List of hackathons organized by blobcity in 2019

  We challenge participants to create innovative applications using latest technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Machine Learning to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so.   PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and other latest technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud. Build trust in system by facilitating data and enforcing transparency.   #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries.    ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon.   Prizes   In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept.    BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE Register for the event and reach the venue by 10:00 am. Carry your laptop and do not forget to carry your chargers. We will provide you with an awesome space to code, mentoring sessions, expert guidance, Wi-Fi of 300Mbps, tea/coffee and food throughout the hacking session.  You can participate as a team of one, or build a team of upto 4 individuals.The competition is open to contestants from India and member countries of the World Bank (see: www.worldbank.org/countries).   Venue WeWork Raheja Platinum, Sag Baug Road, off Andheri-Kurla Rd, Marol, Andheri East. Mumbai 400059   MENTORS & JURY PANEL   Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW   Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG   Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean   Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity                                                  

  We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT technologies to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so.   PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Store data in a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency and build trust. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud.    #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries.           ABOUT THE ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Prizes   In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept.    BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE All teams must register on Devpost and make their submission at https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com . Submission deadline is 18 Feb 2019 12:00 am IST. Keep in mind that this deadline will be 17 Feb 2019 in several countries.    MENTORS & JURY PANEL   Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW   Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG   Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean   Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity                                                        

  We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT technologies to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so.   PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Store data in a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency and build trust. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud.    #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries.           ABOUT THE ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Prizes   In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept.    BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE All teams must register on Devpost and make their submission at https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com . Submission deadline is 18 Feb 2019 12:00 am IST. Keep in mind that this deadline will be 17 Feb 2019 in several countries.    MENTORS & JURY PANEL   Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW   Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG   Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean   Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity                                                        

  We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT technologies to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so.   PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Store data in a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency and build trust. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud.    #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries.           ABOUT THE ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Prizes   In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept.    BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE All teams must register on Devpost and make their submission at https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com . Submission deadline is 18 Feb 2019 12:00 am IST. Keep in mind that this deadline will be 17 Feb 2019 in several countries.    MENTORS & JURY PANEL   Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW   Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG   Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean   Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity                                                        

  We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT technologies to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so.   PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Store data in a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency and build trust. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud.    #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries.           ABOUT THE ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Prizes   In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept.    BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE All teams must register on Devpost and make their submission at https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com . Submission deadline is 18 Feb 2019 12:00 am IST. Keep in mind that this deadline will be 17 Feb 2019 in several countries.    MENTORS & JURY PANEL   Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW   Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG   Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean   Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity                                                        

Blockchain, AI, and IoT techies in and around Bangalore! You're invited to participate in the WRC Blockchain Hackathon. Wastewater Reuse Certificates (WRC) are tradable electronic certificates issued to organisations and bodies based on the percentage and quality of wastewater that these organisations reuse in their processes. For the hackathon, you'll be challenged to submit an innovative application that uses Blockchain, AI & IoT techniques for issuance, storage and trading of WRCs. Compete for a global prize pool of ₹ 385,000 in prizes.

Blockchain, AI, and IoT techies in the UK! You're invited to participate in the WRC Blockchain Hackathon. Wastewater Reuse Certificates (WRC) are tradable electronic certificates issued to organisations and bodies based on the percentage and quality of wastewater that these organisations reuse in their processes. For the hackathon, you'll be challenged to submit an innovative application that uses Blockchain, AI & IoT techniques for issuance, storage and trading of WRCs. Compete for a global prize pool of 385,000 Indian Rupees in prizes.

We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT techniques to solve the world's water problems This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Wastewater Reuse Certificates Abbreviated as WRC, these are tradable electronic certificates issued to organisations and bodies based on the percentage and quality of wastewater that these organisations reuse in their processes.  REQUIREMENTS Submit an application using Blockchain for issuance, storage and trading of WRC’s. Participating teams will have to set up innovative Blockchain strategies that help achieve the following main objectives: 1. Storage of data on a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency2. Innovation on Blockchain consensus algorithms that reduce potential of fraud3. Setting up Blockchain based smart contracts between regulators and monitored organisations4. Issue of WRC into the Blockchain based on performance of each organisation5. Reliable WRC issue process with verifiable data points being stored in the Blockchain6. Strategies to allow trading of these WRC’s over the Blockchain network REGISTER AND CODE FOR A CAUSE https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com  

2030 Water Resources Group hosted by The World Bank Group in collaboration with Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority and Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a Hackathon: Code for a Cause - Global Hackathon on Blockchain, inviting developers, start-ups, students and interested entities to develop blockchain algorithms to facilitate wastewater recycling.    Webinar Agenda - Welcome Note- Introduction to global water challenges- Use of Blockchain for wastewater recycling- Introduction to Wastewater Reuse Certificates- Implementation Case Scenarios- Code for a cause to address world’s growing water challenges- WRC Blockchain Global Hackathon - How to participate- Closing remarks   Speakers  Ajith Radhakrishnan  2030 WRG - India Country Coordinator, The World Bank  Mahesh Patankar  2030 WRG, The World Bank  Sanket Sarang  CTO, BlobCity

2030 Water Resources Group hosted by The World Bank Group in collaboration with Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority and Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a Hackathon: Code for a Cause - Global Hackathon on Blockchain, inviting developers, start-ups, students and interested entities to develop blockchain algorithms to facilitate wastewater recycling.    Webinar Agenda - Welcome Note- Introduction to global water challenges- Use of Blockchain for wastewater recycling- Introduction to Wastewater Reuse Certificates- Implementation Case Scenarios- Code for a cause to address world’s growing water challenges- WRC Blockchain Global Hackathon - How to participate- Closing remarks   Speakers  Ajith Radhakrishnan  2030 WRG - India Country Coordinator, The World Bank  Mahesh Patankar  2030 WRG, The World Bank  Sanket Sarang  CTO, BlobCity