The rulebook.

The official Chapter 2 rulebook has not been published yet. It will appear here before registration opens. Below are the principles already confirmed.

No. 01Confirmed

Already confirmed

1.InnovaHack Chapter 2 has exactly two official competition domains: Artificial Intelligence, and Open Innovation / Startup Track.
2.Each team enters one domain.
3.AI may be used in both domains. In the Open Innovation / Startup Track, AI is permitted but not compulsory.
4.Sector themes (for example FinTech, education, agriculture, cybersecurity, climate and civic technology) are challenge themes within the two domains, not additional domains.

No. 02To be published

What the rulebook will cover

These topics will be set out in the official rules. Nothing below is a rule yet.

Eligibility
To be announced
Who can take part, and any age, student or residency requirements.
Teams
To be announced
Minimum and maximum team size, and whether changes are allowed after registration.
Fees
To be announced
Whether any participation fee applies, and at which stage.
Stages & deadlines
To be announced
Dates, submission requirements and advancement for each stage of the journey.
Original work
To be announced
What may be built before the event, use of open-source code, third-party APIs and AI tools.
Evaluation
To be announced
Judging criteria and weightings for each domain.
Intellectual property
To be announced
Who owns what teams build, and any licensing expectations.
Conduct
To be announced
The code of conduct and how concerns are reported and handled.
Awards
To be announced
Award categories, eligibility, conditions and how prizes are delivered.

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