Smart City Hackathon Hong Kong 2018
Smart City Challenges. Connect the Dots.
>> Big Data | IoT | Blockchain
CHALLENGE STATEMENTS
1. Smart Mobility Challenge by Hitachi Vantara
- Develop a prototype that improves the transportation and /or logistics
- For example, your team can build applications including, but not limited to, intermodal transport optimization system, demand and supply matching, etc.
2. Smart Environment Challenge by GetLinks
- Develop a prototype that improves our environment using relevant datasets (e.g. weather, air quality, etc.).
- For example, your team can build applications including, but not limited to, smart energy monitoring app, air quality detection and control device, waste management system, etc.
3. Smart Living Challenge by Datum
- Develop a prototype that utilize Datum platform – The Data Marketplace powered by Blockchain
- Sample applications: Email Receipts, Financial Data, KYC Document Storage, Tokenizing Consumer Data for Enterprise, etc.
- Details: https://datum.org/
Note:
- A prototype can be a standalone software, web, mobile app, hardware, IoT application, game, and among other electronic format. A prototype is not a PowerPoint-like presentation. During the final pitch, live demonstration is necessary.
- In addition to using the provided datasets, your team are free to use any open data or crawl data from the Internet
Please indicate which of the above challenges you are interested to join. Or you can be carefree and let us pick for you!
DELIVERY FORMAT
Before the Final Pitch:
- Submit the Team Name and Team Members
- Submit a Project Description at DevPost
During the Final Pitch, each team has to present the following:
- 3-minute Live Demonstration
PowerPoint-like presentation is NOT allowed. - 1-minute Q & A
PowerPoint-like slides can be shown to help your team answer questions from the judging panel.
DATASETS
Exclusive access to Data Sets for a short period of time (90 days). Data access methods will be announced during the competition.
We are glad to collaborate with the following Data Providers:
- HKIA – HKIA Facilities and Flight Schedule
- Cargosmart – Sailing Schedule
- Rehab Bus – Rehab bus pickup point locations, scheduled route service
- HKSTP – Energy Consumption Data, Shared Bike Position and Availability, Public Transportation Status, People Flow Data, Refuse Statistics
- BGI – Liver Cancer Data
- Green Safety – Driving pattern of mini-bus
- Price Rite – Store Location
- Arrow Asia Pac – Arrow Sensor Hub
- Power Mew – Property Transaction Record
- Uber – Uber Products Offer by Location
- Remotec - Remoteble Service Data
- SCMP – SCMP Articles Sample Data
- Hong Kong Police Force – Traffic Accidents and Casualties
- Drainage Services Depatment – Draining Service Complaint
- Census & Statistics Department – Government Wages Statistics
- Radica – 7-11 Stores Location and Services, Car Park Availability, Crime Records, Monthly Average Housing Price by Districts, Supermarket Daily Price Watch, Public Restroom in HK
- Meltwater Media Intelligence – Social Media Data on perception of problems existing in the Transportation System, difficulties faced in Recycling Wastes, and Hong Kong people's wants
In addition to above, teams are encouraged to do web scrapping on public datasets.
ELIGILIBILITY
ALL AGES & GENDERS with comfort in manipulating datasets!
- Team Size should range from 2-5 people with balanced skillsets on data crunching, data analysis, visualization, programming, business modelling, etc.
- Programming Skills is assessed on a self-indicated basis via the registration form.
CONFIRMED JUDGES
- Dr. Dorothy Chan
Independent Non-executive Director, MTR Corporation Limited - Mr. Leo Chiu
Council Member, Smart City Consortium - Ms. Gracie Ng
Associate Director, ICT Cluster & Smart City Platform, HKSTP - Mr. Fred Sheu
National Technology Officer, Microsoft Hong Kong Limited - Mr. Roger Haenni
Co-Founder & CEO, Datum - Douglas Lo
Technical Lead, Hitachi Vantara Hong Kong and Taiwan
SCHEDULE
Day 1 (Sep 1)
9:30 AM : Registration Open
10:00 AM : Opening, Sponsor Welcomes, & Team Building
11:00 AM : Coding Kicks Off
1:00 PM : Lunch - provided!
3:00 PM : Technical Workshop: Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft, Datum / Sponsor Breakout Sessions
7:00 PM : Dinner - provided!
9:00 PM: Shuttle Transport from HKSTP to Kowloon Tong MTR Station
Day 2 (Sep 2)
8:00 AM : Coding Begins
12:00 PM : Lunch - provided!
1:00 PM : Code Freeze & Submission Deadline
1:30 PM : A/V Check
2:00 PM : Demos
4:00 PM : Winners are Announced / Prizes!
CHALLENGE STATEMENT & PLATINUM SPONSORS
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Location
Hong Kong
Dates
to 2nd September 2018 - 04:00 PM