#SAFEHACK - Curtain Raiser

2485 Registered Allowed team size: 1 - 5
2485 Registered Allowed team size: 1 - 5

This campaign is over.

hackathon
Online
starts on:
Aug 10, 2015, 11:00 AM UTC (UTC)
ends on:
Aug 20, 2015, 11:00 AM UTC (UTC)

Overview

Intel Corporation is all set to present Safehack – the curtain raiser for a hackathon campaign, to strengthen women safety in India. With an aim to create a real impact in the society, Safehack will engage coders from all over India to develop an app for women's safety. The event is being organized by Crosshairs Communications, a top tier agency specializing in public relations and social media. Safehack is an opportunity where participants across the nation will come together and compete for developing innovative mobile app solutions promoting safety for girls and women. The idea behind the campaign is to raise awareness about woman’s safety and encourage participation from developers, engineers and coders across India. The campaign is also supported by Chime for Change, founded by Gucci in US.

There are 2 phases in the contest:

Phase 1 - The Idea Submission and Wireframe Development Phase which starts on 10th August 2015, you can submit your ideas online on this platform

** Phase 2 –** Top participants will be invited at the venue for Final submission which will be on 22nd August 2015 at Curtain Raiser Hackathon Campaign, Mumbai.

Hackerearth is the platform partner with #SafeHack.

Themes

Women's Safety

Develop an app for women's safety which includes features like Whistling App to get bystanders' attention, GPS trackers to lead people to the location, automatic video recordings to capture proof of a crime, etc. You can also build an app to stop tragedies—violent attacks, car crashes—from happening, which might alert the relatives or authorities and help faster when these incident happen.

Prizes

Prelude to a unique competition amongst developers, engineers and coders to create the best mobile app for the safety of women. Top 3 winning teams to get a chance to meet tech titan Shri Narayan Murthy

Main Prizes
Gift hampers worth INR 10,000

Top three winners will get the vouchers

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Help & Support

Please contact event admin
aditi63 at aditi@crosshairscommunication.com
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