The AI Commons Health & Wellbeing Hackathon is an online competition to develop ground breaking and innovative working prototypes, models or solutions driven by Artificial Intelligence that can solve identified local health problems or improve identified existing health technology solutions in Tanzania.
The AI Commons Project is a proof of concept of a new methodology of developing Artificial Intelligence solutions that allows anyone, anywhere to benefit from the possibilities that AI can provide. The project aims to increase/improve the accessibility, reproducibility, contextualization and enhancement of Artificial Intelligence solutions globally and especially in emerging markets.
The project aims to demonstrate how global communities of AI experts can learn and co-create mutually beneficial solutions with the opportunity for cross- county incremental enhancement.
The AI Commons Health & Wellbeing Hackathon is an online competition for AI
experts, health workers, academic researchers, health tech organizations,
students and any other interested party with groundbreaking and innovative
working prototypes, models or solutions driven by Artificial Intelligence to solve
identified local health problems or improve identified existing Artificial
Intelligence health solutions in Tanzania.
Apply to be part of the Hackathon
1st Place: 1,500 USD
2nd Place: 1,000 USD
3rd Place: 500 USD
1 |
High rates of HIV patients and treatment defaulters in urban
Tanzania View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
2 |
Increasing speed and accuracy of cancer screening and
diagnostics View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
3 |
Significant patient data exists in hard copy that has not been
digitized and contextualized View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
4 |
Diagnostic delay and associated factors among patients with
pulmonary TB View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
5 |
Poor adherence to TB treatment medications View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
6 |
Lack of mental health support for urban youth View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
7 |
Optimizing vaccination supply chains to avoid out of
stock in public health facilities View Documentation Evaluate Documentation |
8 |
How do we ensure food traceability and safety for
Grassroot communities View Documentation |
9 |
Contamination of clean water sources due to poor
placement of sewage and sanitation in Ifakara View Documentation |
10 |
Cost-effective and efficient Diabetes and hypertension
management View Documentation |
Application Deadline
Selection of participants
Live briefing session
Hackathon
Solution submission deadline
Announcement of winners
Does it solve any of the identified problems?
Is it easily understood?
Does it align with the values/ethics/morals of its users?
How well does it solve the problem?
How easy is it to use?
What is the quality of the data used in building the solution?
How easy is it to rebuild the solution?
How easy is it to test the solutions or verify modifications?
How easy is it to modify or improve its functionality?
Is the solution well documented in line with the solution documentation template provided?
“Sahara Ventures”, “AI Commons”, "we", "our", and “us" refer to Project Initiators and “you” while "yourself" refers to the Hackathon participant or the parent/legal guardian of any minor or under-aged Hackathon entrant. By entering you agree to be bound by these rules.
Application for the Online Hackathon starts on the 14th of August, 2020, and closes on the 21st of August, 2020 by 11:59 pm East Africa Time (WAT). After selection of participants, entries for working prototype/solution opens on the 7th of September, 2020 and closes on the 28thth of September, 2020 by 11:59 pm East Africa Time
Application for the Online Hackathon starts on the 14th of August, 2020, and closes on the 21st of August, 2020 by 11:59 pm East Africa Time (WAT). After selection of participants, entries for working prototype/solution opens on the 7th of September, 2020 and closes on the 28thth of September, 2020 by 11:59 pm East Africa Time
Apply to be part of the Hackathon
Comply with the selection criteria by creating a quality team that has the
following
attributes:
Alternatively, an individual can apply and will be teamed up with other teams/individuals to create a diverse and capable team.
If selected, you will be invited to attend a mandatory live briefing session,
where more
details of the hackathon will be shared and you can ask questions to gain more
clarity
about the challenge.
Note: Any team that fails to attend the briefing session will
automatically be
disqualified and replaced with another team.
Problem owners and stakeholders (these are individuals/professionals who have personal experience of the problem or are involved in the development/advocacy of a solution) will be assigned to each team to evaluate your ongoing work and provide necessary support and guidance before the final submission of your solution and documentation on the 28th of September, 2020.
Providing solutions to any problem statements: we have ….problem statements. For inspiration, each problem statement also comes along with possible AI solutions. The documentation will be shared with you. Ensure to submit your prototype or solution, codes, data, video and other supporting documents in the required format that will be disclosed during the briefing session, on or before the close of submission of entries on the 28th of September, 2020 by 11:59 pm East African Time (WAT).
Your submission will be made open-source, and made available to anyone to replicate, modify, improve or contextualize in alignment with the project’s goal. By submitting a solution/prototype, you grant us an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your Submission and all its content in connection with this project, and use your submission in any media whatsoever now known or later invented for any purpose deemed fit by the project initiators.
To the extent allowed by law, by participating in the competition, you agree to release and hold harmless, Sahara Ventures, AI Commons and their respective partners from and all liability or any injury, loss, or damage of any kind arising in connection with any prize won.
Sahara Ventures
Victoria Noble Center, 4th Floor, Office No. 406
New Bagamoyo Road,
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
essa@ai.or.tz