COMMONWEALTH DIGITAL TRADE HACKATHON
The Commonwealth
COMMONWEALTH DIGITAL TRADE HACKATHON

The Commonwealth Secretariat and The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization are proud to announce The Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon.

The Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon aims to scout, select, and support impact-driven teams with game-changing solutions that aims to address the shift to increase digital technology as we strive to achieve a fairer and more frictionless international trade system across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Coming this October 2022!
How is this Hackathon different?

Unlike the usual Hackathon, the Commonwealth will feature scale-ready solutions.
Teams have 48 hours to prepare to present their existing tech solution that can solve the posed problems by the partners.

Participants will choose a vertical and a problem statement provided by a partner
48 hours to work on solution submission
Workshops, mentorship sessions, learning sessions
Submission through the Digital Hack Platform and hybrid presentation!
Awarding
Timeline

The Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon is an expertly designed program that is set to disrupt digital trade through transformative innovation and entrepreneurship support. This dynamic program will run on a hybrid approach featuring an innovative hackathon platform.

Program Launch
June 2022
Registration Start
July 21, 2022
Registration Start
July 21, 2022
Registration Start
July 21, 2022
Closing of Registration
October xx 2022
Event Proper
October 2022
June 2022
Launch Month
July 2022
August 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
December 2022
Who can join?
The Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon is open to all scale-ready solutions that aim to accelerate their impact.
How to join?
Sign up to receive more information when our registration goes live this June! Stay tuned!
Sign up
Why should you join?
The winner of the Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon will receive exciting prizes and the unique opportunity to see your solution scaled across the Commonwealth!
Get in touch
For more participant and partnership information about the Commonwealth Digital Trade Hackathon, please feel free to drop us a line!