Civic Hackathons | Code for Pakistan

Civic Hackathons are events that spark civic engagement, bring together software designers, developers, and community organizers to solve their communities’ needs, and show what’s possible using technology.

How it works:

Kickstart

A three day event where we invite people from community, developers and subject specialists to identify civic issues that can solved through technology.

Create Teams

People are divided into teams. Each team has at least 2 developers and 1 community member/ subject specialist. Code for Pakistan mentors help every team; get set go.

Design Prototype

Each team come up with a prototype of their idea and present it to judges and everyone else. Everyone watches these presentations and vote for best idea in different categories.

Winners Announced

On Day 3; final day of hackathon; Judges announce the best ideas. Prizes are distributed and projects are taken up for scale. Everyone goes home happy; for they have played their role in making our society better place to live in.

Recent Civic Hackathons

Civic Hackathon 2020

Civic Hackathon 2020, presented by Code for Pakistan and Telenor Velocity, VIRTUALLY taking place Dec 4-13 2020, will bring together a mix of technologists, designers, urban planners, social scientists, NGOs and CSOs, and government, to approach and solve social and civic problems in a new way, using technology, data...

SDG Hackathon 2019

Dr Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, was the Chief Guest at the concluding Award Ceremony here on Sunday, 8 December, for the SDG Hackathon 2019, organized by Code for Pakistan, Jazz and OPEN Islamabad, held at the National Incubation Center (NIC) Islamabad...

Pakistan @100 Innovation Hackathon

The World Bank partnered with CfP for the Pakistan @100 Hackathon in Islamabad, Feb 1-2, 2019, to imagine innovative and forward-thinking solutions to Pakistan’s social development challenges. The seven thematic areas defined for the hackathon were: Agriculture, Climate Change, Gender Equality, Population, Quality...

Jazz SDG Hackathon 2018

The two and half days’ event, held from 7th to 9th December 2018 at the National Incubation Center, Islamabad is another feather in the cap of Code for Pakistan. The pioneer of Civic Hackathons in Pakistan, Code for Pakistan in partnership with Jazz and Open Islamabad brought together the finest minds from the twin cities...

SDG Hackathon 2017

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Weekend 2017 conducted at the NIC, Islamabad had two major events i.e. the two-day SDG Hackathon, and the SDG Challenge Cup. This first of its kind event was organized by Ignite – National Technology Fund, Code for Pakistan, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), ...

ISLAMABD CIVIC HACKATHON 2016

Islamabad Civic Hackathon 2016, on the 16-17 of July, brought together software developers, designers, urban mappers, data analysts, tech-industry leaders and government people under the same roof, to innovate new civic engagement forums and new civic ideas using web and mobile technologies.

ISLAMABAD CIVIC HACKATHON 2015

The Islamabad Civic Hackathon, in partnership with OPEN Islamabad, was the weekend of Feb 20-22, 2015. Our largest event yet, we brought together developers, designers, data analysts, marketers, community organizers, and other innovators to create solutions in public services.

PESHAWAR CIVIC HACKATHON

KPHacks was a partnership amongst the KP Govt, the World Bank, Peshawar 2.0, and Code for Pakistan. It was a unique event, with ideas pitched by both govt departments and civic hackers. 21 projects emerged, and we are now focused on launching the Peshawar Fellowship Program to take them forward.

LAHORE CIVIC HACKATHON

LHRHacks brought together techies who pitched their ideas, formed teams, and created 15 civic solutions over a 2.5-day weekend. We are now taking several of these solutions forward via the Lahore Brigade, in partnership with the Technology for People Initiative at LUMS.

KARACHI CIVIC HACKATHON

Civic Hackathon Karachi brought together software developers, designers, urban mappers, data analysts, and government information to reboot local services using web and mobile technology.