Ministry of Education to organise UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon from November 22 to 25

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be organising the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon from November 22 to November 25, 2022. A total of 23 nations, 412 students and 46 mentors will participate in the hackathon including five themes and 39 nodal agencies.

The @EduMinOfIndia in association with @MEAIndia & UNESCO is organising the UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon from 22-25 Nov, 2022. A total of 23 nations will participate in this unique event.

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— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) October 27, 2022

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The five themes are as follows:

• Education – Using the power of digital revolution to improve access to quality education – allowing India and the African Nations to achieve the goal of ‘Literacy for all’.
• Renewable energy/sustainability – Providing a platform to innovative ideas to ease adoption and application of Sustainable Development Goals to transform our world.
• Drinking water and sanitation – Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating, dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemical and materials.
• Agriculture – Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production.
• Health and hygiene – Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene leading to Good Health and well-being for all.

UIA Hackathon process

• The participants shortlisted for the grand finale, will be provided by the nodal agencies after pre-screening and filtration at their end. The team size entering in the grand finale will be 6 members.
• Participants must have knowledge/specialization in coding/software development in UI/UX, AI/ML, AR/VR, IoT, DATA ANALYSIS etc.
• Two mentors per participating team will be provided by the nodal agencies for mentoring the team in order to achieve the best feasible solution.
• Theme expert evaluators will be onboarded by the organizers and on the basis of nodal agencies recommendation.

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“The UNESCO INDIA – AFRICA Hackathon is an annual 36 hours event that brings together students, educators, teachers, and the research community of India and its African partners to tackle the common challenges faced by their countries and serves as a facilitator for cultural amalgamation,” reads the official website.