Home / Events / One Day Hackathon
Back to news
Next news
Three people joyfully pose against an abstract background with text reading "Welfare di Prossimità" and "Giovani di tutta Italia Costruiscono gli HUB di Prossimità" in green circular accents.
Events | Learning

One Day Hackathon

15 September 2021

The ideas of young entrepreneurs will come together in Duino on 30 September 2021.

The United World College of the Adriatic, alongside the Ebbene Foundation in Catania and the San Gennaro Foundation of Naples, are launching an open call to collect entrepreneurial ideas from young people aged 17-35 across Italy. This initiative will commence with a One-day Hackathon hosted on 30 September virtually, but based here in Duino.

The underlying theme of this Hackathon is that there is ‘no future without real investment in younger generations’ and will consist of competing and collaborating with others others to come up with entrepreneurial ideas related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: defeating poverty, quality education, gender equality, businesses, innovation and infrastructure, reduce inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, peace, justice and strong institutions. The solutions must focus on changes which can be made in the region in Italy where individuals are participating.

After the first round of Hackathons which take place across Italy from September to November, successful teams will be invited to the International Proximity Project which will take place at a regional level, but involve an in-person Hackathon in Duino (COVID restrictions permitting) after Winter Break. The best ideas will then receive money and assistance to help make their ideas a reality.

Alex Cetojevic

Croatian Student at UWC

“I immediately believed”, says Alex Cetojevic, a Croatian student of the College, “that participating in the Proximity Hubs and the One Day Hackathon is a wonderful opportunity: the school I attend, the United World College of the Adriatic, aims to make we young people are the bearers of positive change in society. By becoming volunteers of a Neighborhood Hub, this summer we were trained to collaborate with other young people in the area who want to get involved in translating their ideas into concrete initiatives. By doing this we can acquire new skills and enhance our talents to translate our dreams of change into reality.”
A person wearing a dark blue T-shirt with the word "Hilfiger" printed on it smiles at the camera. They are standing in front of a stone wall.

How to Participate:

In order to apply:

  1. Register on the Next – New Economy for All website
  2. Under “how did you come in contact with the Community” select “Proximity Welfare Project”
  3. Indicate if you already have a working group (a team that accompanies you in presenting your idea)
  4. Briefly describe your idea (do you have an idea to propose to us?)
  5. Experiment with the Next Canvas, the design tool you will use before, during and after the Hackathon.

Make sure your team has at least 1 Italian speaker, there is no required team size so if you speak Italian you could apply individually.
For any information and clarification, contact the Proximity Welfare project team.
The Proximity Welfare project is carried out with the collaboration of Next, Assifero, Euricse and the National Consortium of Ideas in the Network and financed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies

Mini book Welfare di Prossimità