ANTI-CORRUPTION HACKATHON 2023: COLOMBIA

A TECH4GOOD HACKATHON BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS LATIN AMERICA TO CO-CREATE ANTI-CORRUPTION SOLUTIONS THROUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Bogotá – 18 – 20 August

What is HackCorruption?

Accountability Lab is hosting the third HackCorruption event to identify and support talented individuals from the civic tech, CSO, and activist arenas, to build innovative solutions to combat corruption. The hackathon is supported by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of State and the USAID Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development, in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise and Development Gateway. Our Latin American regional hackathon will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from 18 – 20 August. Seventy-five changemakers from Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Mexico and the Dominican Republic will work together in teams of five over a three-day period. Participants will receive fully-funded trips to participate in the event. Applications are currently closed.

Seven winning teams with the most promising ideas will receive additional financial support of up to $10,000, mentorship, and ongoing training to help them build out their ideas. They will also participate in a 3-day intensive in-person boot camp in Colombia in October.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Who will participate? / ¿Quién participará?

Technologists, civil society professionals, activists or students with an interest in creating tools to fight corruption and make your country more transparent were invited to apply. Please note that applications are currently closed. We are planning for a diverse cohort of participants who have ideas related to the 3 HackCorruption problem sets below, and we welcomed ideas that would counter corruption at a transnational level.

Applications were accepted on the following basis:

Applicants are eager to create uncommon solutions to complex corruption-related challenges using technology. You do not need to be a technologist to apply!
Applicants must be citizens or residents of Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Mexico, or the Dominican Republic (citizens and permanent residents of the US are not eligible).
You can apply as an individual or as part of a team. If you apply as a team, each member should submit an individual application form. We welcome teams that are diverse in both background and expertise.
18 or older. There is no age limit.
Able to travel to Bogotá, Colombia, from 18 to 20 August. You need to have a valid passport when you submit your application if you aren’t based in Colombia.
You are free to ideate with your team and develop your tool in Spanish but must be able to participate comfortably in English.
Read our rules and regulations here.
Please read our FAQ and Application Instructions document before you start the application process. It will help you prepare.

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Tecnólogos y tecnólogas, profesionales de la sociedad civil, activistas o estudiantes con interés en crear herramientas para luchar contra la corrupción y hacer que su país sea más transparente están invitados a presentar su candidatura. Buscamos una cohorte diversa de participantes que tengan ideas relacionadas con los 3 conjuntos de problemas de HackCorruption que aparecen a continuación, y damos la bienvenida a ideas que contrarresten la corrupción a nivel transnacional.

Las candidaturas se aceptan en las siguientes condiciones:
Los y las solicitantes deben tener una gran motivación por crear soluciones poco comunes a retos complejos relacionados con la corrupción utilizando la tecnología. No es necesario ser tecnólogo para presentar una solicitud.
Los y las solicitantes deben ser ciudadanos(as) o residentes de Colombia, Panamá, Costa Rica, Paraguay, México o la República Dominicana (los ciudadanos y residentes permanentes de los EE.UU. no son elegibles).
Puedes presentar tu candidatura individualmente o como parte de un equipo. Si presentas tu candidatura como equipo, cada miembro deberá presentar un formulario de solicitud individual. Agradecemos la participación de equipos diversos en cuanto a formación y experiencia.
Tener 18 años o más. No hay límite de edad.
Poder viajar a Bogotá, Colombia, del 18 al 20 de agosto. Si no resides en Colombia, deberás tener un pasaporte válido en el momento de presentar tu solicitud.
Eres libre de idear con tu equipo y desarrollar tu herramienta en español, pero debes poder participar cómodamente en inglés.
Lee nuestro reglamento aquí.
Por favor, lee nuestro documento de Preguntas Frecuentes e Instrucciones de Aplicación antes de iniciar el proceso de aplicación. ¡Te ayudará a prepararte!

Problem Statements

Budget and Ownership
Transparency

Create ideas that lead to greater budget transparency for government agencies and beneficial ownership transparency in the private sector.

Open Contracting & Transparency of Public Procurement

Create solutions to reduce corruption & fraud in the public contracting process by increasing transparency and ensuring proper delivery of essential public goods and services to citizens.

Digital Citizenship to Constrain Corruption

Create solutions that increase civic participation to collectively solve problems, such as protecting digital civic space, enabling safe whistleblowing, or monitoring and ensuring the proper delivery of government goods and services.

Participants will be encouraged to create tools and approaches to curb the threat of transnational corruption within the scope of any of the 3 problem sets above. Transnational corruption crosses borders, involves global networks, and strips countries of their wealth in a massive transfer of resources from developing to developed countries.

Problem Statements

Budget and
Ownership
Transparency

Create ideas that lead to greater budget transparency for government agencies and beneficial ownership transparency in the private sector.

Open Contracting
& Transparency of
Public Procurement

Create solutions to reduce corruption & fraud in the public contracting process by increasing transparency and ensuring proper delivery of essential public goods and services to citizens.

Digital
Citizenship to Constrain
Corruption