Let's hack disinformation

Would you like to fight disinformation in the online environment using smart technologies or increase resistance against false information in an interactive way?

Prize money of 6000€

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against disinformation

Disinformation has proven to be a real threat to democratic countries. Whether we speak about social topics, politics or health care, false information that has become viral on social media and other media channels can cause serious harm to the citizens.

EU countries are constantly coming with new ways on how to stop the spread of false information, but as we can see, only an innovative tech solution can bring a real change.

One of the ways to bring new and innovative ideas is through a hackathon. An event during which professionals and enthusiasts from various fields meet and work together to create a solution for the problems our society is facing each day.
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Let's hack disinformation - challenges

1. Demasking of disinformation
  • Identification of harmful content using smart technologies

  • Detection, labeling and fact-checking of disinformation in the online environment

  • Marking the harmful content on the Internet via an automated system

  • Validating the information shared on social media
2. Media literacy
  • Interactive testing of the media literacy

  • Interactive identification of disinformation (e.g. a game, a test, other…)

  • Increasing of awareness and resistance against disinformation, building trust towards mainstream and state media
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Examples of possible solutions

Mobile app
Web page
Digital comics
Virtual worlds, games and simulations
Online test
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Program

Piatok – 7. October

8:30 – 11:30
Opening ceremony


11:30 – 12:15
Workshop “Design thinking and creation of MVP”


12:30
Beginning of teamwork


13:30-14:00
Late lunch


14:00 – 16:00

Hacking


16:00 – 17:00

First prototype consulting with mentors


17:00 – 18:00

Dinner


18:00 – 24:00

Hacking

Sobota – 8. October

00:00 – 8:00
Hacking


8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast


9:00 -12:00
Hacking + consulting with mentors


12:00 – 13:00

Lunch


13:00 – 14:00

Workshop “How to present your idea and prepare a creative presentation”


14:00 – 17:00

Creation of a short prototype to present your solution in front of the jury


17:00 – 19:00

Pitch contest + Solution evaluation by the jury


19:00

Evaluation results announcement


20:00 – 22:00

After party

FAQs

The owner of the topics of the first Hackathon is the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic (MIRRI).
The minimum of 2 people including a speaker e.g. a person that will present the idea, and understands the business and the challenge; and a tech expert who is able to create a prototype or a clickable version of the application / web / product.

As soon as you submit your application, a member of the hacknime.to team will contact you within 24 hours (either by email or by phone) with further information and the procedure.

If you register after the capacity is full or you will not match the criteria for the participating teams, you will not be chosen as the participant.

The basic scoring scale includes:

  • Experience in the IT and TECH industry or
  • Experience in design thinking procedures or
  • Experience in the so-called sprint procedures, SCRUM master certificate or
  • Experience in drawing up business plans, new businesses, creating prototypes or MVP or
  • You are a high school student focused on computer technologies, economics, business or design (both product and digital) or
  • You are a student of a university focused on computer technologies, economics, business or design (both product and digital)< /li>
  • If you do not meet any of the above criteria, you can still prove that you have personally participated in at least two hackathons in the past (it is necessary to prove the output of these events)

⇒ If as an adept (or combined your team) meets at least two requirements from the above criteria, you have the right to participate in the hackathon. The more requirements you fulfill, you move up in the ranking.

Teams or individuals will be able to register until October 5th, 2022, or until the maximum capacity.

The attendee capacity is up to 60 people.

Basic elements of the Solution / POC / MVP / Software:

1. Functionality (description):

Solution / POC / MVP / Software works and meets at least basic user functions

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

2. Completion of the assignment / Relevance (description):

Solution / POC / MVP / Software related to the theme of the hackathon and defined challenges

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

Idea and use cases of the Solution / POC / MVP / Software:

1. Creativity (description):

How creative is the idea of ​​the Solution / POC / MVP / Software?

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

2. Viability (description):

How relevant is the use or use of the Solution / POC / MVP / Software in practice, to solve the given challenge

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

User experience:

1. Intuitiveness / UX Solutions (description):

Is the overall user experience intuitive? Does the Solution / POC / MVP / Software make sense from a user UX point of view?

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

2. Added Value of the Solution / POC / MVP / Software (description):

How quickly will the added value of the Solution / POC / MVP / Software become apparent at first use? Is complex documentation required to understand the Solution / POC / MVP / Software?

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

Implementation:

1. Feasibility (description):

Does the Solution / POC / MVP / Software really work? Is the Solution / POC / MVP / Software easy to scale? The potential of the solution to be actually implemented with the resources that are actually available

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

2. Uniqueness (description):

How is the Solution / POC / MVP / Software Original? Is it something that has not been done before, unique even compared to the competition?

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

Presentation

Quality of presentation, visual page, content, presentation of information in an interesting form

Score from the jury: 1 to 10

Total score will determine the winner

The organizer and owner of the hackathon theme has the motivation to bring, based on the innovative hackathon event, new solutions for our company, improvement of existing available solutions or otherwise innovate the current state. The competition team can come to the hackathon with a ready-made solution, but it must be visibly demonstrated that, thanks to the hackathon, consultations with mentors and experts, the transformation of its ready-made solution into the final form for the requirements of the Topic Owner took place.
Participation is free of charge. All costs are covered by the organizer.
Yes, participants will be allowed to continue hacking during the night.
Each participant needs to bring his / her own laptop or any other hardware that he / she needs to work on challenges. Other things will be provided by the organizer such as WiFi, food for the whole day (buffets, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks).
The hackathon organizer guarantees full meals and snacks throughout the entire event in the form of buffets. Drinks are provided as well.
Winning teams will have a chance to participate in the development and implementation of the solution in cooperation with the topic owner.

The winning team, which will implement its solution, concludes a License Agreement with the Theme Owner. This is a non-exclusive license that is limited to the territory of the Slovak Republic and is unlimited in time. This means, it does not limit the author at all in the dissemination of his work as part of his commercial activities. On the contrary, the owner of the topic (always a public administration institution) is authorized to distribute the license in the interest of the economy within public institutions. The author remains the owner of the work, the owner of the topic has only such a non-exclusive license. In addition, if the winning teams do not agree on the implementation of the winning solution with the Theme Owner, the winning prize money may not be returned to the Organizer.

Mentors list

Stanislav works as coordinator for European matters and leads foreign agenda in the Council for Media Services. In cooperation with the EU commission he is mainly focusing on the fight against disinformation and illegal online content on the EU level. He is an expert on the challenge "unmasking of disinformation".
Stanislav Matejka
Stanislav MatejkaCouncil for Media Services
Tomas' expertise is IT security. He works in the Slovak technology company Gerulata Technologies, where he is responsible for improving ways to monitor digital platforms for clients from both the state and private sector. Tomas is an expert for both hackathon challenges.
Tomas Krissak
Tomas KrissakGerulata
During her research work, Marcela focuses on IT and media literacy, disinformation, influencers' phenomenon on social media as well as hidden threats in the online environment. Marcela is an expert on the challenge "media literacy".
Marcela Belianska
Marcela BelianskaFiF UK BA
Robert works as researcher in the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies where he focuses on AI research especially within the fight against disinformation. Robert is an expert on both challenges.
Robert Moro
Robert MoroKInIT
Robert dedicates his work towards hoax contradictions on the Internet as Digital Verification Journalist in the French press agency AFP, which is the only entity within Slovakia serving as a third party in cooperation with Meta. He is expert on the challenge "unmasking disinformation".
Robert Barca
Robert BarcaAFP
Martin is expert on both challenges. Among the projects he is currently working on, project HOPE is focusing on the resistance against disinformation, extremism and cyber security. HOPE is an educational platform teaching its users in a playful way how to use logical and decent argumentation on the Internet as well as how to defend against various attacks. With his colleagues from Revolware they saved the portal Sebavedome Slovensko after the attack of hackers.
Martin Hrabovec
Martin HrabovecRevolware
Viktoria copperated on the EDUMEDIATEST project, which aimed to create an interactive digital tool for evaluation and improvement of media competence of European students aged 14 - 18. She is expert on the challenge "media literacy".
Viktoria Norisova
Viktoria NorisovaCouncil for Media Services
Daniel is expert on both challenges. His main fields are hybrid threats, extremism, paramilitary groups and usage of disinformation by foreigners.
Daniel Milo
Daniel MiloMinistry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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