HACKSYON: #BilangPilipino Hackathon

INVITATION TO HACK

We are inviting all the developers to participate in HACKSYON: #BilangPilipino Hackathon! This will be a perfect occasion for your team to develop an application that will harness TV5 (tv5.com.ph) 's election-related datasets as well as the Open Data datasets at http://data.gov.ph

THE CHALLENGE

Your task as a developer team is to create a solution for this challenge:

     The coming Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections will be happening on May 9, 2016. This election is pivotal as this will be the first Philippine election where voters now have access to tremendous amounts of datasets that can help them decide whom to vote for. The Open Data initiative already has these datasets at http://data.gov.ph while TV5's own journalism team will for the first time make available their very own datasets so that developers can create applications that will help voters make better decisions come election day.

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 CRITERIA

● Appropriateness to Theme (40 points) 
Does the app address the challenge which is to use the TV5 (tv5.com.ph) and Open Data Initiative (http://data.gov.ph) datasets to enable voters make better decisions come election day?

● User Experience & Functionality (20 possible points) 
Is the solution intuitive & has high depth of functionality?

● Originality & Impact (20 possible points) 
Uniqueness and the effect, on how the solution was applied to the related problem

● Innovation/Technology (20 possible points)
 
This is how the hacker will utilize the existing technologies to their products.

 ELIGIBILITY

You are eligible to enter if you meet the following requirements at time of entry

● The challenge will be open to groups with 2 to 4 members

● You are a resident of the Philippines (you do not need to be a citizen)

● You want to help Filipino voters make informed decisions on Election Day

● You are eager to collaborate and innovate

WAIVERS

Participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Mechanics and by the decisions of the organizers and/or the judges, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this contest. By joining the contest, the participants agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity or error in these Official Mechanics. Except where prohibited by law, the winners consent to the use of their name and/or likeness by TV5 and SMART for advertising and publicity purposes without compensation.

Each participant agrees that TV5 and SMART and its parent companies, agents, representatives, affiliates, and employees will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from his participation in the contest, or resulting from the acceptance, possession, or use of these prizes, nor in any way are responsible for any warranty, representation, or guaranty, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to the quality, condition, or fitness.

Each participant agrees that TV5 and SMART and its parent company, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, affiliates, and employees will have no liability whatsoever for any injury, loss, or damages of any kind resulting from the use of the entry, unless such entry has been formally offered by TV5 and SMART to the public as a service or a product.

PROGRAM

APRIL 2, SATURDAY

TIMING                                                                     PROGRAM                                                               DETAILS
8:00am to 9:00am                                                   Registration                                     Breakfast shall be served.
9:00am to 9:10am                                                   Welcome Hackers                           Welcome Remarks by Mr. Robby 
                                                                                                                              (Interaksyon Businees World Editor in Chief )
                                                                                                                                          and Mr. Joey – Head of PLDT Innolab
9:10am to 9:30am                                                   Hackathon Briefing                        Welcome Remarks and Briefing by Mr. Paul Pajo – Hack Master
9:30am                                                                     START of HACKATHON                   Participants will now be grouped and start working on their pitches
12:00pm to 1:00pm                                                 Lunch                                              Lunch shall now be served to all Hackathon participants
1:00pm to 4:00pm                                                   HACKATHON Continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
4:00pm to 4:30pm                                                   PM Snacks Served                          PM Snacks shall now be served to all Hackathon participants
4:30pm to 7:00pm                                                   HACKATHON Continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
7:00pm to 8:00pm                                                   Dinner Served                                 Dinner shall now be served to all Hackathon participants.
8:00pm to 12:00am                                                 HACKATHON Continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
12:00md to 12:30am                                               Midnight Snacks Served                 Midnight snacks shall now be served to all Hackathon participants.
12:30am to 4:00am                                                 HACKATHON Continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
 
APRIL 3, SUNDAY
TIMING                                                                     PROGRAM                                                                  DETAILS
4:00am to 4:30am                                                   Break
4:30am to 6:00am                                                   HACKATHON continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
6:00am to 7:00am                                                   Breakfast                                        Breakfast shall now be served to all Hackathon attendees
7:00am to 9:00am                                                   HACKATHON continues                  Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
9:00am to 9:30am                                                   AM Snacks                                      AM Snacks shall now be served to all Hackathon participants
9:30am to 12:00nn                                                  HACKATHON Continues                 Coffee, sodas and water shall be made available.
12:00nn to 1:00pm                                                  Lunch                                             Lunch shall now be served to all Hackathon participants
1:00pm                                                                     SUBMISSION of projects              All teams must submit their projects at this time.
1:00pm to 3:00pm                                                   Pitch Preparation                          Teams will now prepare for their pitch presentation.
3:00pm to 5:00pm                                                   Pitch Presentation                        Teams wil now present their projects to the judges.
5:00pm to 6:00pm                                                   Deliberation                                   Intermission number shall happen while waiting for the results.
6:00pm to 6:30pm                                                   Awarding                                       Winners shall now be announced and will be awarded on stage.
6:30pm                                                                    Closing Remarks                            

Location

UP National College of Public Administration and Governance
Quezon CityPhilippines

Dates

From 5th April 2016 - 07:00 PM
to 16th April 2016 - 06:59 AM