The main objective of this contract is to provide to the contracting authority a methodology for the European Citizens’ Hackathon Championship under the requirements set in these tender specifications, to test it in real life through the running of a championship, and to provide an analysis of lessons learned and recommendations for the further development of knowledge valorisation and citizen engagement through hackathons and similar open innovation programs.

The championship will bring together citizens, innovators and researchers from across Europe to compete in teams for the best solutions that respond to the needs of citizens and communities to address the challenges of climate change. The contractor will need to provide the full methodology for the implementation of the championship, and test it using digital tools that are available in the market by running the championship, including the national hackathons and the final European hackathon event, as a virtual event.

European Citizens’ Hackathon Championship.