April 4, 2022 - This weekend, on April 9 and 10, organized by the Entrepreneurship Center Split and the Student Entrepreneurship Incubator of the Faculty of Economics, a social hackathon Hack4Split will be held: a two-day competition aimed at solving social problems and designing social innovations

This weekend, on April 9 and 10, the social hackathon Hack4Split will be held in the SPINIT incubator, reports Tportal.hr. It is a two-day competition aimed at solving social problems and designing social innovations. It brings together individuals with specific knowledge, regardless of education and occupation, who find solutions to problems in their local community, in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

The competition aims to encourage young people to become active members of their community, to get acquainted with the needs and problems in their community and environment, and engage in solving them.

This year's edition will be attended by 52 participants in 10 teams who will develop ideas such as an application for recognizing marine organisms, facilitating afforestation to absorb CO2 emissions, safe houses for victims of violence, applications for solving long waiting lists in hospitals and more. Participants will have 24 hours to develop a prototype of their solution in the form of products or services, followed by a presentation of all developed projects.

During the hackathon, participants will have at their disposal mentoring support, and there will also be a workshop entitled 'Is e-mail marketing dead?'. Apart from the hackathon participants, the workshop is also open to the public and will be held by Martina Šepić, director of Webpower Adria. You can apply to participate in the workshop via this link.

The best teams can expect various useful prizes, such as the SmartNinja course 'Programming for Beginners: Python', online training of your choice from Mirakul Education Center, a voucher for ZIP Line Split, free one-month use of The Works coworking space, and money for further development. The organization of the hackathon was sponsored by Dobar tek, Wolt, ZIP Line Split, SmartNinja Hrvatska, Mirakul education center, OTP banka dd, The Daltonist Craft Bar, The Works Coworking, and Nova Eurospectra.

The hackathon is organized by the Entrepreneurship Center Split and the Student Entrepreneurship Incubator of the Faculty of Economics in Split in partnership with Ensoco, Digital Nomad Association Croatia, and Split Tech City. The hackathon is part of a project funded by the European Solidarity Force of the European Union and the Central State Office for Demography and Youth.

For more, check out our lifestyle section.

April 7, 2021 - It’s that time of year again when the IT sector meets the third sector at Hack4Split! So don’t miss your chance to apply.

Hack4Split is a two-day social hackathon (fjakaton actually, it’s in Dalmatia after all) on the 17th and 18th of April, where teams of up to 5 attempt to solve some social or environmental problems through IT solutions. Think websites, apps, databases, programs, and so on, all to fix up some things we encounter in our everyday lives.

This year the problems focus on donations, young people, cats, the sea, and fast fashion, as a combination of local and foreign activists combine with designers, developers, creatives and programmers get ready to develop their ideas.

It’s going to be a hybrid event due to the world as things are, and therefore people can participate online through Microsoft Teams and in person at Split’s (currently) newest incubator/coworking space SpinIt in Spinut, Split where we will also have food and drink throughout the event. 

At the end of the event, everyone gets to vote on a variety of prizes, the Oscars of the hackathon world if you like. The best team will take away a day sail with 45 Degrees Sailing, 2 nights full board with a massage thrown in at Hotel Krilo, and a prize fund of 5000HRK to develop the idea further, potentially turning it into a social enterprise itself. Other prizes include a coworking membership at The Works, nautical bracelets from Break Time, and an original artwork from Jaman Art Gallery. 

So if you’re in the I.T. world and want to take part and have a positive impact locally to Split, check out the event and apply here.

For more about lifestyle in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.