product to the next level with 100 hours of UX/UI Design & Development consultancy.

Ecology Prize - Sponsored by Trend Atelier

Valued at 5K Dollars, Trend Atelier will be giving away a Foresight Essentials Mastercourse for every participant in the winning team. More details on the course, titled ‘Forecast Like a Futurist’, can be found here- https://www.thetrendatelier.com/courses/forecast-like-a-futurist.

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Novel and New

Uniqueness - Does the idea or concept differ from existing solutions or approaches?

Innovation - Does it bring forward a fresh perspective or methodology not seen before?

 

Helps Cities Become Regenerative

Sustainability - Does the idea promote long-term ecological balance without depleting resources?

Impact - How significantly does it aid in the city's ability to restore, renew, or revitalize its own sources of energy and materials?

Scalability - Can this idea be implemented on a larger scale or in multiple cities?

 

Creative

Originality - How unique and distinct is the idea in its conception and delivery?

Ingenuity - Does it demonstrate cleverness or inventiveness in its approach?

 

Presentation

Demonstration Quality - If demonstrated, how effectively is the concept showcased? Is the demonstration clear, concise, and compelling?

Conceptual Clarity - If conceptualized, how well is the idea communicated? Is the vision clear, and are potential challenges and solutions outlined?

Engagement - Does the presentation captivate the audience and convey the importance of the idea?

Judges

Saher Sidhom - Founder & CEO of Hackmasters

Carlos Montana - Professor at DIDI + Co-Founder of Reid-X

Hatim Nargawala - Azure Innovation GTM at Microsoft