The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through its efforts to provide sustainable electricity access for the Nigerian people via the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions is exploring the use of emerging technologies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of electricity supply models.
In this line, the Federal Ministry of Power (FMP) with the support from the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) and in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Ethereum Foundation (EF), is organising a Hackathon to explore the potential that blockchain technology offers to improve solar mini-grid systems in Nigeria.
Due to the ongoing situation with the global COVID- 19 pandemic, this Hackathon will be held virtually.
Applications are hereby invited for:
Title: ETHLagos Virtual Hackathon for Developing New Technology Solutions
Location: Nigeria
Model
Applicants are expected to submit an online application to participate in the Hackathon for developing new technology solutions, particularly using blockchain, to improve solar mini- grids and SHS models according to the following challenges:
In their application, applicants must indicate their 2 preferred challenges (out of the 4 mentioned above). Applications will be short-listed based on the Eligibility Criteria mentioned in below. If short-listed, applicants will then be allowed to follow sessions organised specifically for these challenges during the Hackathon.
Short-listed participants will have the opportunity to connect with each other on an online forum to start forming teams ahead of the Hackathon. Each team will be made up of 5 to 7 people consisting of software developers, energy engineers and entrepreneurs.
The Hackathon will run for approximately 3 weeks in 2 phases:
All short-listed participants will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the full programme.
At the end of Phase 2, short-listed applicants will then be able to submit a proposal for 1 out of the 2 challenges for which they applied for. The selection process (including criteria) for the proposals to be submitted by the short-listed applicants will be announced during the Hackathon.
The winning team will sign a support agreement with FMP and will be entitled to receive support from NESP for up to 90 expert-days, as follows:
Criteria
Applicants shall meet the following criteria:
Process
This Call for Applications is structured in four steps:
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Instruction
General Information / Notice
For clarifications on this Call for Applications, please contact: [email protected]
Application Deadline 28th September, 2020.
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