If you dream of making the cities around you smarter and more sustainable, we’ve got fantastic news for you! In collaboration with the Bilişim Vadisi and the Athens Startup Business Incubator, and with the joint support of the Turkish and Greek Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Greece-Türkiye Hackathon is launching! Our goal is to bridge the gap between our two countries while bringing groundbreaking innovations for the smart cities. Students, entrepreneurs, and researchers aged between 18-35 will come together in this thrilling competition to work on creative projects that enhance urban living.
So gather your team and start crafting solutions that cross borders!
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About Us
Bilişim Vadisi
Intellectual foundations of Bilişim Vadisi Türkiye were laid in 2011 and physical foundations were laid in 2015. Bilişim Vadisi started its activities in 2019 to become the largest technology development zone in Türkiye in 2021.
Bilişim Vadisi performs its activities with the goal to let Türkiye become fully independent in terms of economy and technology within the framework of the vision of National Technology Move.
In this respect, Bilişim Vadisi acts as a bridge to allow Türkiye to transfer its achievements in defense industry to civilian technologies.
Bilişim Vadisi is a platform where science turns into technology and technology turns into a product.
On this platform, studies aimed at enhancement of the ecosystem are performed on Mobility, Communication Technologies, Cyber Security, Design Technologies, Smart Cities and Game Technologies, each of which has their specific clusters.
Bilişim Vadisi aims to empower Türkiye and produce new technologies and products with high added value within the framework of the goals included in the 2023 Vision.
The Athens Startup Business
Incubator / Accelerator (Th. E.A.)
The Athens Startup Business Incubator/Accelerator (Th.E.A.) is one of the most important initiatives of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) for entrepreneurship promotion. Th.E.A.’s mission, is to support the start-up ecosystem by facilitating innovative startups or scaleups with a strong extroversion potential to be developed, to assist the team members to be evolved as potential entrepreneurs and, also, to expand their network in a safer environment
Th.E.A.‘s aim is to provide a safer environment for start-ups to be evolved and to support individuals that promote new and innovative ideas by providing them the physical space and the knowledge to be developed. Th.E.A. through the objectives it has set, aims at improving the work environment in the region of Attica and nationwide, by creating additional job opportunities in a technologically advanced environment which is better organized and supports and further develops entrepreneurship, through innovation, extroversion and the use of new technologies.
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ABOUT US
Innovations beyond borders with Greece-Türkiye Hackathon!
Where
Bilisim Vadisi, Istanbul, Türkiye
When
September 16 – October 14, 2024
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The Greece-Turkey Hackathon will focus on creating smart city solutions aimed at improving urban life, tackling urgent environmental challenges, promoting sustainability, and developing emergency response mechanisms.
With the theme “Innovate Together,” the two countries will not only build bridges between cultures but also develop solutions that will make life easier for citizens on both sides. The event aims to unite young people and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to create lasting and positive impacts on society.
With the theme “Innovate Together,” the two countries will not only build bridges between cultures but also develop solutions that will make life easier for citizens on both sides. The event aims to unite young people and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to create lasting and positive impacts on society.
Themes
Check out below for the topics your team can tackle, the technologies you can use,
and the prizes you can win in the Greece-Turkey Hackathon.
“Innovate Together”
• Smart Cities
• Sustainability and Environmental Protection
• Disaster Prevention
Design the cities of the future using artificial intelligence in the Greece-Türkiye Hackathon! Join the competition to create innovative solutions for smart cities, sustainability, and disaster management, and push the boundaries of technology with collaboration between the two countries!
Bring your innovative ideas to life for sustainability and environmental protection! At the Greece-Türkiye Hackathon, develop eco-friendly technologies that will help safeguard our planet’s future. Join the competition and win big with the power of green technologies!
Design innovative solutions for disaster prevention and management! At the Greece-Türkiye Hackathon, develop your projects that will make a significant impact on disaster management and protect lives. Join the competition, make a difference with technology, and win amazing prizes!
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Prizes
First Place
€5,000
Second Place
€3,000
Third Place
€1,000
Additionally, the top teams will get free access to the incubation centers of the Bilişim Vadisi and/or the Athens Startup Business Incubator for 6 months.