{"id":3802,"date":"2019-01-11T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T17:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/site\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2023-10-12T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:48:08","slug":"the-hague-hacks-2018-being-part-of-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/site\/the-hague-hacks-2018-being-part-of-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hague Hacks 2018: Being Part of the Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Hague Hacks 2018<\/h1>\n

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By Nina Nout<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hack. Hacking. Hacker.<\/p>\n

These words are traditionally associated with gaining access to a computer system without permission.\u00a0But a new generation of\u00a0techies and\u00a0problem solvers are\u00a0reappropriating the word. In the last\u00a0few\u00a0decades, \u201cHackathons\u201d have emerged as an exciting meet-up for\u00a0computer programmers, coders, graphic designers, business professionals, project managers, companies, medical experts\u2026 everyone under the sun. All are welcome to Hackathons, as long as\u00a0individuals\u00a0share their talents and expertise to achieving a common goal.<\/p>\n

The Hague Hacks is no exception.<\/p>\n

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The North Korea group exploring the complexities of this human rights issue<\/em><\/p>\n

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On December 14th, 2018, The Hague Peace Projects organized the second annual Hague Hacks to connect technology professionals, start-ups, and human rights defenders\u00a0to explore and brainstorm possible technological solutions to human rights issues. Five human rights issues in particular were chosen for this year\u2019s festival: the current polarizing role of social media in Bangladesh; the potential for technology to increase security in Sudan;\u00a0the\u00a0freedom of the press and the safety of government critics in Rwanda;\u00a0the\u00a0tracking and monitoring the\u00a0North Koreans slaves outside of\u00a0North Korea; and the protection of personal data\u00a0from the government of Pakistan.\u00a0Participants were encouraged to learn as much as they could about the context and the complexities of these issues before the event.<\/p>\n

On a rainy Friday morning in December, the speakers and participants arrived at the Humanity Hub in The Hague. An atmosphere of excitement began to build as The Hague Peace Projects Director,\u00a0Jakob de Jong, welcomed everyone.\u00a0Jakob\u00a0presented The Hague Hacks as the \u201ckick-off\u201d event that will launch a year\u00a0of\u00a0planning, collaborating, meeting with experts and committees, fine-tuning, development, prototypes and implementation of these ideas to create actual and sustainable solutions.\u00a0He explained that\u00a0The Hague Hacks is not simply a one-time meeting that all participants can feel good and forget about the next day. On the contrary,\u00a0it\u2019s a continuous, long-term commitment to connecting tech experts and human rights defenders. The Hague Hacks event is designed as a festival to celebrate these kinds of partnerships and foster an environment to stimulate new innovation and collaboration.<\/p>\n

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Addressing the crowd at The Hague Hacks Festival<\/em><\/p>\n

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ImpactCity also took the stage. As our principle sponsor for this event, they repeatedly and demonstrably supported The Hague Hacks at every stage of the Festival.\u00a0ImpactCity believes that economic success and social impact go hand in hand. As such, they try to foster a welcoming and supportive space in The Hague\u00a0for Start-Ups and Scale-Ups.\u00a0They also have a program called the Humanitarian Action Challenge, which aims to stimulate cooperation between business and NGOs. The winners\u00a0of the Humanitarian Action Challenge were invited on stage at The Hague Hacks Festival to say\u00a0a few words about their experiences developing technology to defend and promote human rights issues across the globe.\u00a0Hack the Planet, Be Data Driven, and\u00a0Timby\u00a0were also in attendance, sharing their knowledge and inspiring participants to\u00a0blend technology and human rights activism to create effective and long-term solutions.<\/p>\n

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A traditional Syrian lunch was served by Ya Laziz, a project from The Hague Peace Projects work groups. Guests enjoyed falafels with all the fixings, and madlouka for dessert.<\/p>\n

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A delicious traditional Syrian lunch served by Ya Laziz<\/em><\/p>\n

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With full stomachs, participants embarked on the first workshop: The Discovery Workshop.\u00a0Here, participants were asked to gather in groups according to one of the five human rights issues that they wanted to focus on.\u00a0The purpose of this workshop was to explore the issues in depth with a human rights expert for each region.\u00a0Participants had the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the context, the actors and the challenges involved before identifying how\u00a0technology could provide a viable and sustainable solution.<\/p>\n

After a short break, everyone returned to their groups to tackle the second workshop: The Focus Workshop. It was finally problem-solving time. The Humanity Hub was\u00a0abuzz with discussion. Participants collaborated together: sharing their knowledge, skills and talents to explore the potentials of technology and brainstorm innovative ideas.\u00a0People of every age, gender, ethnicity, religion, background and profession were united in their conviction to create innovative tech solutions. To see such diversity and yet so much unity was heartwarming and inspiring. All groups engaged\u00a0in interesting, passionate and fruitful discussions.\u00a0Of the five groups tackling their respective issues,\u00a0the Bangladesh and Pakistan groups succeeded in\u00a0developing viable and plausible technological solutions.<\/p>\n

Since the event in December, these two groups have continued to meet regularly to grow their ideas. As part of the next step in The Hague Hacks process, they will present their ideas to two committees. First,\u00a0they will present their idea to\u00a0a human rights committee composed of several experts in the dynamics and complexities of their respective human rights issues in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Second, a business and technology committee will assess the viability, the longevity and financial sustainability of their ideas. These committees will provide feedback and constructive criticisms to ensure that these ideas can transform into appropriate, respectful, long-term and successful\u00a0technologies.<\/p>\n

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The Bangladesh group collaborating and brainstorming possible technological solutions<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Hague Hacks would like to thank a few people and organizations without whom this event would not have been possible. An enormous thank you to our partners: The City of\u00a0The Hague\/Gemeente Den Haag, Impact City, and The Hague Peace Projects. We\u2019d also like to thank our wonderful host, The Hague Humanity Hub. Thank you to all of\u00a0the\u00a0volunteers\u00a0who helped plan, promote, organize, and execute the event. Moreover, thank you to all of the speakers and experts who donated their time and knowledge to make this collaboration between tech and human rights come true. Finally, thank you to all of the participants who engaged with our speakers and experts, expressed unrestrained passion for helping solve these humanitarian problems, and continue to create and problem-solve viable technological solutions.\u00a0\u00a0See you all again next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you to our sponsors<\/h3>\n

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