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ITU Hackathon for Startup Creation "AI Challenge 2025"


​​Development of startup ecosystems in the Central Eurasia
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28 January​​​​​ 2025

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On March 11, a hackathon on creating AI-based solutions ended in Kostanay. The organizers were the International Telecommunication Union, Kostanay University of Engineering and Economics named after M. Dulatov and Qostanai Hub with the support of the Akimat of Kostanay region. 8 teams - 23 schoolchildren and students of educational institutions of Kazakhstan - defended ideas, business models and MVPs, which they worked on for a month. Read more about the results of the hackathon in our article​.

The hackathon lasted from February 11 to March 11. The program consisted of online lectures, trainings and meetups on topics such as idea generation, how a startup differs from a business, how to build a business model, conduct audience research (Customer Development) and create an MVP - a minimum viable version of a product.

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