H2020 RESPONSE Hackathon in Turku (Finland)
Energy is now part of everyone’s daily life, but it is not tangible. Still, it has an impact on our wallets and our environment. To be able to drive the change and participate in the green transition, citizens should gain an understanding of energy and climate change so that they a) can and want to make a difference b) know what they can do and c) know how their actions have an impact. Any new action should be integrated into the natural way of doing things, effortlessly and easily in everyday do this, a tool is needed to measure, demonstrate, explain, remind and communicate the impact of different actions.
With the Hackathon, ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE-TURKU RESPONSE HACKATHON 2023, we are searching for digital solutions, which would get people thinking about energy issues and monitoring the impact of their solution can use gamification, social media, AR, VR, or MR technologies, 3D models, 360 images, etc. Most importantly, the new solution should encourage residents to monitor and pay attention to their energy consumption, help change consumption habits, demonstrate and visualize the impact of different actions, and engage and activate individual and collective action. The hackathon is divided in different phases:February 18th – April 18th: Register and deliver your concept paper, of which max. 15 best teams will be chosen to participate in the hackathon eventMarch 2nd: Kick-off webinar to give the background informationApril 23rd: Chosen teams will be invited to participate in Day 1April 28-29th: Hackathon Day 1 and 2 during the Day 1 all invited participants will develop their solution and pitch it to the jury. 10 best teams will be chosen to continue to the Day 2during the Day 2 chosen 10 teams will develop their solution further and create a video pitching for jury and publicMay 2th – May 16th: Online public hearing of the solutions for two weeksAwards ceremony in May: The winner and runners-up will be awarded in a final event
When
28 Mar 2023 @ 07:00 am
28 Mar 2023 @ 04:00 pm
Duration: 9 hours
Where
Finland
Turku
Language
English en