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ITU Data Hackathon<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Data Hackathon: Bridging the Digital Divide by Uncovering Digital Deserts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Registration is now closed. The next stage will be the webinar series (online phase). Selected participants will be contacted shortly.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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15 October 2025 – 31 December 2025: Registration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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05 January 2026 – 31 March 2026: Online learning phase for registered participants<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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TBC: Two-day in-person session in New Delhi, India, for shortlisted teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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07-11 September 2026: Presentation of the winning project at WTIS 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Data Hackathon: \u201cBridging the Digital Divide by Uncovering Digital Deserts\u201d<\/strong> is designed to mobilize creativity and data analysis to identify connectivity gaps and subpopulations left behind in the process of achieving universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The hackathon is organized by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)<\/strong>, in collaboration with the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the ITU Area Office for South Asia and Innovation Centre in New Delhi, with financial support from the European Union. This initiative is part of the project \u201cPromoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity<\/strong><\/a>\u201d and is intended as a side event to the World Telecommunication\/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS 2026).\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The host country, India, will support the Hackathon through the National Communications Academy \u2013 Finance (NCA-F)<\/strong>, by providing the venue, accommodation for the shortlisted teams in New Delhi, meals and coffee breaks, as well as airport transfers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Questions about registration, eligibility, timeline or training?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Check the Participants\u2019 Q&A document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Through data processing, visualization and storytelling, teams will:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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