ITU Data Hackathon

Data Hackathon: Bridging the Digital Divide by Uncovering Digital Deserts

15 October 2025 – 31 December 2025: Registration

05 January 2026 – 31 March 2026: Online learning phase for registered participants

April 2026: Two-day in-person session in New Delhi, India, for shortlisted teams

07-11 September 2026: Presentation of the winning project at WTIS 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland)

The Data Hackathon: “Bridging the Digital Divide by Uncovering Digital Deserts” is designed to mobilize creativity and data analysis to identify connectivity gaps and subpopulations left behind in the process of achieving universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC).

The hackathon is organized by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in collaboration with the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the ITU Area Office for South Asia and Innovation Centre in New Delhi, with financial support from the European Union. This initiative is part of the project “Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity” and is intended as a side event to the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS 2026).​​