Hack For Peace — Cross-European Hackathon

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Let's power peace across the continent by building innovative products and tech solutions!

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<a href="https://sigma.software/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sigma Software Group</a> together with <a href="https://technation.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tech Nation UK</a>, <a href="https://houseofeurope.org.ua/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House of Europe</a>, and other partners will host a Cross-European hackathon ‘Hack for Peace’. The event will unite developers, entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors from the UK, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, and Ukraine to build innovative products, to build tech solutions to solve war issues, and power peace across the continent.The winners will also have the opportunity to implement their ideas and build products with guidelines from investors and mentors.<li>Register <a href="https://bit.ly/3d2Jvm9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> to apply as a participant/team.</li><li>Register <a href="https://bit.ly/3vWI2ED" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> to apply as a mentor.</li>📌 Why participateThe unprovoked russian aggression against the peaceful country of Ukraine shows that today no one should feel safe. That is why, today, businesses are creating and updating their contingency plans, and governments are seeking ways to be well prepared for such threats. Tech products and innovative solutions can help solve the problems associated with the war. Hack for Peace is a great chance for those who want to make an impact and contribute to the creation of anti-war tech products. The participants will get mentorship support, experts advisory and investors guidelines to finance and launch their products.📅 Format and detailsThe event will be held during 3 days, on October 21-23 in five countries — Ukraine, the UK, Sweden, Poland, and Portugal. Participants will gather offline in different locations yet they’ll be connected to other venues via teleconferencing. Thus they will be able to exchange ideas in person and across different countries as well.✅ The hackathon includes 4 tracks:<ul><li>Cybersecurity, Information Hygiene, and Media Wars</li><li>Mental Health</li><li>Kids Education</li><li>Logistics in Terms of War</li></ul>Participants can look forward to an exciting weekend filled with learning, fun, and a healthy dose of competition — fueled by powerful mentorship support.🔗 Admission is free. Anyone can apply as an individuum or as a team. Organizers will give preference to participants with existing ideas. The deadline for registration as a participant or as a mentor is September 30th.<ul><li>Register <a href="https://bit.ly/3d2Jvm9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> to apply as a participant/team.</li><li>Register <a href="https://bit.ly/3vWI2ED" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a> to apply as a mentor.</li></ul>The organizers are <a href="https://sigma.software/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sigma Software Group</a>, <a href="https://technation.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tech Nation</a>, and <a href="https://houseofeurope.org.ua/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House of Europe.</a>Supported by: Forbes Portugal, The Next Web, Observador, Startups Magazine, UK Investor Magazine.Partners are Founder Institute Nordics, Nutty Ventures AB, Startup Grind Stockholm, Startup Poland, Startup Portugal, SID Venture Partners, LACS, Blue Lake, Sigma Software University, and Sigma Software Labs, Ukrainian Startup Fund, Tech Ukraine, Impact Hub Stockholm, Tack Tech Ukraina, TechNation, BlueLake VC, Techfugees, Google Campus for Startups, SpeedUp Group, Invest in Poznan, Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge, Startup Lisboa, GDI Hub.Government support is provided by: the Ukrainian Startup Fund, The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, Ukrainian Embassy in Portugal, Embassy of Sweden in Warsaw, Embassy of Ukraine in the UK, and Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden.📌 About the organizers:<a href="https://sigma.software/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sigma Software Group</a> is a Swedish-Ukrainian IT company offering 100+ remote job opportunities around the globe! Our clients are world-known companies such as AstraZeneca, Scania, SAS, Fortum, DanAds, Viaplay, and others. We create best-in-class tech solutions and integrate 20+ existing products of our portfolio. We help enterprises to digitize their businesses and support startups in their growth.<a href="https://technation.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tech Nation</a> is the UK growth platform for tech companies and leaders. Tech Nation fuels the growth of game-changing founders, leaders, and scaling companies so they can positively transform societies and economies.<a href="https://houseofeurope.org.ua/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House of Europe </a>is an EU-funded programme fostering professional and creative exchange between Ukrainians and their colleagues in EU countries and the UK. The programme focuses on culture and creative industries, education, health, social entrepreneurship, media, and youth.This encompasses 20+ separate programme lines enabling to go for conferences, professional events, internships, and networking in the EU and the UK, or to enrol in study tours, residencies, trainings, and other forms of support. House of Europe funds cultural coproductions and cooperations between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts in the EU and the UK, along with the development of cultural infrastructure and artistic concepts for youth in Ukraine. Finally, the programme offers various youth camps and an intra-Ukrainian university exchange.

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