The Innosocium Foundation for the Promotion of Social
Development with
the support of the Roscongress Foundation and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives
are co-organizing one of Russias largest hackathons DevService, which global
goal is to create a Unified Platform to simplify business processes for young
entrepreneurs. Hackathon participants are tasked with finding an original
service idea aimed at simplifying business and assembling a team to refine the
service and subsequently participate in the creation of the platform.
Teams and individual participants aged 16
to 30 are invited to participate in the Hackathon. The events preliminary
stage got underway on 2 August with more than 50 teams from all over the
country registering and presenting their projects with descriptions of the
concepts and service architecture. Teams making it to the second stage will be
announced on 1922 August.
The second
stage will be held from 24 to 25 August in 25 different Russian cities from St.
Petersburg to Vladivostok. Participants will be provided with «Boiling Point»
collective work spaces for two days. They will be given one day, from 1 oclock
to 1 oclock, to finish the task. In addition, participants will be given
the opportunity to confer with leading entrepreneurs and creators of successful
startups. Winners of this stage will be announced directly during the event, on
the evening of 25 August. The relevance and practical application of the
technical solution will be evaluated according to three criteria: the originality
of the idea, its concept (creativity), and its compliance with the law and ease
of use, including the speed of the service.
«The development of youth business initiatives is a
priority for the Roscongress Foundation Social Platform and the Innosocium Foundation.
This is an important condition for creating a convenient environment for
entrepreneurship in the country. In this regard, we consider it necessary to
support the project of the Unified Platform and are glad to be able to work
together with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives,» Roscongress Deputy CEO and
CEO of the Innosocium Foundation Elena Marinina said.
«Creating a Unified Platform
for young entrepreneurs is an essential component in forming an entrepreneurial
community. Therefore, a priority for the development of youth entrepreneurship
will be the creation of convenient tools for implementing entrepreneurial
initiatives, since the fresh approach and innovative thinking of new
entrepreneurs and youth have every chance of being realized in serious business
startups,» Agency for Strategic Initiatives Corporate Director Elena
Myakotnikova said.
The winners of the second stage of the Hackathon will
receive valuable prizes, the most important of which will be the opportunity to
present their project on 17 September to an expert audience at a specially
organized closed event.