{"id":2370,"date":"2020-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/it-arena-launches-hack-the-new-world-hackhaton\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:17:24","slug":"it-arena-launches-hack-the-new-world-hackhaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/it-arena-launches-hack-the-new-world-hackhaton\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Arena Launches Hack the New World Hackhaton"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"single-content content\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With European countries gradually loosening lockdown and quarantine measures, it\u2019s clear that the pandemic will end sooner or later, forcing us to adapt to a new lifestyle. Both people and businesses are not ready for the new challenges COVID-19 caused. <a href=\"https:\/\/itarena.ua\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IT Arena<\/a> might also look different in October, but for now, we focus on finding solutions that will help our city adjust to the post-pandemic crisis. Therefore, IT Arena is announcing its online hackathon <a href=\"https:\/\/itarena.ua\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hack the New World<\/a> to address the critical issues the pandemic has brought for the economy and society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There have been a number of hackathons to tackle issues related to Covid-19 impact, with the resulting numerous open source solutions available for implementation. These solutions can be also adapted and implemented in Lviv and Ukraine. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hack the New World<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hackathon <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">calls for everyone who has an idea or expertise and is determined to take a stand against the ongoing crisis and wants to give back to the community. Uniting innovators and visionaries, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our primary goal is to create swift ready-to-implement solutions (even with basic functionality) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for businesses and the public sector to ensure the well-being of our city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/it-arena-launches-hack-the-new-world-hackhaton_62f81a08a2fbd.png\" alt=\"800h500-hakaton\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winners will receive access to the community of entrepreneurs and support from the city and Lviv IT Cluster to develop their projects. Hack the New World seeks creative <\/span><b>software and hardware solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the following areas: tourism and hospitality, crisis response, transportation, retail industry, work, event industry, education, community development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Engineers with a minimum of 2 years of experience in tech<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UI\/UX designers ready to experiment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visionaries who already have an idea of how to save the post-pandemic world<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managers who can effectively organize a team in a very short time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passionate volunteers ready to dedicate 48 hours of their life for a social cause<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>WHY JOIN:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hack the New World differs from other hackathons in a way that the solutions developed during the 48-hour event will be immediately used by the city. You will be able to see the results of your work right away.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experienced mentors will continue to support your solution even after the hackathon is over. A real solution for the city that works is the end goal for both Members and mentors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ideas created and developed during the hackathon will have the opportunity to be selected and funded by investors from the Lviv Tech Angels club.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The registration is free of charge.\u00a0<\/span><b>Submit your idea by 12 pm, May 14.<br \/>\nRegistration <a href=\"https:\/\/itarena.ua\/\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Partners: <a href=\"https:\/\/city-adm.lviv.ua\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Lviv City Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.n-ix.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">N-iX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softserveinc.com\/uk-ua\" rel=\"noopener\">SoftServe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sigma.software\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigma Software<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellias.ua\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Intellias<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/garage48.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Garage48<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With European countries gradually loosening lockdown and quarantine measures, it\u2019s clear that the pandemic will end sooner or later, forcing us to adapt to a new lifestyle. Both people and businesses are not ready for the new challenges COVID-19 caused. 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