{"id":6868,"date":"2022-06-23T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/award.mada.org.qa\/?page_id=6868"},"modified":"2022-06-26T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T07:03:17","slug":"about-the-mada-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/award.mada.org.qa\/en\/about-the-mada-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"About the \u201cMada Hackathon\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The \u2018<\/b>Mada<\/b> Hackathon<\/b>\u2019<\/b>, is a uniquely designed competition from Challenge to Prototype in 48 Hours that focuses on individuals and teams of designers, teachers, academics, students, software developers and the best-in-class innovators to develop an Accessible Open Educational Resources in Arabic language based on the Mada open-access resources: Tawasol<\/a><\/u> Symbols<\/a><\/u>, Unified Arabic Braille<\/a><\/u>, Buhamad<\/u> Sign <\/u>Language Interpreter <\/u>Avatar<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hackathon will be a two-day event where Mada will open the podium for creative minds from schools, universities, individuals, and end-users from all Qatar to meet for 48 hours to solve specific problems for trend topics in accessible open educational resources using Mada open-access resources.<\/p>\n

The Hackathons will take place in a unique environment that encourages creative thinking that leads to astonishing innovative concepts, ideas, and prototypes. This hackathon will provide an opportunity for brilliant teachers, students and designers to create their works with the help of mentors and experts, who together with the panel of judges will be on hand throughout the day, while also experiencing the unforgettable thrill of coming together with peers who share the same passion for accessible educational resources.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”topics_logos”][vc_column][vc_separator align=”align_left”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Topics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The hackathon use cases will be based on domains that are aligned with Mada accessible portals:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6891″ img_size=”242×89″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/braille.mada.org.qa\/?lang=en”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6883″ img_size=”140×108″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/tawasol.mada.org.qa\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6887″ img_size=”160×115″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/jumla.mada.org.qa\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]And can also include:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6885″ img_size=”135×98″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/glossary.mada.org.qa\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6893″ img_size=”240×85″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/ictaid.mada.org.qa\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6889″ img_size=”300×56″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/at.mada.org.qa\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”topics_logos”][vc_column][vc_separator align=”align_left”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Eligibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The \u2018<\/b>Mada<\/b> Hackathon\u2019<\/b> is open to those who are interested in developing open educational resources. The event is open to individuals or team of individuals in the categories of:<\/p>\n