Smart Cities Hackathon is open students of Universities and engineering & Business schools who would like to contribute to make their city a better place through Smart Cities innovative applications and solutions. This Hackathon will take place on May 2-4, 2024 and it is a completely free event in which competing university students teams wishing to make a difference in their cities through innovative smart cities solutions are welcome ! All participating teams will have the chance to present their projects in a rocket pitch fashion to the judges, who will decide the winners.
The Smart Cities Hackathon participants are required to build innovative solutions for a Smarter Cities through a rapid pace development. These solutions should include a functional prototype related to one of the areas below.
EMSI group, Morocco
Diaaland, Morocco
Director R&D - EMSI-Rabat
Please be sure to be on time on Thursday, May 2nd 2024 the registration will start at 08:00
08:00 - 17:45 | Teams’ registration @Bar Association-Tetouan |
18:00 - 19:45 | Transport to ENS Martil |
20:00 - 20:45 | Hackathon Kick-off |
21:00 - 21:45 | Workshop: The Business Model (Diaa Alhak EL FALLOUS) |
22:00 - 23:00 | Dinner break |
22:00 - 08:00 | Brainstorming & First Steps |
@ENS Martil
08:00 - 08:45 | Breakfast |
09:00 - 10:15 | Hackathon: Prototype Development |
10:30 - 10:45 | Workshop: Tetouan's involvement in the revolution of smart management and treatment of urban waste. (Houda HADDAD - Head of service for monitoring delegated services to the Municipality of Tétouan, Morocco) |
11:00 - 12:45 | Workshop: Digital Twin. (Ali BEN BRAHIM - Teacher at the SupCom Tunis engineering school, R&D Director of TITUX and co-chair of the FIWARE innovation Hubs, Tunisia) |
13:00 - 14:15 | Lunch and Jumuaa Prayer break |
14:30 - 15:45 | Hackathon: Prototype Development |
16:00 - 17:15 | Workshop: Introduction to IoT and Smart Cities (Antonio Jara, Libelium and Iris Cuevas, Libelium form Spain) |
17:30 - 22:00 | Hackathon: Prototype Development |
22:00 - 22:45 | Dinner Break |
23:00 - 20:00 | Pitch Preparation |
@ENS Martil
08:00 - 08:45 | Breakfast |
09:00 - 12:00 | Hackathon: Pitches to the Jury |
12:15 - 13:00 | AJury Deliberation |
13:15 - 14:00 | Closing Ceremony & Award Distribution |
09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration Welcome and Introduction
Presentation of the challenges and available tools (building kits, coding platforms, etc.). Introduction to the concept of smart cities. Brief training on brainstorming and teamwork. |
10:00 - 12:00 |
Team Formation and Brainstorming
Form
teams and assign workspaces. Brainstorm as a team to identify challenges in your city and imagine innovative solutions. |
12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch Break Grab a quick bite and
strategize with your team.
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13:00 - 17:00 |
Development and Prototype Creation
Refine your ideas and start building prototypes (physical or
virtual) using the provided tools. Mentors will be available to answer questions and guide your team. |
17:00 - 18:00 |
Presentation and Preparation Finalize
your prototypes and prepare a concise presentation highlighting
your smart city concept.
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18:00 - 19:00 |
Presentations and Judging Each team
presents their project to a panel of judges. The jury will evaluate creativity, feasibility, and the potential impact of each solution. |
19:00 - 19:30 |
Award Ceremony and Closing
Announcement
of the winning team and presentation of prizes. Distribution of participation certificates to all participants. Brief closing remarks from the organizers. |
Team Name | Team Members |
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One4All |
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NextStep |
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CivicHelpers |
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UEMF team |
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SmartElec |
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FSDM IT TEAM |
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The Gpts |
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Elite Tech |
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Paarki.com |
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City Navigators |
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VisitBladi Team |
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CodeiT |
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The tourists |
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groupe excellence ISTA - OFPPT- OUAZZANE |
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Inventors |
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Aqua-dar |
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ElectroLab |
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ESSOR Tétouan |
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InnovEnergiX |
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Guardians |
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Talaba4u |
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MAKYAF |
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The Geeks |
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Hope provide |
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Urbain Innovation |
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ParkTech Solutions |
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GreenTech Innovators |
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ParkTech Solutions |
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National Higher School of Arts and Crafts
Higher Normal School of Technical Education
Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences
Abdelmalek Essaadi Tetouan University
Faculty of Science and Technology of Tangier
Higher Normal School of Tetouan
Faculty of Sciences of Fes
Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Errachidia
National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications
Euromed University of Fes
Institute of Sports Sciences
Office for Skills Training and the Promotion of Work
THEME | CRITERIA | DESCRIPTION | SCORE |
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IDEA & TEAM | Innovation | How creative or innovative is the idea behind the app? | 20 |
Multidisciplinary | The team is well assembled and having different members in each area of expertise | 10 | |
EXPERIENCE | Intuitiveness | Is the overall user experience intuitive? Does the flow make sense? | 10 |
Value | How relevant is the app for solving a Smart City challenge? | 10 | |
IMPLEMENTATION | Functionality | Do the team has a functional prototype? Does the app work and how many of the functionalities actually work? | 30 |
Scalability | Could this app scale as a real solution with multiple users? | 10 | |
PRESENTATION | Rocket Pitch | Did the team presented a solid, persuasive rocket pitch in English? | 10 |
OVERALL | 100 |