Go Digital Democracy Challenge 🕊️🌍

The Global Go Digital Democracy Challenge aims to develop innovative solutions that strengthen and enhance Digital Democracy. The Hackathon will identify solutions that can be deployed to alleviate digital pain points experienced by citizens living in countries with limited cyber freedom and stringent communications restrictions.

Selected teams will receive coaching, mentorship, and training from experts in their field. They will present their ideas at a Demo Day event, in which participants pitch to a panel of judges and present their ideas.

Three winners will be awarded a cash prize to continue developing their products:

1st - $10,000

2nd - $8,000

3rd - $6,000

Before you get started, learn more about the topic by checking this case study.

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First Name*

Last Name

Email*

Phone Number*

Country of Contact*

Team Information

Team Name*

You will be allowed to change the name of the team.

How many team members do you currently have?*

Full names and emails of all team members:*

Team Lead*

Kindly indicate the name of one team member

Kindly describe the experience of the team:*

Hackathon Motivation:

Digital democracy faces many challenges such as:

A mix of urban and rural populations cannot rely on face-to-face or in-person meetings to have their voice heard or civic participation coordinated.
Internet connectivity is restricted – from near-total internet shutdowns for a time or the ‘throttling’ of internet speed.
Key social media platforms might be blocked permanently or suspended.
Free, independent media is censored.
Frequent online misinformation campaigns run by authorities in place.
Significant digital surveillance laws are in place, which might include penalties on the use of specific internet applications that protect privacy or increased access to private data;
Digital footprint of citizens on popular applications and websites is monitored. Censorship, together with much more severe, targeted human rights violations, may occur based on monitored activities.

Reflecting on the above, what is the problem your team would like to solve?*

Kindly explain the solution you are trying to create:*

What stage are you at?*

Is the tech component of your solution developed in-house?*

Yes

Who will be your target customer?*