India has reported more than 19 million cases of the novel coronavirus - second only to the U.S. The death toll is reported to be at a quarter of a million, however, the real number is most definitely higher - not to mention that there's a lack of testing and tracing, as well.

This, by all means, is a global crisis.

Our inaugural event, MERGE 2021, was a hack+policython. We decided to expand our community, our goals, and our vision to bring an initiative that will hopefully help ameliorate the current situation in India via MERGExIndia.

Register now!
For more information, please visit our site.

$CAD800 in prizes

• Originality & Creativity
  Did the team do something novel, or take a fresh approach to the problem?
• Usefulness & Feasibility
  Is the project practical? Does it solve the problem?
• Scope & Impact
  Who is affected by this problem? Who can benefit from the presented solution?
• Evidence & Analysis
  Are the claims backed up by specific evidence, facts and statistics? How strong is the construction and delivery of the arguments?
• Technical Design & Complexity
  Was the technological aspect of the project hard to build? Did the team use clever techniques or implement complex components?
• Completion & Functionality
  Is the hack usable? Does it work? Does the hack achieve what the team wanted?
• Presentation & Clarity
  Are the ideas well organized? Is it presented clearly?