Ethiopia has pressing challenges in the different sectors of the country such as agriculture, health, finance, education and so on. It is on this note that Gebeya invites all IT professionals, practitioners, enthusiasts and professionals across all disciplines to EthioHacks III to solve these issues and much more by leveraging leading technologies that are running the digital world today.

The two-day hackathon will provide the attendees with a chance to network with professionals and industry leaders from different fields to collaborate and solve these challenges. Attendees will be paired in groups, with each group competing for the most ingenious concept. The winning idea will have the possibility of being incubated by Gebeya!

Whether you are an expert or an enthusiast of technology, we welcome you to join us on the 24th to 25th of June at Gebeya Academy Headquarters (Woreda 02, Sinan Building 2nd Floor, Bole Subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.) to prototype and find innovative solutions.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Cash prize
2 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Merkeb Mengistu

Merkeb Mengistu
Director of Marketing

Bruck

Bruck

Markos Lemma

Markos Lemma

Maheder Gebremedhin

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    How innovative, new, or creative is the Application, Website or Service? Is it better than other solutions?
  • Impact
    Will the Application, Website or Service meaningfully impact the lives of many people within the Target Population?
  • Scalability
    How scalable is the Application, Website or Service? What percentage of the Target Population can the Application, Website or Service be made to reach? Localized or local content, and multilingual support are key sub-criteria.
  • Launch readiness
    If it is not already, how soon can the Application, Website or Service be made available publicly (beyond limited trials and prototypes)? If the Application, Website, or Service is already publicly available, how stable and consistent is its performance?
  • Strategy
    Do you think they have a clear view of what’s going to happen next?
  • Sustainability
    How can the project be sustained? Is the business model based on third parties?
  • Team composition
    The multidisciplinary factor is key. Is the team well organized with diversified and defined roles?

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