Overview
Deadline: September 26, 2026 Applications are open for the World Bank Group Small AI for Development Hackathon Challenge 2026. As of 2025, more than 2 billion people remained offline. Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people in the Global South will reach working age yet current trends point to only 420 million new jobs [...]
Complete hackathon details
Deadline: September 26, 2026 Applications are open for the World Bank Group Small AI for Development Hackathon Challenge 2026. As of 2025, more than 2 billion people remained offline. Over the next decade, 1.2 billion young people in the Global South will reach working age yet current trends point to only 420 million new jobs [...]
How to apply: https://opportunitydesk.org/2026/09/17/world-bank-group-small-ai-for-development-hackathon-challenge-2026/
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