
Open to Innovators All Around the Globe
Registration Closes – December 30, 2017
The UAE Government is organizing the biggest Global Virtual GovHack and will bring great minds and skills together to solve the pressing challenges of today’s world. The Govhack is looking for those who will be up for the challenge and will bring emerging solutions to solve key challenges: Refugee Resettlement, Clean Water and Food Security, Electricity Access, Economic Security in addition to Government Services. The hackathon aims to put top minds from developers, startups and university students at the center of the next wave of industry disruption to help produce innovative solutions that benefit the global community.
Enter today to be a part of the world’s most diverse virtual hackathon, and for your chance to win up to $450,000 USD in prizes! Register Now.
The World Virtual GovHack is seeking top developers, designers, and entrepreneurs around the world to team up together and solve one of five pressing challenges facing our global community.
These challenges include:
Grand Prize
Winner
Clean Water AI

Runner Up
Prize
Winner
Cycle

2nd Runner Up Prize
Winner
Smart Tenders

All 3 finalists will also have an all-expenses-paid trip for 3 team members
to attend the World Government Summit and the awarding ceremony that will be held in February in Dubai.
All participants who complete the hackathon will receive a certificate from the UAE Prime Minister’s Office and AngelHack.
The schedule
Hackathon Registration Launches!
Looking for a team? As soon as you sign up, we’ll send you a link to join the World Virtual GovHack Slack community where you’ll have assistance to team formation.
December 5 – December 15: Open Office Hours
Mentors and judges are here to help you progress your idea and get ready to pitch.
December 20th, 2017
Webinar: Join to talk solutions and prepare for project submissions.
December 30th, 2017
Pitches and Submissions Due!
JANUARY 10TH, 2018
Winners Contacted
February 11-13th, 2018
Top teams to be honored during the World Government Summit
The Rules
The Judges

Carole Van Caillie

Cyrus Hodes

Lina Hediah

Paul Epping

Anthony Butler

Mohammed Al Khamis

Giles Clarke

Sana Odeh

Randall Pires

Isam Omran
The Judging Process
All teams will be required to submit a short 3-minute video demo of their project. Finalists from the Hackathon will be selected by a panel of World Virtual GovHack experts. Judges will be announced in the coming weeks.
Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 30 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores:
Execution
How well put together was the project and the demo that was shown? Does it work to solve one of the challenges? (5 Points)
Impact
Is the solution economically viable? Does it have the potential to scale? (5 Points)
Creativity
How unique or out-of-the-box was the solution? (5 Points)
Design
How well designed, including UX, UI and user flow, was the solution? (5 Points)
Scale
How scalable is the solution, can it handle increased demand? (5 Points)
Innovation
How innovative was the solution, does it focus on a specific market with an unanswered need? (5 Points)
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