LAHORE CIVIC HACKATHON

Calling all civic-minded geeks! Think your city could be better?Be it Lahore or Karachi, we have civic problems! Do you have ideas about how to fix things? Do you like working with other intelligent people? Have skills like web or mobile development or design? Want to innovate on top of government information and services? Come apply your geek or creative skills to transforming your city for the better.

Join us in Lahore the weekend of Jan 24th and learn how your tech, creative, and problem solving skills can transform your city.

During the 3-day Civic Hackathon, you will learn open-source hacking for civic good, get mentored, receive input from domain experts in government, have opportunities to network, and be fed meals — all for free thanks to our sponsors. All you need to do is bring your brain, skills, and enthusiasm. You will form teams to create prototypes that address civic problems.AGENDA: 

Friday: 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm
5:30 pm – Check-ins
6:00 pm – Intro to Civic Hacking
7:00 pm – Project Pitches
8:00 pm – Team Formations & High Tea
9:00 – 10:00 pm – Mentor Assignments

Saturday: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
9:00 am – Check-ins & Breakfast
9:45 am – Agenda
10:00 am – Workshops
11:00 am – Judging Categories
11:15 am – Team Discussions
12:00 pm – Workshops
1:00 pm – Lunch
1:45 pm – Hacking Begins
4:00 pm – Tea
7:00 pm – GitHub & Hosting Check-ins
8:00 – 9:00 pm – Dinner

Sunday: 8:00 am to 9:00 pm
8:00 am – Check-ins & Breakfast
8:45 am – Agenda
9:00 am – Hacking
11:00 am – Team Mentoring
1:00 pm – Lunch
4:00 pm – Submissions Due
4:30 pm – Project Demos
7:30 pm – High Tea
8:00 – 9:00 pm – Prizes & Brigade

Location: LUMS, Lahore

The Lahore Civic Hackathon has completed.

The most promising prototypes received prizes to support the design and development of the open source apps. All participants will have the opportunity to become Lahore Brigade members, so they can continue civic hacking. We received 275 applications for the Lahore Civic Hackathon, and we hope to see all of you in the Lahore Brigade, even if our space constraints didn’t allow us to offer you admission for this hackathon.

We saw 15 great civic solutions! Take a look…