Defending the global media landscape: we are gathering a community of professionals and specialists to develop media solutions.
1991 Hackathon: Media is an international event that will unite the forces tech-savvy Ukrainians worldwide and residents of European countries supporting Ukraine to bring media technologies to a new level
The main focus of the hackathon is digital and technological products that can be further used by the government, media, public, commercial organizations, new tech companies, and the public at large to consume, process, transmit, and create information as a fair product.
Areas:
Algorithms and Automation Tools
Real-Time News and Data Monitoring
User Education and Cybersecurity
Strategic Communications
Open Data and Transparency
Big Tech and Responsible Advertising
Who can participate:
Journalists, editors, media managers
Media entrepreneurs
IT specialists, programmers, developers
Activists who are eager to use technology, culture, and media to create new initiatives
We invite formed teams with ideas and individual participants who can team up and enhance each other's expertise.
Total prize fund of $2,500 for projects development
The winning teams also will be awarded a professional mentorship during one month after the hackathon.
The hackathon will open with a mini-conference bringing together representatives from the government, commercial and civil sectors to discuss the critical issues of disinformation.
The hackathon will take place online and offline on January 20-22, 2023. The offline part of the event will be held in Warsaw, Poland.
Register till January, 20 https://bit.ly/1991hackathon_event
1991 Hackathon: Media has been made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Partners are GovTech Polska, Fundacja Moje Państwo, Google for Startups, Centre for Strategic Communication, Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów.
The project is implemented with the support of Diia.Business Warsaw.
Key information partner: Sigma Software Group.