The COVID-19 Detect & Protect Challenge

THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES THE COVID-19 DETECT AND PROTECT CHALLENGE.

The UNDP is calling on Hackster's global community to support developing countries through the sharing and transfer of open source technology. This challenge has three priority actions:

Design replicable, low-cost tools and resources to aid viral detection

Flatten the curve in communities with preventive solutions

Reduce the disease's impact on the economies of these vulnerable areas

The COVID-19 Detect & Protect Challenge is in association with Adafruit, Amazon Web Services, Arduino, Arm, Avnet, balena, DFRobot, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Nordic Semiconductor, NVIDIA, NXP, Seeed, Silicon Labs, SORACOM, The Things Network, Ubidots, UNDP and UNICEF

Win up to $25,000 in prizes!

The deadline for entries is June 30th and will be extended only if necessary.

Qualified submissions will be fully shared and open throughout the contest.

Project teams are welcomed and not limited to any number.

We are seeking open source ideas that are easy to use, build, replicated, and iterated.

Hackster and UNDP will work with at-risk communities to deliver the hardware, services, tools, materials, and funding they need to bring some of the best ideas to life.

Eligibility

You are eligible to enter if you meet the following requirements at thetime of entry:

You are at least 13 years of age

If you are 12 years or younger, you must receive a legal guardian's permission and have them complete Hackster’s contest permission form prior to submitting an entry into this contest. Send any questions to contests@hackster.io.

You are not involved in the execution or administration of this contest.

You are not an immediate family member or household member of a Hackster employee.

Submission requirements

To be eligible for judging, you must meet ALL of the following requirements unless otherwise stated:

General Requirements

You must be registered as a participant for this contest.

Your entry must be your own original work. Learn more about copyright and open-source guidelines.

Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other Hackster contest.

Your team can be of any size.

Your project must be a/an easy-to-replicate, low-cost open-source solution to detect or protect Covid-19 in developing countries.

*By entering a submission to this contest on behalf of a team, you acknowledge that you are the designated representative authorized to act on behalf of your team. (See full rules below for details)

Project Documentation Requirements

Your project must include a project name, project description, cover image, bill of materials (BOM), full instructions, images, and relevant resource files (schematics, code, CAD).

Your project must be written in English.

Your project must be submitted by Jun 30, 2020 at 12:00 AM PT.

More information about the challenge is available at the UNDP contest website. Click the button below for more information.