THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) 2ND GLOBAL POP-UP HACKATHON (REBOOT)

THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI)
2ND GLOBAL POP-UP
HACKATHON (REBOOT)

CONNECTING COUNTRIES | STATES | TERRITORIES THROUGH SHARED CHALLENGES

A student-to-student event designed to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration towards building a connected community.

Schedule:

  • The Hackathon will be live from October 18-19
  • All submissions are due by midnight, October 20 GMT

Submissions:

  • Upload your files in .ZIP format with the following convention: TeamName_EATC2018_StateOrCountry_School_NameOfProject.zip

SUBMIT FILES

Prizes:

  • A total of $1000 will be awarded to two teams!
  • $500 for the top on-island team (CNMI)
  • $500 for the top off-island team (Not CNMI)

Announcements:

  • Hackathon Announcement Live - October 19, 2018 @ 1pm ChST/GMT

JOIN ROOM

  • Awards Announcement Live - October 20, 2018 @ 11am Chst/GMT

JOIN ROOM

Our Challenge:

  • How could AI and other disruptive technologies be leveraged to prepare CNMI and isolated communities for the skills required for the 4th Industrial revolution?
  • What strategy would you implement to close the workforce development skills gaps in CNMI and marginalized communities?

Key Resources:

Session #1: Virtual Kickoff - Neil Sahota

September 11, 2018 - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM GMT/ChST +10 for the timezone



Neil Sahota
United Nations AI Advisor and Inventor

This session will be used to kickoff the hackathon and led by Neil Sahota.


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Session #2: Create Artificial Labor - Anu Passi-Rauste & Peter Vesterbacka

September 17, 2018 - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM GMT/ChST +10 for the timezone



Anu Passi-Rauste
Head of Business Development, Americas at HeadAI



Peter Vesterbacka
Advisor, Investor, Entrepreneur, Brand Breaker, Formerly Mighty Eagle at Angry Birds, founder of Slush and MobileMonday

This session will focused on AI for labor market analysis and non-formal training and led by Anu & Peter.


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Session #3: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality - Mats Eliasson

September 27, 2018 - 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM GMT/ChST +10 for the timezone



Mats Eliasson
CEO, One Reality

This session will focus on VR/AR: Future proofing our cities with digital visualization.


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