List of hackathons in Italy in 2016

Developers, designers, marketers! Come and participate in the second Poste Hack of 2016. Come and compete in teams to develop the best Digital Project. 

 Themes, technologies, and prizes will be announced shortly.

The Merck For Health event continues in Rome. This open innovation project was initiated with the aim of identifying new technology solutions in the area of healthcare. Winning teams will have a chance to present their ideas toMerck and H-FARM management. Winning teams will progress to the final stage with a chance to be awarded a € 25,000 grant.

Coders with a mind for social responsibility! Sign up for the IEEE ISC2 Smart City Hackathon. Collaborate with like-minded individuals on one of two tracks: -> Help develop mobility apps for the implementation of Trento Smart City -> Develop smart and original mobile phone apps to help people in Southern Africa Come along and contribute! All you need to bring is yourself, your laptop, your enthusiasm, and your coding skills.

Are you interested in helping solve the problems of people with disabilities? Then participate in the HACK FOR NEEDS Hackathon. Designers, developers, prototyping and automation enthusiasts are invited to a day of collaboration to solve one of the following five needs of people with disabilities: 1. TURN ON - OFF: Develop switch activated by limited body movements 2. COMMUNICATE: Develop instruments to express YES / NO; I'M THIRSTY - I WOULD LIKE COFFEE; I WANT TO GO OUT; I WANT TO REST. 3. MARK TIME: Develop tools to indicate the time, its passing and to guide the sequence of activities, times of the day. 4. MOVE YOURSELF: Develop tools which identify obstacles and give indications of full / empty. 5. RECEIVE SENSORY INPUTS: Create visual, auditory, and tactile inputs through technology that the person can choose and experiment.

Students, recent graduates! Interested in technology? Participate in the first student led hackathon in Italy. No theme! Just let your imagination run wild in amazing Cortona, Italy.

Come and hack for the benefit of the disabled at Premio Cuore Digitale. This is a 48-hour solidarity marathon with the focus on digital inclusion. Bring all your creativity and expertise to develop a prototype that improves the quality of life for people who are visually impaired.

Marketer, designer and developer teams! Compete to develop the best digital project for customer service or operational efficiency for the Poste Italiane. IBM will the Bluemix cloud platform with cognitive services, data / analytics, IoT, and much more. Poste Italiane will provide access the data through their APIs.

#HackBofrost is a hackathon organized by Bofrost. Teams will consist of 4-6 people with different profiles: Designers, Developers and Business Developers. The developers will be asked to take care of the code writing, the designers of the product presentations, and the business developers of the business plan.

Wikimania is an annual gathering that celebrates Wikipedia and its sister projects for free knowledge with lectures, discussions, meetings, workshops and hackathons. Hundreds of volunteer contributors come together to learn and discuss projects and their potentials.

Italian Fintech professionals! You're invited to participate in the Rome edition of BNP Paribas Fortis International Hackathon 2016. This is international hackathon takes place simultaneously across 8 cities—from San Francisco to London, Warsaw, and Istanbul. Over 48 hours, you will collaborate and compete to create game-changing solutions to real-life customer banking challenges. Collaborate to unlock creativity and apply breakthrough solutions to real-life situations in order to make life easier for BNP Paribas customers. If you need advice on participation, go to the hackathon expert tips page!