UN Big Data Hackathon (Nov 8-11 2022)- REGISTER NOW!
The Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) and Statistics Indonesia (BPS) are pleased to announce that they are hosting the “2022 UN Big Data Hackathon”. It is jointly organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Global Platform Regional Hubs (Rwanda, UAE, Brazil & China), UN Global Pulse, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), UK ONS Data Science Campus, Statistics Canada, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in consultation with the members of the Task Teams of UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science.
The 2022 UN Big Data Hackathon will happen over the course of 4 days (November 8-9-10-11 2022). It will consist of two tracks; the ‘Big Data Expert’ track and the ‘Youth’ track.
The ‘Big Data Expert’ track will bring together teams of Big Data experts, whereas the ‘Youth’ track will be targeting teams of students or young professionals (under the age of 32). Both tracks can either apply to attend the event in person in Indonesia, UAE, and Brazil (with other on-sites being considered) or virtually. Limited funding is available for in person attendance.
During this hackathon, the UNSD, regional hubs and partner organizations will be on the lookout for disruptive and innovative solutions that use data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to fast track progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assist in resolving Global Challenges
The winning teams will be invited to present their work at the UN World Data Forum in Hangzhou, China, 2023 and to receive certificates and rewards. Certificates will be provided for all participants in both categories and special mentions will be made for teams in different categories.
Registrations should preferably be done as a team of 3 to 5 people. Individual registrations will be sorted and assigned into teams based on the application form and skill levels.
Please fill out this survey ONCE for the whole team before September 15, 2022: https://input.un.org/EFM/se/3995D1A40525E4CE
The selected participants will be announced on September 24, 2022.
Please note that:
You can find all the information and future steps about the hackathon on the hackathon’s website: https://unstats.un.org/bigdata/events/2022/hackathon/
You can join the webinars and receive all updates regarding the Hackathon by registering to the mailing list: https://input.un.org/EFM/se/3995D1A46342E490
For any questions or concerns, please reach out to us on:
un-big-data-hackathon@unmgcy.org
Hackathon Organization Team
