Energy Week in Yerevan: “Energy City” hackathon

22.10.2021

Yerevan Municipality would like to invite young people aged 18-35 with creative and business thinking who have programming and data analysis skills, engineers, scholars to participate in “Energy City” hackathon held within the frames of Energy Week.


The 12-hour hackathon is an opportunity to present the solutions for sustainable energy development in Yerevan.

The aim of the event is:
 to suggest optimal and innovative solutions to make improvements in target fields selected in advance,
 to ensure youth participation in solving community problems,
 to have the possibility to gain new skills,
 to increase the awareness of events aimed at the improvement of city environment.

Selected target fields are
 green city solutions,
 ”green” transport,
 energy efficiency in city facilities,
 use of renewable energy in city economy,
 waste management,
 IT as a green economy development tool.

The participants are to work out solutions related to climatic challenges within the time set. The teams offered best solutions will get the possibility and assistance to develop their ideas and use them in the city.
There are prizes in two nominations: “Best solution” and “Best innovative solution”.

The hackathon is held in the City Hall on October 27, from 10 am till 10 pm.

The participants are to have their computers with them.

 

 

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