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1st stage applications and pre-screening process for the UN Datathon starts. For more details on the application process, click here.
Join us on this journey of innovation, exploration, and problem-solving as we harness the power of data to create a more sustainable and resilient world.
Datathon participants will develop innovative data-driven applications, tools or statistical models combining geospatial data with other data sources to help advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
70 hour Hybrid Datathon
Hosted in Montevideo by INE Uruguay
Organized by UN and partners in conjunction with the Festival de Datos
Main Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay
Official Satellite locations:
At UN Big Data Regional Hubs: Dubai (UAE), Hangzhou (China), Kigali (Rwanda,) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); at participating universities: Brisbane (Australia), Geneva (Switzerland), and at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Teams of 3 - 5 researchers, students, professionals from academia, national statistical offices, other government agencies, private sector companies or enthusiasts with a background in data science, statistics, economics, and social sciences are all welcome to apply!
Following the success of the past three hackathons, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UNCEBD), Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY), Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data are hosting the "2023 UN Datathon". This is an exciting opportunity for students and data professionals to contribute solutions to the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Datathon is is organized from 3-6 November in conjunction with the Festival de Datos in Uruguay (7 to 9 November 2023). Participants may have the opportunity to have their work shown or presented at the Festival de Datos and winners' projects have a chance to be taken forward by the UN and its partners.
For more detailed info on the UN Datathon including the application process and scoring rubric, check the Participant Info page.
Geospatial and geocoded datasets curated by the UN which will be provided via the UN Global Platform and AWS
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Closing ceremony with winners' presentations
2021 Youth HackathonWinning presentation: Sustainability
2020 AIS Hackathon* Teams will be recognized for such distinctions as best team, best team by region, best visualization, best presentation, best student teams, and others! Prizes may include the possibility of projects being incubated and/or travel to select international data conferences in 2024.
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1st stage applications and pre-screening process for the UN Datathon starts. For more details on the application process, click here.
Find out what the UN Datathon is all about and learn about advancements in Big Data analysis.
This webinar aims at offering youth perspective on the use of data and technologies to accelerate the progress towards solving the Sustainable Development Goals.
El presente webinario del UN Datathon se presentó información importante sobre los objetivos y las modalidades del UN Datathon 2023.
Discover the power of AWS Cloud, explore data analytics and AI/ML services, learn how to navigate the AWS Platform and different ways to access the AWS service, learn about SageMaker Studio Lab, and Amazon S3 storage.
UN Datathon participants: keep an eye on your email inbox for connection details!
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Gain insights into the datasets specifically available for the UN Datathon and into other open datasets which might be useful for this competition. In addition, you will learn about some of the specific analytical tools that will be available for the Datathon. This webinar will help you better understand the resources at your disposal and will teach you how to use and get access to the these crucial analytical tools.
Join experts from UN FAO as they unveil the power of the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue. Discover how to access vital food and agriculture-related data, explore the Catalogue's features, and browse datasets.
Our pre-Datathon webinar is a crucial event where we will reveal this year's Datathon theme that your project should focus on. It is hence important that you attend this webinar. We will also share the details of Datathon's arrangement, guidelines, and logistic information. If you have chosen to participate in-person at one of our eight venues, you will also receive some important last-minute information for in-person participation.
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Webinar where the top 3 winners will present their solutions and receive awards.