IEEE GenAI for Good Challenge: Cities Edition 2026 (with UNDP)
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About this hackathon
A global online challenge from IEEE Humanitarian Technologies with UNDP for teams 18+: use generative AI on real city problems in Pristina (bus routing), Rivne (energy advice) and Skopje (green infrastructure). At least two people per team; narrative proposal plus Zindi technical assessment. Stages narrow to 20 semi-finalists then 9 finalists (three cities × three); each finalist team gets $10,000 prototype funding and finalist code must be Apache 2.0; three city winners may receive up to $30,000 pilot funding (up to $40,000 per team total). Proposal deadline Dec 13, 2026, 23:59 ET; pilots run through Dec 31, 2027.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-12-13
- Starts
- 2026-11-05
- Who
- Open to all (Teams 18+ worldwide; minimum two members)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $40k · Nine finalist teams get $10,000 prototype grants each; three city winners eligible for up to $30,000 pilot funding (up to $40,000 per team); grants are for prototype/pilot work
- Size
- —
- Format
- Online · International
- Location
- 皮斯卡特维 (online; placed at organizer’s city)
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：IEEE 人道主义技术项目与联合国开发计划署（UNDP）联合主办的全球挑战赛，面向 18 岁以上全球团队，用生成式 AI 为普里什蒂纳、罗夫诺、斯科普里三座城市解决真实城市问题。
看点：三座城市三个真实用例，普里什蒂纳公交线路规划、罗夫诺能源咨询、斯科普里绿色基建；每队至少 2 人，须提交叙事提案并完成 Zindi 平台技术测评；分三阶段选拔，20 支半决赛队、9 支决赛队，最终每城选出 1 支获胜队；决赛队全部代码须以 Apache 2.0 开源，试点持续至 2027 年 12 月 31 日。
奖金：9 支决赛队各获 10,000 美元原型开发资助金；3 支获胜队另有资格获得最高 30,000 美元试点奖金，单队最高可获 40,000 美元。资助金专用于原型开发与试点，非传统现金奖。
截止日期：12月13日 23:59（美国东部时间）（线上，全球）
活动日期：2026年11月5日—2027年12月31日（线上，全球）
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