UNESCO 2024 Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Hackathon for Course

UNESCO 2024 Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Hackathon for Course
  •  Course
  •  26-Aug-2024
  •   Jordan
  • $$  Varies

The Youth Hackathon, an integral component of the Global MIL Week, offers a global stage for youth participation and engagement, aiming to harness innovation and youth-led initiatives to respond to the Week’s theme, in particular the growing role of digital content creators and influencers in the information landscape; and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence. 

The winning teams will be invited to Amman, Jordan, on October 30 and 31 to present their projects during the closing ceremony of the Global MIL Week Feature Conference. 

Theme: Youth Leading the Way - Media and Information Literacy and the New Digital Frontiers of Information

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Teams will comprise 3-6 members (ensuring gender parity, teams can be national, regional, or international).

  • Members must be aged between 18 and 30 years old and adhere to UNESCO’s values such as peace, respect for diversity, freedom of expression.

  • No previous experience is required.

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Offered Benefits

Objectives

  1. Empower youth: Provide opportunities for youth to actively engage in shaping the discourse surrounding Media and Information Literacy, fostering a sense of ownership and empowerment. 
  2. Foster innovation: Encourage youth to explore innovative solutions to promote public interest information on digital platforms and address challenges related to mis and disinformation, hate speech.
  3. Generate actionable insights: Generate actionable insights and recommendations that can inform policymaking, educational initiative and community-based interventions aimed to enhancing Media and Information Literacy worldwide.

Application Process

Go to UNESCO on indico.un.org to apply

Submission format

Each submission to include a document presenting the solution and a 3-minute video pitch (a creative format is strongly recommended). They must include:

  • The team composition

  • Problem statement, objectives, audience, and alignment with this year’s challenges

  • Explanation of the prototype

  • Feasibility

  • Sustainability

  • Creativity

  • Deployment strategies / Business model and evidence of market validation

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