HHSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme
SMART Community Hackathon
2023
Join us to co-create a better society!
Introduction
This Hackathon is a part of the HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme. This year, the Hackathon aims to encourage local secondary school students to support innovative district-based community initiatives, helping disadvantaged communities build resilience and become future-ready.
The programme also promotes green thinking and sustainable practices while fostering community growth, enhancing social inclusion, and building a sustainable and resource-efficient future. Additionally, Gerontech and cross-generational inclusion initiatives are welcome.
(Details of the "HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme: Press Here)
Features
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$5,000 seed funding: All finalists (20 teams) will be awarded with a funding of HK$5,000 for enhancing their proposed projects.
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Prizes for winning teams：“$5,000 Apple Store & iTunes/ Google Play” Gift Card, Trophy, and the “Certificate of Excellence”.
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Gain inspiration from the “Pitching Workshop”: Learn from the masters by attending the pitching workshop, where they can learn how to effectively introduce their ideas within a short period of time and understand the successful secrets of social innovation project representatives and past winning teams!
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Mentoring matching and sharing: Shortlisted teams will be coached by professional mentors from different disciplines, providing concrete opinions to improve their final work.
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Innovation and Technology Product Exhibition: The winning team's work will have the opportunity to be exhibited in different exhibitions to test out their products or projects, further improving the prototype to be implemented in the society.
Key Themes
Future Skills
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Help disadvantaged communities enhance employability and financial capability and become more resilient and future-proof.
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Include soft skills (such as creativity, connectivity, resilience, and growth mindset), technical skills (such as digital literacy, financial management, and vocational skills).
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Adapt to the changing lifestyle or workstyle in or after pandemic years, such as adapting to the new virtual behavior, remote-work, online activities, etc.
Green Skills
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Promote green skills, i.e. the skills required to deliver low carbon transitions, as well as the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society.
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Promote sustainable development in Hong Kong to enable the future generations to meet their own needs
Gerontech (New Theme)
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Build resilience and improve well-being among elderly and those who are living in vulnerable conditions, enhance personal and family wellness and resilience, social cohesion, and re-construct social capital.
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Promote active ageing with innovative approaches (such as digital inclusion, green living) to enhance the quality of life of the seniors.
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Introduce other types of short or long-term measures that improve the livelihood of other underprivileged groups and their carers.
Previous Programme Highlight
【SMART Community Hackathon 2023】1st Pitching Session Shines with Remarkable Success!
A heartfelt thank you to our judges for their invaluable contributions after the successful 1st Pitching Session on 12 Aug. 🙏🏼 Congratulations to the 20 teams who've powered through to the Final Pitching! 🏆
Every finalist team will receive expert guidance from mentors spanning various disciplines in our specially crafted mentorship sessions. 🌟
Seize the moment to gear up for the next round, and we're eagerly anticipating your final creations! 🚀
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Previous Programme Highlight
【SMART Community Hackathon 2023】🌟 Shining a Spotlight on the Final Pitching Session!
The Final Pitching Session on 16th September was a true testament to the innovation and dedication of our finalist teams in the Hackathon. 🚀
As the grand culmination of this exhilarating journey, our students took center stage to present their projects, share their concepts, and unveil the culmination of their hard work and creativity. 🌟
We witnessed the exceptional fusion of ideas and efforts as students transformed their visions into impactful realities, further strengthening our community. 🌍🏆
A heartfelt thank you to every participant, judges, and supporter who contributed to the success of this event. 🎉💡The online voting has start already, let’s vote to support your favorite project: https://bit.ly/hackathon-vote2023
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Previous Programme Highlight
【SMART Community Hackathon 2023】🌟 Revealing the winners and online voting result!
Amidst this thrilling learning journey, we are delighted to unveil the final results of the Hackathon! 🚀
Congratulations to the teams that stood out as highlights in last month's Final Pitching Session 🏆, as well as the team that received the highest number of votes in the online voting session:
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The Most Outstanding Project Award:🏆 St. Teresa Secondary School (Reborn Park)
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Community-Impact Award: 🏆 St. Stephen's Girls College (Smart Cozy)
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Pioneering Technology Award: 🏆 St. Paul's Convent School (Fan‘trash’tic Bagasse)
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Gerontech Award: 🏆Fanling Rhenish Church Secondary School (Walking-Stick Sharing System)
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Best Potential Award: 🏆 Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College (Tech-Heritage ARtist)、Lai King Catholic Secondary School (Piezoelectric stairs)
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Most Popular Project (Online Voting): 🏆 Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College ( i-Saucer)
Thank you for your continuous support, and we will continue to strive towards bringing more innovation and positive impact to the community! 🎉💡
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The Most Outstanding Project Award: St. Teresa Secondary School (Reborn Park)
Community-Impact Award: St. Stephen's Girls College (Smart Cozy)
Pioneering Technology Award: St. Paul's Convent School (Fan‘trash’tic Bagasse)
Gerontech Award: Fanling Rhenish Church Secondary School (Walking-Stick Sharing System)
Best Potential Award: Lai King Catholic Secondary School (Piezoelectric stairs)
Best Potential Award: Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College (Tech-Heritage ARtist)
Most Popular Project (Online Voting): Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College ( i-Saucer)
Programme Timeline
Date/ Time
Event
15 May - 11 July (17:00)
Online Enrollment
(Teams who filled the “pre-registration” form will be able to redeem a set of tips to enhance their project idea in responding to the community needs)
20 July (Thur)
Shortlisted Project Announcement for Panel Presentation
27 July (Thur) 3 - 5 pm
Pitching Workshop (online)
Learn from the masters by attending the pitching workshop, where they can learn how to effectively introduce their ideas within a short period of time and be more prepared for the coming pitching session.
27 July – 10 August
Online Mission Challenge
12 August (Sat) am/pm
First Pitching Session
18 August (Fri)
Shortlisted Project Announcement for Final Project Presentation
11 - 15 September
Preperation session for the Final Presentation
16 September (Sat) am
Final Project Presentation
20 September – 20 October
Online Voting (for “My Favorite Project ” Award)
October -December
Mentorship Session (for winning teams)
November 2023
Gerontech and Innovation Expo 2023
December 2023
HSBC Hong Kong Community Festival 2023
Oct 2023 – Feb 2024
- Public Events organized by VolTra/ community partners (to showcase and introduce the project idea to public)
- Design for online missions on VolTra’s platform (to engage public to know more about your project idea/ mission)
Application Details
Contestants must be current secondary school students. Each team should have 3-7 members.
Each school or NGO can nominate up to 6 suitable workpieces (6 groups) for participation.
Project Description
Suggested content (Word restriction: ~500):
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Introduction of the workpiece and objectives
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How the workpiece can be applied in the community to achieve “Future Skills” and/or “Green Skills” and/or “Gerontech”
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Innovative elements that are applied and how the workpiece help tackle problems etc.
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Expected advantages to the community
Project Snapshots
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Number of photos: Not more than 5 in total
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Size: Less than 2 MB for each photo
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Format: JPG / JPEG / PNG
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Content (might be posted on social media platform for online voting):
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Design and brainstorming process
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Work-in-progress snapshot
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Project Teammates
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Video Introduction (If Applicable)
Length: Less than 2 mins
Language: Chinese OR English
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Project summary, including objective, rationale, design concept, use of technology, implementation and any other project-related element
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Workpiece demonstration with wide-shots and close-ups
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Brief introduction of the project team, including student(s) and teacher(s)
(Remarks: A short video can effectively help the judges understand the strengths and characteristics of the project. We highly encourage you to choose including a short video when submitting your project)
Prizes and Subsidy Arrangements
Award categories:
“The Most Outstanding Project Award” (最佳項目獎): Recognizes the workpiece that achieves the most balanced and highest scores on all the judging criteria.
“Community-Impact Award” (社區效益獎): Recognizes the workpiece that utilizes technology in means that not only considers the best interest of this city, but also fills gaps in services the urgent community needs.
“Pioneering Technology Award” (創新科技獎):Recognizes the workpiece that demonstrates outstanding knowledge and implementation in innovation and technology.
“Best Potential Award” (最具潛能獎): Recognizes the workpiece that shows the highest practicability.
“Gerontech Award”（樂齡科技獎）(New Award): This award goes to the workpiece that promotes active ageing with innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life of the seniors.
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All the groups in the finalist (20 teams) will be awarded a “Certificate of Merit” and a seed funding of HK$5,000 improve your project
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All the 5 winning teams (selected by judges) will be awarded the “Certificate of Excellence”, and HKD 5,000 “Apple App Store & iTunes/ Google Play” Gift Card.
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There will be a Special Award: “Most Popular Project (Online Voting)” this year. The award goes to the top entry via the online ballot. The awardee will receive an additional certificate and HK$500 “Apple App Store & iTunes/ Google Play” Gift Card as a reward.
Previous Programme Highlight
Public Engagement
Sharing by winning teams
Mentorship Support
Join us and co-create a better society!
For frequently asked questions, please press here
Deadline: July 11, 2023 (Tuesday) 17:00
(Teams who filled the “pre-registration” form will be able to redeem a set of tips to enhance their project idea in responding to the community needs)
If you have any other questions about the programme, feel free to contact us via programme@voltra.org / 2683 5900 (Ms. Ho).