Applications are now open for the regional Hack4DigitalVillages hackathon in the Fergana Valley

The goal of the event is to attract talented developers, experts, and professionals in agriculture to develop innovative IT solutions that will help solve current problems in the agricultural sector.

The hackathon will take place from November 24 to 26 at the Fergana branch of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies.

Participants will be asked to develop solutions in five areas:

— artificial intelligence for the agricultural sector

— smart greenhouse technologies

— solutions for efficient irrigation

— management and control of pesticide use

— educational programs in agribusiness.

Participation in the competition is free. Applications are accepted from individual participants as well as from teams consisting of two to three people. Participants can also form teams on the first day of the hackathon.

The event will be conducted in Uzbek and English with simultaneous translation into Russian. It is important that at least one team member is proficient in English.

The top three teams will be awarded prizes totaling $13,000 and will receive mentoring support for implementing their projects.

Applications are accepted until 18:00 on November 22, 2023, via this link.

Source: it-park.uz