The IFC (International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank Group) in partnership with the BHP Foundation, DSTI (Sierra Leone’s Directorate of Science, Innovation and Technology), NMA (Sierra Leone’s National Minerals Agency), Sensi Tech Innovation hub, and other organizations are hosting an innovation exercise and developer competition, called a hackathon, the “Mining Community Innovation Challenge”. “Hackathon” is a combination of the words “hack”, to find a positive solution to a real-world challenge by programming in a skilful way, and “marathon”, an endurance contest covering a long distance in a short period of time. A hackathon is an event in which a group of people from various fields and professional backgrounds including computer programmers, students or technologically savvy youth, work together with industry experts to find novel solutions to societal problems surrounding a specific theme. This event will bring bright minds, like you, from across the country, especially in mining communities.
Be part of a space where Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship meet for three days developing solutions to solve challenges within the mining community in Sierra Leone
16th to 18th August 2022
To register please visit LINK and fill in the registration form.
9 am to 6 pm 16th to 18th August 2022.
To register please visit LINK and fill in the registration form.
Everyone in Freetown and the provinces are welcome to register/apply but we are specifically looking for techies, entrepreneurs, innovators, creative students and professionals from various fields and sectors. We’re also looking for public transport users, service providers, policymakers and authorities.
To register please visit LINK and fill in the registration form.
3 days and all selected participants are required to attend all three days.
No, to ensure we have a mixed group and encourage innovation and creative from different experience and perspectives.
