Swedbank engages in the Global Hack initiative to find new solutions fighting Covid-19 challenges
Latvian creative force will co-organize the online hackathon The Global Hack
April 3, 2020
The following is a press release from The Global Hack:
Participants are welcome to submit their ideas
Acknowledging the situation in the world and the consequences of the coronavirus, communities all over the world are merging together to find solutions with the help of hackathons. Online hackathon The Global Hack will be held on April 9-12 online and is welcoming participants from all over the world with ideas that will create solutions to meet the needs of our changing world. Latvian creative force has joined into co-creating the hackathon's economy track which will be powered by Swedbank.
Register your idea via ej.uz/theglobalhack
More information here: www.theglobalhack.com
In response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian startup communities acted immediately and in the middle of March organized online hackathons to fight back the battle. Now, many countries like France, Norway, Italy, Poland, Finland, Afghanistan, Brazil, Hungary, Belgium, Ukraine, Canada, Germany, Australia, Madagascar, United Kingdom and more are organizing an online hackathon as well to find and integrate the possible solutions.
While the crisis is far from over, everyone is already living in a world where the future is now and the battle is inevitable. Acknowledging the situation, Accelerate Estonia, Garage48 and Latvian creative force is co-creating the online hackathon The Global Hack on April 9-12. Participants from all over the world are welcome to join the biggest hackathon that has ever been held. Everyone is in a very unique position as the whole world is fighting the same problem all at once and together. The force behind the hackathon invites us to move fast and share ideas to overcome a massive social and economical disruption. Everyone interested is welcome to join the Slack channel, submit their ideas and find team members to implement the project. Ideas can be registered until April 8.
The global virtual hackathon will be divided into different tracks and the Latvian creative force which organized the one of the previously mentioned hackathons in Latvia HackForce will create the economy track supported by Swedbank. The organizers and the society itself has recognized the economy as one of the essential industries that are facing the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.
The organizers of The Global Hack are happy to announce that Steve Jurvetson has joined the hackathon's economy track as an inspirational lead. Currently, Steve is an active investor, as well as the member of the Tesla and SpaceX board. “I'm very excited about this project that we will take on. How do you get to these new powerful ideas and hack the future? I think that there is a very important framework and that is that every idea is a combination of prior ideas. Almost never does a new powerful idea come out of nowhere without a precedent.”
The current economic situation is a very important indicator, as it reflects the well-being and security of the world, society, and companies in times of crisis. Due to the pandemic, people are currently losing their jobs, and companies are being forced to close down, which affects not only the individuals but also the country and various social groups in general. Based on experience, such situations can have a serious impact on society and global processes for several years to come. The goal of the hackathon's economy track is to highlight these problems and offer solutions that will significantly alleviate the situation now and in the future.
The economy track of the online hackathon The Global Hack is supported by Swedbank which at the end of the hackathon will also reward the most promising idea with 5000 euros for the development of the project.
“Currently, the whole world is struggling with the consequences of the coronavirus, which has undoubtedly left and will continue to have a significant impact on the local and global economy. Swedbank believes that this initiative is a great initiative to invite creative and innovative minds that can offer us successful and quick-to-integrate ideas that are useful from today and we will gladly support the authors of the most successful project,” says Reinis Rubenis, the Chairman of Swedbank Latvia.
The hackathon The Global Hack is co-organized by the Latvian creative force and volunteers.
Par hakatonu
Hakatons jeb tehnoloģiju maratons ir pasākums, kurā noteiktā laika posmā dalībnieki meklē atbildes un risinājumus kādai kopējai problēmai. “The Global Hack” tiks sadalīts 11 tematiskajos virzienos, kas veidoti, vadoties pēc ANO Ilgtspējīgas attīstības mērķiem. Hakatona “The Global Hack” tematiskie virzieni ir: māksla un radošums, reaģēšana krīzes situācijā, ekonomika, izglītība, atbalsts, vide, pārvaldība, veselība un labsajūta, mediji un izklaide, garīgā veselība, kā arī darbs. Katrs tematiskais virziens hakatona laikā norisināsies atsevišķi un tā dalībnieki meklēs risinājumus, lai palīdzētu sabiedrībai izkļūt no Covid-19 radītās krīzes. Īpaši aicinām dot pienesumu ekonomikas tematiskajam virzienam, kura vadītājs hakatonā būs Stīvs Džarvetsons, uzņēmumu Tesla un SpaceX valdes loceklis. Vairāk informācijas: Economy track . Hakatona noslēguma dienā, 12. aprīlī, ikviens varēs uzzināt katra tematiskā virziena rezultātus un galvenos secinājumus.
Kas var piedalīties?
Hakatonā var piedalīties ikviens un, jo lielāks dalībnieku skaits, jo lielāka iespēja atrast unikālus krīzes risinājumus. Tāpēc svarīgi, lai hakatonā piedalītos pēc iespējas vairāk dalībnieku, tostarp no dažādām nozarēm un valstīm. Tieši mazo valstu pieredze, saskaroties ar globālām problēmām, bieži vien palīdz atrast efektīvākos risinājumus. Piemēram, sadarbībā ar Latvijas ārstiem, līdzīgā hakatonā tika rasts risinājums jaunam sejas vairogu dizainam, kas palīdz mazināt inficēšanās ar Covid-19 risku.
Kā piedalīties?
● Lai piedalītos hakatonā kā komandu mentoram, nepieciešams aizpildīt pieteikuma anketu: ej.uz/economytrack
● Lai piedalītos hakatonā kā atbalstītājam vai izveidotu komandu ar kolēģiem vai draugiem kopīgu ideju īstenošanai, kas palīdzētu pasaulei, apmeklējiet šo vietni: https://theglobalhack.com/#how-it-works
● Vairāk informācijas par ekonomikas tematisko virzienu: Economy track
● Vairāk informācijas par hakatonu: Global Hack
Reģistrācija jau ir pieejama
Ideju un izaicinājumu iesniegšana līdz ar reģistrēšanos hakatonam ir atvērta ikvienam līdz 6. aprīlim. Komandu veidošana pieteiktajām idejām notiks no 6. līdz 8. aprīlim. “The Global Hack” hakatons sāksies 9. aprīlī un notiks līdz 11. aprīlim.