Standard Bank Female Hackathon
WHAT: 24 hours challenge gathering females in technology to identify and digitize challenges with a focus on Township Economy, Financial sector and the Education space.
WHEN: 19-20 May 2017
WHERE: Standard Bank Rosebank Incubator
WHY: An opportunity for ladies to showcase their skills and to grow a network base for Standard Bank’s Female Programme
TARGET: 60 ladies divided into teams of 4
Why the #SBHackathon
- Standard bank wants to build the women in technology entrepreneurs pipeline across Africa
- The growth of the African continent will be driven by technology as an enabler we want to see women at the forefront of this transformation
- Help build a community of women who want to take their businesses to the next level
- We want to develop, support and inspire women in technology through the femtech programme
- The hackathon aims to showcase the talents women and encouraging them to use technology as means of solving challenges
- This is a great opportunity to showcase the skills while networking and having fun
Solutions need to be in the form of Mobile Apps or websites
Terms and Conditions
1. Standard Bank will not have ownership of your product
2. The Hackathon is strictly opened to females only
3. Winning the hackathon does not guarantee you space into our accelerator incubation programmes. Rigorous selection will still need to be considered
4. Standard Bank does not have any control over who uses your idea after the hackathon
5. Each team MUST have at least one programmer
6. Each team should have minimum 2 members with maximum 4
7. Not attending on Friday, 19 May disqualifies you from the hackathon
8. Only 60 ladies who meet the criteria for the hackathon will be selected
Location
Dates
to 20th May 2017 - 07:00 PM