Sustainability Hackathon 2020

SOLVING THE UNSOLVED: Challenging the Unknown with Imagination

Start on 20 November 2020 from 5:00 PM (Bangkok time)
Finish on 21 November 2020 until 6:00 PM (Bangkok time)

Where: Hybrid (Online) plus at the
Secretariat: AIT Entrepreneurship Center

Background

The outbreak of the COVID-19 warns us about the consequences of irresponsible development and overexploitation of the natural resources. These unsolved problems need to be solved through knowledge, skills, innovation, and technologies. The Sustainability Hackathon 2020 is the 2nd Hackathon organized by the Department of Development and Sustainability, AIT. This year of the COVID-19 outbreak, we aim to achieve sustainability solutions to address the problems of Sustainability Living in the Face of Coronavirus from any aspect of development. The proposed solution (s) needs to relate to at least three SDGs.

Challenges to Hack

Knowing that we are facing the problems of climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, poverty, gender inequality, urbanization, and pandemic.

Knowing that SDGs could open up US$12 trillion of market opportunities and create 380 million new jobs, and actions on climate change would result in savings of about US$26 trillion by 2030.

Those who take up the challenge to change the world for the better, please propose a solution (s) that can solve any of the above problems using a combination of your skills, technologies, and the above impact market opportunities.

Rules

1.

Each team must have 3-5 members. Students of the “Introduction to Development and Sustainability” must form a team of 3 classmates with (option) up to 2 more from outside. Students outside AIT are also welcome with 3-5 members per team.

2.

Each team is encouraged to use available technologies and publicly available data as part of the solutions for measurable and transparent results. Coding skills are not required but preferred.

3.

Pitch must relate to at least three goals of the SDGs and include impact investment and technology as part of the solutions. Pitch time is 3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q & A