We are looking for the most talented coders to inspire us with their ideas on how tech can help fight corruption and advance peace, justice, and strong institutions!
The African Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon is a virtual 4 week technology challenge organized in partnership with private and public sector organizations in five African countries, namely Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. The Objectives of the hackathon are to promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to prevent and combat corruption in Africa and to give young developers the chance to come up with their own ideas on how to counter corruption through technologies. The challenge will enhance public-private partnerships in the development of sustainable ICT-based anti-corruption solutions; youth engagement and employment; innovation and technology. The winning teams will have the opportunity to further develop their technology solutions with the support of the public sector partners of the hackathon that seek to increase the use of ICT solutions as part of their domestic anti-corruption efforts.
In particular, the hackathon seeks to deliver the following outcomes in the participating countries.
The hackathon participants will be challenged to develop an ICT-based idea or solution that address one or more of the following themes:
Transparency in public administration, for instance, non-cash-based payments and traceability.
Transparency in public procurement and the administration of public finances.
Safe and reliable reporting of corruption (whistle-blowing promotion and protection).
Financial investigation solutions.
Other areas relevant to namely preventive measures, criminalization and law enforcement, international cooperation, and asset recovery
The hackathon is open to young creative people who:
The winning teams will be invited to present their projects and ideas to the Conference of State Parties, which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in December 2021. The COSP will bring together anti-corruption experts from more than 180 countries and will serve as a great opportunity for the winning teams to promote and seek further support for the development of their ICT-based solutions.
We will cover the travel and accommodation for the winning teams in accordance with the our travel regulations.
September
October
November
November
Interested participants fill an application form to participate in the hackathon by maximum September 27.
All teams make their final submissions on the submission platform. Teams submit their:
Final winners announced, and all participants receive certificates of participation.
September
Interested participants fill an application form to participate in the hackathon by maximum September 27.
November
All teams make their final submissions on the submission platform. Teams submit their:
November
Final winners announced, and all participants receive certificates of participation.
Individuals or teams up to 4 members can apply. If you are an individual looking for a team, or a team looking to complete their needed skills, we encourage you to apply and we are going to help you find teammates.
Yes, the hackathon will be held in full virtual mode due to constraining COVID-19 limitations.
Your idea has to fall under one of the 5 thematic areas:
i. Transparency in public administration, for instance, non-cash-based payments and traceability.
ii. Transparency in public procurement and the administration of public finances.
iii. Safe and reliable reporting (whistle-blowing promotion and protection).
iv. Financial investigation solutions.
v. Other areas relevant to: namely preventive measures, criminalization and law enforcement, international cooperation, and asset recovery.
Each team will work in one of the following tracks based on the type of technology that the team will
create:
Track 1: Blockchain Dapp developing
Track 2: AI developing
Track 3: Web 2.0 developing
The prerequisite for taking part in the hackathon is to possess some basic programming skills. But no one expects you to be a seasoned coder in order to develop your idea. However, to impress the jury and maximize your chances to win the hackathon, we encourage you to level up your coding skills in preparation for the hackathon. This will allow you to spend less time at the event on learning how to code (which isn’t bad, as hackathons are also about learning new stuff), but instead, you will have more time to develop your ideas and skills. It will be important to build skills in one of the following coding languages: Java, Javascript, Python or C++. Other possible languages include Go, Rust, Ruby on Rails, Solidity (for blockchain apps). Resources are provided in the hyperlinks.
The objectives of the hackathon are to promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to prevent and combat corruption in Africa and to give young developers the chance to come up with their own ideas on how to counter corruption through technologies. The challenge will be enhancing public-private partnerships in the development of sustainable ICT-based anti-corruption solutions; youth engagement and employment; innovation and technology.
The jury will be evaluating your creations based on the following criteria:
No, you cannot edit your submission after you have pressed the submit button and received the confirmation message. You can chat with support though to delete your submission for you so that you redo it if necessary.
As long as you don’t press the Submit button, you can access and edit your submission as many times as you need until the deadline. This is why we encourage you to not submit until your application is final.
There will be one winning team per each of the five countries. The team with the highest score within each country will be pronounced the winner of the hackathon.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation. And winners will
– Receive further support to develop test and make operational the identified tech solution (either in form of tech support and/or seed funding) by the partner organizations of the hackathon.
– Attend the 9th session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP), which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in December 2021. The COSP will bring together anti-corruption experts from more than 180 countries and will serve as a great opportunity for the winning teams to promote and seek further support for the development of their ICT-based solutions. More info here.
We will cover the travel and accommodation for the winning teams in accordance with the our travel regulations.
The objectives of the hackathon are to promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to prevent and combat corruption in Africa and to give young developers the chance to come up with their own ideas on how to counter corruption through technologies. The challenge will be enhancing public-private partnerships in the development of sustainable ICT-based anti-corruption solutions; youth engagement and employment; innovation and technology.