Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) is hosting the first ever ‘Smart JK Hackathon’ from Tuesday, May 28 to July 5 under the J&K Startup Policy.
Being the nodal agency for the implementation of J&KStartup Policy 2018, the institute will be conducting the state-level’Hackathon’ to provide students, dropouts, professionals a platform to solvesome of pressing problems people face in their daily lives, according to astatement issued by the JKEDI.
Hackathon is a digital programming competition aimed atidentifying disruptive and non-disruptive digital technological innovations forsolving the challenges faced by the public, businesses and industry. Thisinitiative aims to institutionalize a model for harnessing the creativity andtechnical expertise of students and innovators which would in turn inculcate aculture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving among the youth.
JKEDI in consultation with Department of Industrial Policyand Promotion, GoI and other stake holders from Jammu and Kashmir haveidentified six problem statements to which students are expected to provideinnovative, sustainable digital solutions. The focus areas shall beAgriculture, Solid Waste Management, Horticulture, Tourism,Handicrafts/Handloom and Smart City.
A separate portal for the Hackathon shall be created onJKEDI website for the registration of ideas from May 29 onwards. Mentors forscaling up of the ideas shall be offered by JKEDI for further value additionand incubation.
On May 28, the 39-day long Hackathon shall be launchedformally and problem statement shall be issued in the popular media.