{August 17th , 2016} --
The Karachi Innovation Challenge & Hacakthon is an
event of Pakistan Innovation Foundation held every
year in Karachi to promote the new
citizenship idea and startups which can create a better more
smarter and productive Karachi.
This helps young
citizens of Karachi to develop new innovative ideas.
The tagline “Ijaad Kar,
Nakaal na
Kar..” states clearly that new,
inspiring ideas will
be taken in notice.
1. DIY Citizenship -
Citizen-initiated and run 'Do it Yourself' Initiatives aimed at addressing
Karachi's problems in
a variety of contexts
(education, health, waste collection, economic
empowerment, de-radicalization, etc.)
2. Creative Human
Spaces - The Use of Creative Spaces
designed to culture, art, storytelling and
other creative endeavors to create a humane and harmonious
City
(things like T2f and others)
3. Smart City - Technology-driven interferences to help create a
smart and intelligent city that
brings relief to and works for its citizens rather than vice versa
4.
Trusted City Government – How and through what channels of technology can Karachi &
its local bodies recreate their trust
levels.
The launch
event was held at T2F on 17th August 2016. The event included big names social workers like
Afia Salam, Saad Amanullah Khan, Amar Khan Gharani
& Saima Ziadi.
Athar Osama & the team of PIF
organization did a fantastic job in explaining why and how the event affects Karachi. #KHIinnovates is the official Hashtag of KIC 2016.
The sponsors include I
Am
Karachi, Open Karachi, The Nest i/o, P@SHA & more…
The new enhancement
is that the teams
this year will
be Geo tagged & using WhisperO as a proper channel
the teams will go out to their
authentic
consumers which
will show how productive the idea is..
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