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Hackathon #1: Developing

trustworthy applications that address

human rights

NEW DATE: 28 – 29 July 2023 | Online

 

 

 

Hackathon #2: Developing

trustworthy applications for commerce

& other services

NEW DATE: 04-05 August 2023 | Online

 

 

Showcase your skills and build a blockchain-based application to solve real-world challenges:

 

Prizes up to 3.000€, your talent publicly recognised, and more

Join the ONTOCHAIN Hackathons for web3 innovators and leverage your skills developing blockchain-based applications, to facilitate citizens' life and support public/private organisations activities. Our hackathons provide a fun and exciting opportunity to explore the potential of blockchain technology, while also addressing challenges related to trust, transparency, and traceability.

By participating, you will get access free access to the ONTOCHAIN software ecosystem, on top of which you will be challenged to develop your innovative application. Take on this opportunity to get your talent publicly recognised, improve your skills pitching in front of experts, and network with other like-minded individuals.

And it gets even better: you can get one of the 6 prizes up to €3,000.

We offer two different hackathons, each with a unique focus. You can apply to participate in only one or the two of them:

Hackathon #1

A hackathon for developing blockchain-based applications that address human rights

From Friday 28 July 09:00am CEST

to Saturday 29 July 16:00 CEST

 

Hackathon #2

A hackathon for developing blockchain-based applications for commerce and other services

From Friday 04 August 09:00am CEST

to Saturday 05 August 16:00 CEST

 

Join us at the ONTOCHAIN Hackathons and help us deliver a safer Internet through the power of blockchain technology. Register now and be a part of the next generation of internet innovators.

 

 

Prizes

 

What you get by participating

Get your talent showcased
in front of a vibrant innovators community

Improve your skills pitching
 in front of expertss

A certificate
from a pan-European NGI Web 3.0 initiative

Free access to the ONTOCHAIN blockchain-based functionalities and services to develop your application

 

What you can win

€3.000 (1st prizes),
€2.000 (2nd prizes) or
€1.000 (3rd prizes)

Interview published
on the ONTOCHAIN digital
channels
(top 3 applications
per hackathon)

ONTOCHAIN
merchandise kit

Be part of the
ONTOCHAIN
community

 

 

Who can participate

 

The ONTOCHAIN Hacktahons are aimed at web3 innovators, including students in this field, as well as experienced developers, researchers, startups, etc.

Innovators who have been funded via ONTOCHAIN Open Calls can not participate in the ONTOCHAIN Hackathons.

Eligibility requirements:

  • Teams composed of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 members
  • All team members legally established/resident in any of the following countries:
    • The Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU), including their outermost regions;
    • The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States;
    • H2020 associated countries (those which signed an agreement with the Union as identified in Article 7 of the Horizon 2020 Regulation): according to the updated list published by the EC;
    • The UK Applicants are eligible under the conditions set by the EC for H2020 participation and as long as they comply with the same eligibility rules as the other Applicants.

 

 

The Challenges

 

 

 

Hackathon #1: Developing

trustworthy applications that address

human rights

NEW DATE: 28 – 29 July 2023 | Online

 

By participating in the ONTOCHAIN Hackathon #1, you have the opportunity to develop a blockchain-based application that promotes human rights and contributes to a more secure and trustworthy Internet.

Apply to tackle one out of the five challenges below, all related to human rights:

Challenge #1: Digital identity management and privacy

Provide a secure and user-friendly way for individuals and organisations to manage their digital identities.

Challenge #2: Certificates management (passports, driver’s licenses, diplomas, tax certificates)

Simplify interactions of citizens with public administration. Facilitate the federation of data available by different administration bodies and nations, whilst leaving the full control of its data by any data owner.

Challenge #3: Medical records management

Leverage patients generated data in a trusted, decentralised way, with suitable privacy support.

Challenge #4: Social Responsibility

Address common goods, community-based fundraising, support charity activities, support minorities/ refugees, addressing energy poverty..

Challenge #5: Open topic

Suggest a blockchain-based application to empower human rights for any other relevant domains.

 

If selected, your application must be developed on top of at least two of the ONTOCHAIN services developed on the ONTOCHAIN software platform - check them at the “Your Hackathon Kit” section below.
We don’t look for complete mature applications, but the implementation for most fundamental scenarios.

 

 

 

Hackathon #2: Developing

trustworthy applications for commerce

& other services

NEW DATE: 04 – 05 August 2023 | Online

 

By participating in the ONTOCHAIN Hackathon #2, you have the opportunity to develop a blockchain-based application that drives efficiency and transparency in commerce and other services.

Apply to tackle one out of the five challenges below, all related to commerce and related services.

Challenge #1: Supply chain management, cloud services

Support a more secure and transparent track of goods and services.

Challenge #2: Banking, Finance and Insurance

Enable more efficient and secure operations, as well as best customer support also by enabling new providers (Open Banking).

Challenge #3: Property management and/or notarisation services

Contribute to a decentralised and trusted identification and management of property rights and transfers frame including notary registration services.

Challenge #4: Energy sharing and trading & Environmental sustainability

Facilitate energy management, including community energy management, environmental sustainability, as well as circular economy.

Challenge #5: Open topic

Suggest a blockchain-based application for commerce or related  services, on any other relevant  domain.

 

If selected, your application must be developed on top of at least two of the ONTOCHAIN services developed on the ONTOCHAIN software platform - check them at the “Your Hackathon Kit” section below.
We don’t look for complete mature applications, but the implementation for most fundamental scenarios.

 

 

Your Hackathon Kit

 

 

Selected participants will also get access to:

  • ONTOCHAIN services described in D3.4 - Framework specification and D3.5 - Framework specification 2.
  • Babelfish project Service Catalogue. From this project you will be able to access all the ONTOCHAIN services.
    The ONTOCHAIN Gateway API is the entry point for developers and users of ONTOCHAIN services and is composed of three main modules:
    • Service Discovery: search deployed ONTOCHAIN services with structured queries and access them directly
    • Accounts Management: functions related to organisation and user accounts and access rights
    • Data Storage: high-level interfaces that are common to all of the supported backend storage services: Semantic Container (off-chain data), Amazon S3 (off-chain data), Convex (on-chain data), ONTOCHAIN Bellecour (on-chain data)

 

Timeline

 

ONTOCHAIN
Summit

22 June

Attend the ONTOCHAIN Summit and gain a better knowledge about ONTOCHAIN and the solutions that are part of it.

Applications

From 22 May to 21 July (17:00 CEST)

Apply for one or the two ONTOCHAIN Hackathons. Hurry up, in case of a tie, the application date/time will be the selection factor.

Selected teams announcement

26 July
(tentative date)

Get the results of your application. Each hackathon will accept up to 20 teams.

Hackathon #1

28-29 July 2023

Develop a blockchain-based application that addresses human rights, and compete for the prizes.

Hackathon #2

04 – 05 August

Develop a trustworthy blockchain-based application for commerce and other services, and compete for the prizes.

 

 

Other useful information

 

Participants selection

Each hackathon will accept up to 20 teams. Only one application per team can be accepted for each Hackathon.

The teams acceptance will be made based on:

  • Criteria 1 (Weighting - 30%) - How you can benefit from the ONTOCHAIN software platform
  • Criteria 2 (Weighting - 40%) - Application idea (relevance, creativity, innovation and originality, application screenshots/mockups, user experience)
  • Criteria 3 (Weighting - 30%) - Team credibility (professional experience, past projects, academic activities, grades, degrees, lines of codes in open-souce projects, any other related activities)

Notes:

  • Criteria will be scored using a scale of 1 - Very Insufficient to 5 - Excellent
  • A team can apply for both Hackathons, but can only be accepted in one. In case the team ranks among the top 20 applications for both Hackathons, it will be accepted only at the one in which it ranks higher
  • In case of a tie, priority will be given to the application first submitted.

 

Attendance requirements

  • Each team is responsible for bringing their own computers
  • Participants must have a good/stable Wi-Fi connection

 

Hackathons winners

The solutions developed as part of each ONTOCHAIN Hackathon will be evaluated according to 5 criteria:

  • Criteria 1 (Weighting - 15%) - Innovativeness and creativity of intended results. Has the team come up with an idea for a project that sounds exciting and challenging to tackle?
  • Criteria 2 (Weighting - 30%) – Usefulness of the ONTOCHAIN services for their application  and credibility of their integration with ONTOCHAIN services used in developing the solution. Has the project been able to use ONTOCHAIN services and to what extent?
  • Criteria 3 (Weighting - 15%) - Exploitation potential of results.  Has the project been able to demonstrate transferable results which can be used in the future or in the market?
  • Criteria 4 (Weighting - 25%) - Presentation of results/ Informative Demo. The team will have 3 minutes to present their results/ product live and cogently and concisely tell us about any problems encountered, the solutions introduced, the tools leveraged and the lessons learned.
  • Criteria 5 (Weighting - 15%) - Completeness of results/ Execution. To what extent did the team successfully execute upon the project concept over the course of the hackathon?

Notes:

  • Criteria will be scored using a scale of 1 - Very Insufficient to 5 - Excellent.

 

Ownership rights

The participants own the intellectual property rights of the original idea and work they develop as part of the participation in the hackathons. ONTOCHAIN or any of its partners will not own the rights or the ideas developed, regardless of the idea being awarded or not. ONTOCHAIN and its partners, independently of the type of involvement in and contribution to the development of the idea, will not own any part of the idea or design, unless a written agreement or transfer of rights is implemented by the participants and all parties, including those of ONTOCHAIN.

Participants materials should be provided as open-source, and free access to the software developed or to demonstration material must be provided to the Hackathons organisers, for demonstration purposes only.

Participants won’t own any part of the ONTOCHAIN services that they use/modify.

Check the Hackathons Terms & Conditions for more information.

 

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