​HACK THE FUTURE: Smart Batangas Province Hackathon

​Official Mechanics, Theme, Prize Pool, and Program Flow

​Theme: Smart Batangas Province

​Build innovative solutions that help Batangas become smarter, safer, more connected, and future-ready — covering community services, disaster response, local governance, transportation, environment, tourism, and more.

​Prize Pool — $500 Total

​Made possible by OpenGuild/Polkadot

• ​1st Place — $250

• ​2nd Place — $150

• ​3rd Place — $100

​Hackathon Mechanics

​1. Allowed Tech Tracks

​Teams may choose one or combine multiple tracks:

​A. Design Thinking

• ​Problem mapping

• ​User personas

• ​Solution ideation

• ​Rapid prototyping

​B. Coding with AI

• ​AI-assisted development (coding agents or copilots)

• ​AI-generated UI/UX

• ​AI-assisted backend scaffolding

• ​Must disclose prompts and workflow in the final presentation

​C. Solidity Smart Contract with Polkadot

• ​Must build a minimal smart contract relevant to the solution

• ​Deployment may use testnet

• ​Integration to frontend/backend is a plus

​2. Team Composition

• ​2–5 members per team

• ​Interdisciplinary teams encouraged (developers + creatives + analysts)

​3. Deliverables

​By the end of Day 1 (Nov 21):

• ​Solution name

• ​Problem statement

• ​Proposed user flow

• ​Working prototype (even partial)

• ​Testnet smart contract address (if applicable)

• ​2–3 minute pitch summary (raw recording allowed)

​For Final Presentation (Nov 22):

• ​5-minute pitch

• ​Demo or prototype walkthrough

• ​Architecture overview (optional but encouraged)

• ​AI workflow explanation

• ​Smart contract logic (if used)

• ​Q&A with judges

​4. Judging Criteria

• ​Innovation & Relevance to Smart Batangas — 30%

• ​Technical Implementation (AI, Smart Contract, Coding) — 30%

• ​Design Thinking Quality — 20%

• ​Usability & Feasibility — 10%

• ​Pitch & Presentation — 10%

​Program Flow

​Day 1 – November 21, 2025

​Workshops • Conceptualization • Coding

​Hack the Future — Challenge Launch
Introduction by Mr. Eliezer Rabadon

​Workshop 1: Idea Validation (with Q&A)
Speaker: Mr. Aldrich Tan

​Workshop 2: Using AI for Product Building (with Q&A)
Speaker: Alpha Romer Coma

​Workshop 3: Smart Contract Integration for Your Product
Speaker: Mr. Eliezer Rabadon

​Team Formation, Conceptualization & Coding

• ​Mentor rounds

• ​Prototype building

• ​Smart contract development

• ​AI-assisted coding encouraged

​Day 2 – November 22, 2025

​Top 3 Presentation + Announcement of Winners

• ​Project polishing

• ​Submission of materials

​Top 3 Final Presentations
Each team will deliver:

• ​5-minute pitch

• ​5-minute Q&A

​Deliberation of judges
Announcement of Winners & Awarding (1st, 2nd, 3rd place)