Blockchain developers globally are invited to compete in a three-day hackathon to apply blockchain technologies and develop innovative solutions that drive social good.
The international Monash Blockchain Hackathon is open to everyone—from IT professionals to university and high school students. In the three-day hackathon, participants will have the opportunity to ideate, build, and deliver a blockchain-driven solution that addresses societal challenge to be judged by IT experts.
Algorand, a first open source, permissionless, green blockchain will be contributing $6,000 worth of Algo cryptocurrency and certification as part of the hackathon prize pool. The hackathon is free to register and will run from 9–11 July.
Monash Blockchain Technology Centre director and professor Joseph Liu will judge the said hackathon and explains what he’s looking for in a solution.
“We want to see participants apply their interests and knowledge in blockchain technology to address a global need that can really make a difference in the world. Blockchain technology has so many applications and we want this hackathon to demonstrate how this technology can be a driving force for social good,” notes Liu.
The hackathon themes will focus on education, digital health, building, and energy. According to Algorand and Monash University, blockchain technology can be applied in different sectors.
They say it has the capacity to make health information exchanges more secure, create digital transcripts and certification records, or it can be applied to real-time energy consumption systems and smart metering data.
Algorand Foundation chief operating officer Jason Lee who is also a judge of the hackathon concludes: “The hackathon will foster innovation by encouraging participants to further their skills, learn from one another, network with industry leaders and push the boundaries of what cutting-edge blockchain technology can do.”
The Algorand Foundation, in partnership with Algorand, has built the Algorand blockchain protocol as the cornerstone of achieving this vision.
The international Monash Blockchain Hackathon is a joint initiative between the Blockchain Technology Centre in the Faculty of Information Technology (IT) at Monash University and the Algorand Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that has a vision of a borderless, frictionless economy built on public, decentralised blockchain technology.
