A two-day Hackathon will take place after the conference. It will be dedicated to cleanweb & tech related solutions. It will challenge teams to сreate sustainable business models, develop cleantech prototypes and Internet, mobile and social apps for boosting energy efficiency and implementing renewable energy. Municipal and campus-focused projects will target the City of Lviv and the Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine’s greenest campus. Successful teams could see their solutions rolled-out Ukraine-wide and internationally.
Cleanweb is defined as a category of clean technology that leverages the capability of big data, mobile computing, and connectivity that addresses global energy and resource constraints and enables collaborative consumption and related trends. It is seen a quick and cheap way to move towards a low-carbon economy. Ukraine's dynamic IT sector can be mobilised to help address the country's energy challenges, particularly reducing energy waste.