Have you ever had a creative idea that addresses a social issue in your city? Well, this is your chance to join forces with other like-minded individuals to make your idea a reality. Makers and techies are invited to participate in a dubbed Hackathon event “Hack the City”.
Kingston Creative in partnership with IDB Lab will give 100 artists, makers and technology enthusiasts the opportunity to work together to devise solutions to societal problems in Jamaica that contribute to the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Vision 2030.
“The SDGs cover topics such as Peace, Justice, Health, Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action, Sustainable Cities and Economic Growth,” commented Andrea Dempster Chung, CEO of Kingston Creative. “These are all issues that affect the quality of life for all Jamaicans and we are delighted to be able to bring together the best creative and technological minds to provide innovative solutions to the challenges we face as a country – and to we win USD 250,000 in funding for these ideas.”
From January 27 -29, at the Kingston Creative Hub on Harbor Street in Downtown Kingston
it will be filled with creative and technical teams who will develop innovative ideas and steps
them before a panel of judges for a chance to win $ prizes.
On Friday, January 27, participants will be invited to a mixer where they will network and form teams of 3-6 members. Saturday begins with training and support from mentors to help teams identify, iterate and improve their solutions. Only 10 teams will be selected to advance to Day 3 where they will present their solutions and the winners will be selected.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with its innovation lab, the IDB Lab, is funding Creative Hack and other CreaTech initiatives through a three-year, $1.2 million technical collaboration agreement with Kingston Creative, designed to support and given market access to Jamaican creators. entrepreneurs. Creative Hack, by bringing together creatives and tech experts, encourages collaboration and encourages more creatives to use technology to advance their business ideas.
If you are interested in participating in this event, here are the Creative Hack instructions:
● Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and a resident of Jamaica
● At least 50% of the team must be creative practitioners
● Teams must be a minimum of 3 people and a maximum of 6 people
● At least one person should be a technology enthusiast
● All solutions must include an element of technology and support an SDG
All participants will have access to free workshops on Ideation, Planning and Costing,
Pitch rehearsal, networking opportunities with like-minded people, and an opportunity to
influence their community.
Register here: bit.ly/3Ke2BC3 until January 22, 2023, or visit
Kingston Creative website www.kingstoncreative.org for details.
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