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Description
In the light of Vision 2030, Egypt is rapidly transforming towards a knowledge-based digital economy that encourages innovation, research, and development. As a major part of this vision, the New Administrative Capital is being built to be the first smart city in Egypt.
Benha University is proud to sponsor the first nationwide Smart City Hackathon in Egypt. The hackathon is open to students in all Egyptian universities. The purpose of this hackathon is to find innovative solutions by diverse teams of interdisciplinary students.
A Three-day process for answering critical challenges related to Smart cities through design, prototyping, and testing ideas. During the three days the participants will go through various workshops about innovation, lean methodology, design thinking, and value creation. The participants will create teams of 3-5 and work together in a sprint, to shortcut and compress a month of time into 30 Hrs. On the first day, teams will be created, get introduced to the Smart Cities challenges, map out the problem and ideate solution that create value. On the second day, teams will learn about prototyping and start product development. On the third day, teams will continue working on their products development and prepare their final pitch.
Registration Link
Registration closed
Hackathon awards
There will be three cash prizes in each track (a total of £100k EGP) form Benha University:
- 5,000 EGP
1st Place
- 3,000 EGP
2nd Place
- 2,000 EGP
3rd Place
In addition, there will be five prizes from Amazon Web Services (AWS):
- AWS Credit: $3k USD
- Certificates: For each team member
- Trophy: Per team
1st winning team
- AWS Credit: $2k USD
- Certificates: For each team member
- Trophy: Per team
2nd winning team
- AWS Credit: $1k USD
- Certificates: For each team member
- Trophy: Per team
3rd winning team
- AWS Credit: $500 USD
- Certificates: For each team member
- Trophy: Per team
Best Innovative team
- AWS Credit: $500 USD
- Certificates: For each team member
- Trophy: Per team
Best Demo & Presentation
There will be nine prizes from ElSewedy Digital :
- 40k EGP
1st winning team
- 20k EGP
2nd winning team
- 10k EGP
3rd winning team
- 5k EGP
The Optimalist
[Best use of Optimization Algorithms]
- 5k EGP
The Pathfinder
[Best use of Geospatial Technologies]
- 5k EGP
The Forecaster
[Best use of Predictive Analytics]
- 5k EGP
The Powersaver
[Best use of Battery-Operated Elements]
- 5k EGP
The Economist
[Best use of Financial Resources]
- 5k EGP
The Greenest
[Best use of Renewable Resources]
Timeline
- Registration
17-01-2022 to 08-03-2022 - Induction
26-02-2022 to 10-03-2022 - Hands-on Training (Round I)
26-02-2022 to 10-03-2022 - Announcing Shortlisted Teams
- Hands-on Training (Round II)
15-03-2022 to 23-03-2022 - Prototype Development
24-03-2022 to 26-03-2022 - Presentations, Evaluation, and Results
Facilities
About 50 shortlisted teams will enjoy:
- $50 USD AWS Credit (per team)
- Mentorship.
- Accommodation for three-day and two nights including:
- Food and Beverage .
- Stationery and Canvas
- Wi-Fi Access.
Induction
Technologies
Solutions based on (but not limited to) the following technologies/Amazon Web Services (AWS) are expected:
- Cloud Computing (Amazon Web Services)
- Internet of Things (Amazon IoT Services)
- Machine Learning (Amazon SageMaker)
- Computer Vision (Amazon Rekognition)
- Artificial Intelligence (Amazon AI Services)
- Mobile Development (Amazon Amplify)
Duration:
3 days
Hackathon Program Draft:
- Onboarding
- Hackathon brief
- Smart Cities challenges
- Teams Creation
- Lean Methodology
- Propblem Definition
Day 1
- Value preposition
- Ideation Workshop
- How to Select solution
- How to build your prototype
Day 2
- Solution Development
- How to Pitch
- Pitiching
Day 3
No. of beneficiaries:
50-70
Who can apply?
Students
Location
- Online
Day #0
- Offline, Main Conference Hall , Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Day #1, #2, #3
Sponsers
Elsewedy Digital
National Bank of Egypt
Orange
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FAQs
Will Benha University get the intellectual property rights to the product coded by the teams?
No, the code produced by the team during the Hackathon will be of their own property.
Do you provide any support for transportation?
A bus will be provided. Yet, its path is from Cairo Down Town to Benha University
How will the participants be evaluated?
The winning team will be decided by a jury made up of industry experts and professionals. The final decisions of the judges are to be based on the following parameters: Deep market need, Value added, Design, Development, and Pitching. The panel will assign a score to each parameter, which will then determine the ranking of each participating team.
What will be provided during the contest?
- Free wi-fi access.
- Stationery and canvases.
- Three-day food and beverages.
- Mentors for groups.
Why to join Benha University Smart Government Hackathon?
- It is a fantastic learning opportunity. You can use this time to test a new skill or framework in a setting that keeps you focused and motivated.
- During the hackathon course, you will hear about new advancements in the field, and go through intensive workshops.
- It forces you to get out of your comfort zone and grow. Expect to pitch your own idea for a project to complete strangers or explain why you are a good candidate for someone else’s team.
- Hackathons are great lessons in terms of execution and efficiency. There is no room for perfectionism - you need to judge where to invest time, how long to try, and when to switch to a new solution. You will be working under pressure, taking lead on some tasks, sharing your know-how, and dealing with different personalities.
- It truly is intense-networking with relevant people. During these few days, you will have endless opportunities to get to know people on a professional level, be it during team-matching sessions, food breaks, or going for coffee together.
- You make a step towards entrepreneurship. Sometimes your idea/solution might be so amazing it could get bought, or you and your team mate(s) might resonate so well that you will continue working together beyond the hackathon (and maybe even form your own startup).
What is expected from Hackathon’s participants?
Hackathon participants must be able to:
- Define a real need for Smart Cities
- Design a human centered and business viable solution that fits the defined need.
- State the riskiest assumptions related to the problem, solution or the implementation of their product or service.
- Prove the technical feasibility of the solution through a proof of concept also the solution must be ICT and enabling technologies based.
- Illustrate the user journey through solution demo.
- Prototype a functional version of the product
- Pitch their final product