ANTI-CORRUPTION HACKATHON 2023: NEPAL

A TECH4GOOD HACKATHON THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS SOUTH ASIA TO CO-CREATE ANTI-CORRUPTION SOLUTIONS THROUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Kathmandu – 27 – 30 April

What is HackCorruption?

Accountability Lab hosted the second HackCorruption event in Nepal to identify and support talented individuals from the civic tech, CSO, and activist arenas, to build innovative solutions to combat corruption. The hackathon was supported by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise. Our South Asia regional hackathon took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 27 – 30 April. Fifty changemakers from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worked together in teams of five over a three-day period. Participants from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan received fully-funded trips to participate in the event.

Five winning teams with the most promising ideas receive additional financial support of up to $10,000, mentorship, and ongoing training to help them build out their ideas. They participated in a 3-day intensive in-person bootcamp in Kathmandu in June.

Who participated?

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.

Applications were accepted on the following basis:

Applicants are eager to create uncommon solutions to complex corruption-related challenges using technology.
Applicants must be citizens or residents of Bangladesh, India, Nepal or Pakistan (citizens and permanent residents of the US are not eligible).
18 or older. There is no age limit.
Able to travel to Kathmandu, Nepal, from 27 to 30 April. You will need to have a valid passport when you submit your application if you aren’t based in Nepal.
Able to participate comfortably in English.

*Applications are currrently closed.

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. Read more here.

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. Read more here.

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. Read more here.

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