Data Science Nigeria 2021 AI for Energy Hackathon for Young Nigerians

Data Science Nigeria runs regular online competitions on platforms like Kaggle and Zindi as a means to drive capacity building through competitive engagements.

The initiative is an inclusive and Pan-Nigeria learning hackathon and industry seminar focused on solving specific local problems and driving data-driven decision making in the Energy sector with broad-based social and business impact. The event is aimed at building an ecosystem for local talent development and sectoral application in Energy with the broader objective of:

• Increasing employability of young Nigerians through hands-on exposure to data science in a real-world capacity
• Building solution-orientation where theories are applied and deployed
• Enhancing quality of machine learning skill set available in the country, while deepening local content agenda
• To drive real-world application that solves specific business problems whilst finding an intersection between theory and practice.

• Table of Content
• About Data Science Nigeria (DSN)
• DSN AI for Energy Hackathon
• Aim and Benefits of DSN AI for Energy Hackathon
• Requirements for DSN AI for Energy Hackathon Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Data Science Nigeria (DSN)

Train, mentor and inspire 100,000 Nigerian undergraduates and graduates to build new skills in Advanced Analytics/Data Science and create 1 million jobs/opportunities in data science/advanced analytics. Build a local data science/big data/AI ecosystem that will position Nigeria to become the outsourcing hub for international Data Science/Advanced Analytics/Big Data projects with opportunity to access 10% share of the global data science outsourcing projects, worth USD 3.3 billion in revenue by 200. This is a practitioner-led model where experienced and hands-on data scientists in Nig... r... continue reading

DSN AI for Energy Hackathon

Aim and Benefits of DSN AI for Energy Hackathon

1. 1st prize: N1,500,000
2. 2nd prize: N1,000,000
3. 3rd prize: N500,000

Requirements for DSN AI for Energy Hackathon Qualification

To participate, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student of a Nigerian tertiary institution with valid proof. You must also be at least 18 years of age or have written consent from a parent or legal guardian.

Participants selection criteria and general conditions:

• Verifiable skill and experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Visualization, Database Management, Front-end development, business development etc. via Kaggle, Zindi, GitHub etc.
• Willingness to work in a team
• Demonstrated experience of taking up similar challenges
• Minimum age of 18. Minors will have to submit legal consent from guardians
• Team’s familiarity or understanding of the problem space
• Diversity of the team (members with different skillsets and at least one member with a verifiable understanding of the problem space)

Other key considerations:

• Inclusive talent selection across all the geopolitical zones in Nigeria
• Gender inclusion and opportunity for the physically challenged students

Solution submission requirements:

• A testable prototype with basic UI/UX
• Proper documentation of the solution
• A recorded pitch and demo video

Application Deadline

How to Apply

After the selection of participants, entries for the working prototype/solution opens on the 16th of August, 2021 and closes on the 3rd of September, 2021 by 11:59 pm West Africa Time.

For more details, visit DSN website