AUSTRIA
HACK THE CRISIS
MARCH 27 -29
ONLINE HACKATHON
How can we as a society face the challenges posed by the Corona crisis, and foster the development of new solutions together?
We believe in the power of community-driven solutions for community-faced problems!
INSPIRE – CONNECT – CHANGE
See what ideas have been developed during the hackathon
#HACKTHECRISISAT
“HACK THE CRISIS” Austria is a virtual hackathon organised by volunteers of the AustrianStartups Community, with support of the corporate- and public sector. Inspired by a larger Global Community of Hack-the-Crisis organisers around the world ♥.
The Hackathon took place from the 27th to the 29th of March. More than 500 people participated and worked on solving challenges posed by the corona crisis. With the support of over 60 mentors, 52 projects were developed during this weekend.
Participants
Challenges
Projects
Mentors
WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED?
PARTICIPANTS
More than 500 individuals signed up to solve the challenges we as a community and as country are facing today due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Throughout the course of the weekend from the 27th-29th of March they formed over 50 teams and worked together – online – to develop solutions.
MENTORS
Over 100 experts from the fields of artificial intelligence, medicine, health care, blockchain, IoT, business development, sales and many others have been supporting the hackers throughout the weekend and beyond.
PARTNERS
The hackathon is a volunteer effort to enable problem solvers to get together (virtually) and tackle today’s most pressing challenges. Many organisations have sof far joined this cause and offer ongoing support.
CHALLENGES
Before the start of the hackathon, organisations and individuals could submit concrete challenges related to the corona virus. Over 40 challenges in the areas of health, emergency response, education and economy have been adressed by the projects developed during the hackathon.
AGENDA
THURSDAY
18:00 CHALLENGE SUBMISSION CLOSED
FRIDAY
09:00 FINAL CHALLENGES ONLINE
16:00 KICK-OFF CALL
17:00 TEAM FORMATION STARTS
18:00 PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION CLOSED
20:00 FINAL TEAM SUBMISSION
SATURDAY
09:00 WAKE-UP CALL
10:00 CHECKPOINT 1
Mentorship & work in Progress
18:00 CHECKPOINT 2
SUNDAY
09:00 WAKE-UP CALL
10:00 CHECKPOINT 1
Mentorship & work in Progress
15:00 FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
18:00 OPEN PITCH CEREMONY
20:30 VOTING OPENS
MONDAY
17:00 WINNER CEREMONY