GovTech Hackathon: Boost the public sector

GovTech Hackathon: Boost the public sector

When
11. October 2025 – 12. October 2025    
09:00 - 19:30
Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live
 
 
Where
East Side Fab
Eschberger Weg 40, Saarbrücken, Saarland, 66121

GovTech Hackathon: Boost the public sector

On 11-12 October 2025, together we are developing innovative solutions for our Saarland administration! Not only as a citizen or business representative: We want more digital services and information in the administration, but also employees in the administration, with new technologies to simplify and speed up their work processes.

What is a hackathon?

A Digital Education Hackathon is a time-limited collaborative format where interdisciplinary teams (e.g. developers, administrations, users) develop digital solutions to concrete challenges in a short period of time. Together we can make management more modern, efficient and digital. Hacking with impact!

For administrations and participants who benefit from digital services as citizens and/or businesses, the benefits are: it generates directly usable input, concretely developed prototypes and ideas that can make administrative processes innovative and citizen-centred digital.

 

What is GovTech?

GovTech Governmental Technology refers to the deployment and transfer of digital, innovative technologies to the public sector. The aim is to modernise state processes, make administration more efficient and provide better services to citizens.

  • Digital administration: Simplification of administrative procedures and online services.
  • Open data: Transparency and new opportunities through public datasets.
  • Innovative solutions: Cooperation between administration, start-ups and citizens.

What you expect

At this intense two-day event, citizens, administrators, developers, and interested start-ups and research organisations are working together on real challenges from the public sector!
You do not necessarily need to be able to code or programme – what counts for your personal perspective to be included in the concept ideas, whether from a citizen/business perspective, municipal departments or regional departments!
The most innovative concepts will be launched on the second day by our Jury rewarded with attractive prices:
  • Frank Heil (Head of Unit MWIDE, D/7 AI, Data, New Technologies)
  • Tobias Raab (Decree for Economic, Social Affairs and Digitalisation – LHS Saarbrücken)
  • Dr Christoph Endres (Saar Hackathon e.V.)
  • Bernd Pohl (Testfabrik AG)

KEY FIGURES:

Ï 11-12 October 2025 

Ï East Side Fab, Eschbergerweg 40, 66121 Saarbrücken

Who can join?
Helping everyone to develop the future with lucky and laune: Administrators, IT developers, start-ups, academics, interested institutions and citizens
Why take part?
Development of practical ideas, networking, exchange of experience. and prizes for the winning projects
The biological well-being is also ensured.

 

Engages you and actively develops new innovative solutions for public administration: registration the external event website is open!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: Carolin Mayer-Klein (c.mayer-klein@eastsidefab.de) or Daniel Silva (d.silva@eastsidefab.de).

A cooperation event organised by:

    powered by     

with our sponsors’ friendly support for our prizes