Call for Local Organisers

At Teens In AI  we’re already working towards our annual International Women’s Day Hackathon, this year taking place 3rd-12th February 2023. This campaign is running for the 6th year and is supported by some of the biggest companies in the world.

Our aim is to reduce the gender gap in the technology industry by exposing teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 to the exciting world of tech and AI. 

 

This year, we are looking for teachers to organise a 2.5 day STEM event/hackathon in your classes, with our guidance. The agenda and all learning materials will be provided. No prior coding skills are required. 

 

WHAT YOUR STUDENTS WILL LEARN:

* Design Thinking and how to shape a problem

* Fundamentals of machine learning 

* AI Ethics: build your technology responsibly

* Pithing skills: pitch your project to industry experts 

 

Students will work in teams, aided by mentors from across the tech industry and compete with students from other parts of the world.


In the last 6 years of running this program many students have found it helped them become more confident at computer science, they understand better how computer science applies to real world problems and many have said it helped them get into their first choice universities.

 

Requirements

You will have the important role of organising an event in your own community so that you can inspire teens in your area. Organisers can be:

  • An innovative teacher looking to impact their students

  • A high school student passionate about tech 

  • A university student looking for their first opportunity in tech and network with experts in the fields of AI, data science and business

ARE YOU IN?

The deadline for the applications is until 17th October 2022.

See our BBC feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar0ux-_lVLI 

Express your interest here: https://www.teensinai.com/global-hack-lo/

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Global IWD Hackathon Winner (for participants)
3 winners

TBC by Corporate Platinum Partners Sage and Capgemini

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Design & Implementation
    Does it work? Is it implementable? Did the team think about the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX)? Was the product designed with humans in mind?
  • Innovation
    How innovative / creative / unique is the idea? Was there a novel approach applied to solve the problem?
  • Technical Complexity
    Is the project technically impressive? Complex? How technically sophisticated / advanced / elegant was the solution?
  • Social Impact
    How impactful is the idea? Can it impact the lives of many people in a significant way? Is the idea aligned with and addresses any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
  • Commercial Viability
    Is there a business potential? How original is the business model? Has the team considered route to market and has made proactive actions to execute an action plan? Is the idea feasible, does it have economic and societal value, and is it sustainable?
  • Ethical Considerations
    What might go wrong? How will you mitigate this?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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