Blockchain for Impact: Innovating the Social Economy
Join the hackathon organized by Chaire UNESCO ITEN, XRPL Commons, and Kryptosphère for a unique opportunity to dive into the rapidly growing open-source ecosystem. Tackle real-world challenges and create innovative solutions that can make a meaningful impact on today's most pressing societal issues!
Do you think blockchain is limited to cryptocurrencies? There’s way more to it! This technology has immense potential to transform society positively. Its decentralized nature fosters cross-sector collaboration and transparency. Thanks to its structure, it is a powerful tool for building innovative solutions in the social and solidarity economy. Whether it is for social and solidarity economy projects, impact DAOs, or protecting personal data through cryptography, the opportunities are vast.
This hackathon, organized by Chair UNESCO ITEN at Université Paris 8 and XRPL Commons, invites you to dive into a rapidly expanding open-source ecosystem. You'll tackle real-world challenges and propose solutions to address today’s pressing societal issues.
Whether you're a developer, student, entrepreneur, or simply curious about how technology can have a social impact, this hackathon is for you. Come share your ideas, collaborate, code, and propose meaningful projects!
Participants in the “Positive Impact, AI & Blockchain” Hackathon 2024 are encouraged to channel their innovative prowess into the following thematic areas:
Reinventing insurance
Challenge: Traditional insurance models are often inefficient, plagued by lack of transparency, delayed claims processes, and high operational costs. This leads to a trust deficit between insurers and policyholders.
Identity management
Challenge: In the digital age, identity theft and data breaches are rampant, posing significant risks to individuals and organizations. Traditional identity management systems are centralized, making them vulnerable to attacks and privacy breaches.
ESG Data Collection
Challenge: Accurate and transparent Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data collection is challenging. Companies often struggle with data integrity, verification, and reporting, leading to skepticism about the authenticity of their ESG claims.
Real-Estate Transactions
Challenge: Traditional financial systems are often restricted by geographical boundaries, have high entry barriers, and are subject to centralized control and regulation. This limits accessibility and innovation in financial services, especially for unbanked and underbanked populations.
Participants in the “IXH24 - Italian XRPL Hackathon 2024” are encouraged to channel their innovative prowess into the following thematic areas:
Track 1: Cryptography for blockchain
Projects under this track must clearly apply cryptographic techniques to solve the challenge. These can include, but are not limited to, encryption algorithms, zero-knowledge proofs, digital signatures, or other privacy-enhancing technologies.
Track 2: XRPL applications
Projects must involve the XRP Ledger in some way, whether through integrations, apps, or decentralized finance. Creativity and innovation in utilizing XRPL to solve the challenge will be highly encouraged.
Participants in the “Blockchain for Impact: Innovating the Social Economy” Hackathon are encouraged to channel their innovative ideas into the following thematic areas:
Track 1: ESG Impact & DeFi
Design decentralized finance solutions that drive Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, creating transparent, sustainable financial systems that empower communities and foster positive social impact.
Track 2: Gamified Social Impact
Leverage gamification to build engaging solutions that inspire social change, where users can actively participate in addressing global challenges through interactive, community-driven platforms.
Conference schedule
“Artificial Intelligence for Newcomers”, “Blockchain for Newcomers”
“Ethical payments thanks to Blockchain?”
Round table: “The challenges of the energy transition in real estate”
Round table: “Sustainable finance: how to combine profitability and responsibility”
Conference Schedule
Round Table
DAO impact of the social and solidarity mechanism with Matthieu Quiniou, Laboratoire Paragraphe;
XRPL Blockchain Technology and its value in the sector with David Bchiri, XRPL Commons
Open Education, speaker TBA
Team Formation
- Initial Pitching Session
- Formation of small teams by subject
XRPL Workshop
XRPL Commons on the XRP Blockchain Technology and its value in the sector:
- Presentation of XRPL Commons
- House Rules
- Mentors Presentation
Drinks & Snacks
Agenda
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Arrival and registration
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Welcome reception and Coffee
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Welcome speeches University of Roma Tre, De Cifris, XRPL Commons
10:00AM - 12:00PM
XRPL Workshop + Use Case Applications
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch break + Instructions
1:00PM
Hackathon starts (⏱️24 hours)
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Breakfast
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Project submission and pitch preparation
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Project Pitches
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Lunch break and jury deliberation
2:30PM
Award ceremony, joint with the separate Secondary School hackathon
Agenda
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Opening + breakfast
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Coding
12:30PM
Lunch - pizza & drinks
4:00PM
Snacks
7:00PM
Finger food & drinks
10:00PM
End of Day 1
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Opening + breakfast
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Coding
12:30PM
Finger food & drinks
4:00PM
Demo & Jury
5:30PM
Award Ceremony
7:00PM
End of Day 2
Start of the Hackathon
• 4:30PM Round Table
• 5:30PM Team Formation
1st Day of the Hackathon
• 9:00AM Welcome & Intro
•22:00AM End of Day 1
Second Day of the Hackathon
• 4:00PM Demo & Jury
• 5:30PM Awards Ceremony
XRPL Meet-up Side Event
• 10.00-12.00 XRPL Workshop
• 13.00 Start of the Hackathon (24 hours)
Step 2: Jury for pitch and online demo of selected projects
Requirements
Judging criteria
- Innovation: How original is the idea? Does it bring new insights or solutions?
- Execution: How well was it developed? Does it demonstrate technical complexity or impressive engineering?
- Impact: How impactful is the project? Does it add value to a particular community, scenario or industry?
- Pitch: Is the project clearly communicated? Is the demo (if present) well-prepared and convincing?
Disqualification and misconduct
- Fail to comply with intellectual property or copyright rules.
- Submit projects containing offensive, discriminatory, or harmful content.
- Exhibit any form of cheating, including tampering with other teams' projects.
Miscellaneous
- Funding for participants: if you are an Italian student and a member, you are eligible for a refund of your travel & accommodation expenses. Young membership only costs 5 euros. If you are eligible, contact us at hack@decifris.it.
- Code of conduct: All participants are expected to ensure a respectful environment.
- Support and Mentorship: Mentors will be available to assist with technical or project-related queries.
- FAQs: we will provide a list of FAQs, along with channels to ask any additional questions during the event.
Residents apply on the website
1st day of Hackathon
2nd day of Hackathon. Step 1: Jury for startup pitch and go-to-market in person
End of MVP production and project registration
Step 2: Jury for pitch and online demo of selected projects
Requirements
For the Jury on September 27-28-29
- Live Pitch sessions demonstrating the Business viability of the project
- The submissions must include a Power Point presentation alongside pitching the project.
For the Jury on November 15, remote only
- Projects must involve the XRP Ledger in some way.
- Submissions must include a video demo showing the features that were developed during the hackathon. A live demo is also accepted (and encouraged). The submissions must also include a Power Point presentation with the project pitch.
- Project submissions must be made by 3 PM (UTC+3) on November 9th 2024.
- Any work on your project that was completed prior to the hackathon must be mentioned in your project submission.
- Any non-team-created software or intellectual property you utilize in your project (for example, software libraries or design assets) must be mentioned in your project submission.
- You must not utilize in your projects any software or other intellectual property for which you do not have a license (for example, software libraries or design assets).
Eligibility
- Teams can have 1-5 members.
- Individuals can only work in one team.
- Each team may only submit a single project.
1st prize: €2,500
2nd prize: €1,500
3rd prize: €500
1st prize: €3,000
2nd prize: €1,500
3rd prize: €500
Stage 1: Business viability
Stage 2: Product viability
