What is it all about?

On the weekend of April 3–5, we are bringing the Hack the Crisis movement to Slovakia. Inspired by our friends from Estonia & the community of Garage48, Hack the Crisis is a 48 hour virtual hackathon during which dozens of teams will work remotely on various challenges affecting our societies.

We invite all of you to join us – we need help from experts in all fields, entrepreneurs, government officials, developers, creative minds and everybody who wants to contribute to innovative solutions to counter the crisis.

How can you help?

Suggest a challenge

We want to solve the challenges in health, emergency response, social distancing, citizen help, volunteering, education, economy and anything else that you see as a challenge in quarantine life! Submit your challenge now.

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Solve a problem

We are inviting all the creators, IT specialists, companies, project managers & everyone to participate and show us how you would solve various challenges through creative production and application of technology.

Become a mentor

We’re looking for super-hero mentors to help the problem solvers! If you’re an expert in any field and want to share your know-how with our teams, sign-up as a mentor. We’ll help you coordinate all the processes and use your valuable time as efficiently as possible.

Become a Mentor

Become a sponsor

The hackathon is a volunteer effort to help solve some of the challenges we as a community and as a country are facing today. Let us know if your company is interested in receiving more information about sponsorship opportunities.

Become a Sponsor

Join our public SLACK

JOIN PUBLIC SLACK

Watch Closing Livestream

WATCH CLOSING LIVESTREAM

Agenda

Friday, April 3

2.00 PM

Team submission deadline

2.00 PM

Team submission deadline

5.00 PM

Kick-off Webinar

5.00 PM

Kick-off Webinar

6.00 PM

Closing team collections

6.00 PM

Closing team collections

6.30 PM

Announcing all the teams on SLACK. Work starts.

6.30 PM

Announcing all the teams on SLACK. Work starts.

7.00 PM

Match making of the last warriors in the field

7.00 PM

Match making of the last warriors in the field

Saturday, April 4

10.00 AM

Checkpoint #1

10.00 AM

Checkpoint #1

Mentorship & work in Progress

6.00 PM

Checkpoint #2

6.00 PM

Checkpoint #2

Sunday, April 5

10.00 AM

Checkpoint #3

10.00 AM

Checkpoint #3

2.00 PM

Submitting the products

2.00 PM

Submitting the products

6.00 PM

Finals. Pitch session.

6.00 PM

Finals. Pitch session.

Challenges

Topic 1: Help the Healthcare

Our healthcare officials together with the medical industry are currently fighting the virus and are trying to find new and better solutions to…

Topic 2: Help the Cities

Municipalities are trying their best to keep their citizens safe and informed. However, these complicated times require new approaches on how to keep…

Topic 3: Help the Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic will drastically change the functioning of our economy. Organizations across all sectors and of all sizes are facing financial difficulties,…

Topic 4: Help the Communities

Communities are struggling to keep their operations and communications running now that physical distancing is the new norm. How could the communities maintain…

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Zuzana Čaputová, the president of the Slovak Republic is taking patronage over Hack the Crisis.

Besides having the amazing lineup of mentors we also have a particularly honourable patronage. Huge thank you to Zuzana Čaputová, president of the…

Press Release – Hack the Crisis Slovakia (SK)

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Press Release – Hack the Crisis Slovakia (ENG)

Press release Bratislava, April 1st, 2020 Slovaks will be hacking the corona crisis this weekend Slovakia will be joining the global fight against…

Join the World's biggest hackathon

Nearly half of humanity is under lockdown. Online, without borders, tech activists are joining forces to rapidly build solutions. It’s time to unite for the biggest hack of our lives. Hacking the crises one idea at a time. So we never have to lockdown again. We will fight for our future globally and online, across all timezones.
Join us 9-12 April.

Join the Global Hack

The best ideas will be selected to the pre-accelerator

Take your chance with Startup Wise Guys

All participants of Hack the Crisis Slovakia Hackathon can join The Global Hack where the best ideas are going to be selected for online pre-accelerator organized by Startup Wise Guys accelerator – the Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator. The online programme will be held from March,30 to May, 10.

Find out more

F.A.Q.

How does it work?

Submit your problems & challenges or sign up as an individual or as a team that can help solve these challenges and create solutions for the crisis. Our role will be to coordinate the processes and provide all the necessary information, mentorship and contacts for your solutions.

I don't have a team. Can I join?

Yes! Please, feel free to register as an individual participant and let us know what the fields of your expertise are. If we will have any teams looking for extra hands with your skills – we will let you know ASAP. There will be a chance to join forming teams on Friday.