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Hackathon “Startups for Smart City” (Minsk, Belarus, 26 November)


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Hackathon “Startups for Smart City” was​ held in Minsk from 8 October to 26 November. The hackathon was held to support student and youth entrepreneurship, generate new ideas, approaches and pilot projects to implement the smart city concept.

The event was organized​ in two stages:
  • 8 October – 25 November  online trainings and personal consultations with mentors were held​, following which student teams were generated startup ideas, built business models, made MVPs and pitch presentations of projects​.
  • 26 November  the final presentation of projects to the jury took place and the winners were announced​​.
Startup projects participating in the hackathon had to correspond to the following areas: urban infrastructure, transport and logistics, big data and AI, green economy, inclusion and adaptive environment, tourism and leisure​.

Organizers: International Telecommunication Union together with the Belarusian State Academy of Telecommunications with the support of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus.​

Photos of the event can be found at the link​.
More information about the hackathon can be found in the news article.​​