UK-based charity Influx Trust is to host a global hackathon around the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with applications currently open to the Lagos edition of the event.
For 48 hours over March 10 to 12, nine hackathons will be held simultaneously around the world, with each location hacking around one of three selected SDGs.
The Lagos-based hackathon will focus on SDG 9, and looks for solutions in the areas of industry, innovation, and infrastructure.
The winning teams from each regional event will be given resources and support by the UN to hone, test and scale their ideas into sustainable businesses. They will also have a chance to demo their solutions at the UN headquarters in New York, in June 2017.
Solutions emerging from the hackathon will also be placed on the Influx Trust crowdfunding page, to attract investors, mentors, and human resources.
“For the first time in our history, we are at a point where we have the tools, ideas and technology to solve the world’s problems and have a real impact on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals,” said the Influx Trust.
“It has become commonplace thinking that government cannot and should not be expected to solve all our problems and it is up to us to work together to build the future we need and help the the UN achieve it’s goals.”
The Lagos hackathon is hosted by Passion Incubator, Ford Foundation, Microsoft, Printivo and Starta; and will be held at the Ford Foundation in Ikoyi.
Registration is available here, until March 3.
