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Yes, it is open to all Hackathon Enthusiasts.
You can form a team of maximum five members or participate as an
individual.
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There are no fees for registration or participation for the BengaluruMoving Hackathon.
Yes, all team members can log in from their account and make the submission on Skillenza platform.
No, one does not need to be online for the entire duration. You can develop the application on your local system based on the given theme and submit it on Skillenza, on the specific challenge page before the deadline.
- Team Formation
- Concept Note Submission
- Final Submission
Stage 1 - Concept Note Submission
- Description of the solution low fidelity - low fidelity schematic of the solution architecture and how it work?
- Problem identification and analysis of constraints currently faced by commuters
- Originality of the solution proposed
- How efficiently does the solution leverage existing frameworks and publicly available datasets?
- Ease of implementation
- Cost-effectiveness
- Inclusivity - how does the solution factor in safety of women, children, elderly, differently abled and other disadvantaged groups?
- Benefits to commuters
- Benefit to transport operators
- How is your solution scalable?
- How does your solution impact the mobility lansdscape of the city?
- How does your solution stand to impact the mobility landscape of the city?
Stage 2 - Final Submission
- Administrative/ maintenance/ management capabilities needed
- Evaluation & Monitoring frameworks
- User-friendliness
Winners of each stage will receive email notifications. Details will also be published on Skillenza webpage.
The submission should be functional for the judges to review.
There is no restriction to use any language, technology stack, or libraries. You can use any of them to create your application. However, do mention the list of pre-built, or open-source libraries being used.
At Skillenza, we take cheating/plagiarism very seriously. Answers and presented projects must be original, own work of the entrants. Any case of plagiarism may result in disqualification of the participant from the Hackathon.
Please write to us at support@skillenza.com or you can post a question in the Discussion forum. Also, you can reach out to 9902215958.
Yes you should, we will be sharing datasets that show the planned bus priority lanes around the city.
We will be providing static datasets made available to us from our data partners- Yulu, Open City and BMTC etc. These datasets will help you in designing the solution.
Refer to the Datasets index in the tab above.
The teams shortlisted in the concept note stage will be given access to datasets, after signing an agreement form.
Themes of the Hackathon
- Urban mobility
- Public transport
- Easy Commute
- Registrations & Team Formation open
25th July 2020
- Concept Note Submission by
23rd August 2020
- Get Shortlisted by
27th August 2020
- Mentorship Sessions
29th Aug - 5th Sept 2020
- Final Submission with 5 min demo video
6th September 2020
- Announcement of Winners by
11th September 2020
- Demo at Virtual Town Hall
13th September 2020
Eligibility Criteria for Participation
- This Hackathon is open to all Hackathon Enthusiasts (including students, IT professionals, urban planners, transport engineers, architects, graphic designers, UI UX designers etc)
- Participation format - Individual or team (2-5)
Stage 1 - Concept Note Submission
- Description of the solution - low fidelity schematic of the solution architecture and how does it work?
- Problem identification and analysis of constraints currently faced by commuters
- Originality of the solution proposed
- How efficiently does the solution leverage existing frameworks and publicly available datasets?
- Ease of implementation
- Cost-effectiveness
- Inclusivity - how does the solution factor in safety of women, children, elderly, differently abled and other disadvantaged groups?
- Benefits to commuters
- Benefits to transport operators
- How is your solution scalable?
- How does your solution stand to impact the mobility landscape of the city?
Stage 2 - Final Submission
- Administrative/ maintenance/ management capabilities needed
- Evaluation & Monitoring frameworks
- User-friendliness
Format:
- Concept Note: Primary sorting - All registrations must submit a concept note basis the problem statement and objective of the Hackathon. These are screened to check for certain basic criteria mentioned above.
- Final Submissions must also include a 5 minute demo video explaining how your solution works, and how it can be used by commuters, and transport agencies.
- Final Submissions will be checked based on the additional criteria mentioned above.
- Final winners will be selected by a panel of judges.
Partners
Data/Mentorship Partners
Bengaluru Connectivity Index
Enabling efficient transportation through data
A big barrier to efficient transportation in India is the lack of correct, real-time information for
commuters. Commuters require a wide variety of information to make their travelling decisions,
such as fares, transfers, and the duration of the total trip. Other factors beyond public transport
also come into play while making a travel plan, such as whether taking a rented two-wheeler or
a cycle would be more convenient than a bus to get from BTM Layout to Indiranagar. While
journey planners exist, they often rely on outdated or static data that does not reflect the reality
on the ground, and they rarely cover modes beyond public transport.
You are required to develop an interactive tool or product that can leverage available data sets,
crowdsourced data, local knowledge, and elements of social media platforms to create the
“Bengaluru Connectivity Index.”
The platform will use the person’s location and destination to provide all possible transport
modes and allow users to choose their preferred mode of transport based on trip time, total fare,
and number of transfers.
In addition to helping commuters plan their trips across the city with accurate and real-time
information, the platform should also collate service information from buses, metros, trains, and
new mobility platforms to create a Connectivity Index for Bengaluru. This will be a scorecard,
ranging from A+ to D-, to assess how accessible different areas of the city are by various
transport modes, helping transportation agencies improve connectivity by seeing which areas
need it the most at a glance.
The tool should also include a survey feature for commuters to help crowdsource this data,
where commuters can fill in details about their trip (how long it took, what transport mode they
used, destination, etc.) and rank different areas in Bengaluru on their accessibility, helping to
build a better picture of transport connectivity in the city.
This exercise will require you to understand the challenges that affect how people move in the
city, and how effective communication can help incentivize better transport use and decrease
congestion in Bengaluru.
Resources for the #BengaluruMoving Hackathon:
For upcoming webinars & twitter chats, follow:
BengaluruMoving on Twitter
Sustainable mobility with experts:
Getting Bengaluru Moving in cleaner, greener ways
Conversations around Bengaluru’s mobility issues:
Stay In Your Lanes, Bengaluru | Trash Talk
What if Bangalore Had No More Traffic? | Nikhil Kini
Expert conversations:
The Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru Satya Sankaran on his vision to get #BengaluruMoving with bicycles!
Reva Car Founder Chetan Maini Pushes for Complete Electric Mobility in Bengaluru
Anjali Mohan Explains Why Mobility Woes Are a Factor of Bad City Planning
Government officials on #BengaluruMoving:
Transform Bus travel in Bengaluru with 2 Simple Initiatives
Bengaluru Moving Webinar Session - 01 Live | Oneindia Kannada
Rajya Sabha MP Prof. Rajeev Gowda Shares His Mobility Vision for Bengaluru
Former Mayor of Bengaluru is Pro-Bus Lanes
Citizen Expectations from the BMTC playlist:
Bengaluru Moving Citizen Expectation From the BMTC
Utilising Buses better:
Active Bengaluru- Utilising Buses Better
Additional readings:
- Station Access and Mobility Program
- Better bus
- Bus Karo
- Covid-19 PT recommendations
- Road safety
- Station Access and Mobility Program
- Ease of Moving Index - India Report 2018; includes a detailed assessment of Bengaluru (among 19 other cities) on 50+ mobility parameters
- The Power of Two Wheels - Bike-Taxis: India’s New Shared Mobility Frontier
- Imagining mobility in a post-COVID world
- Publications shared during the MOVE Summit organized by NITI Aayog
Webinar 1
Topic: How can we get #BengaluruMoving?
Date: 17th August (Monday)
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Webinar 2
Topic: Use of Transportation datasets to get #BengaluruMoving
Date: 20th August (Thursday)
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
