The Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, the Ministry of Public Administration, and the Montenegro Science and Technology Park are organizing the hackathon “Open Data Challenge – Unlock Montenegro’s Data,” with the support of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) as a friend of this event.

We invite all high school students, university students, startups, and IT companies from Montenegro to sign up and contribute to solving real-life challenges using open data!

Who can participate?

Teams of 3 to 5 members, consisting of high school students, university students, startups, or IT companies based in Montenegro.

Why should you sign up?

• Solving concrete challenges that have a social impact
• Working with the support of mentors and experts
• Prize pool of up to €2,000 for the most successful teams
• Opportunity for further development and promotion of ideas

Key dates:

• Registration opens: August 4, 2025.
• Deadline for application: 25.08.2025.
• Final event: 15–19.09.2025.

Hackathon themes:

• Digital transformation and public administration efficiency
• Transparency and access to information
• Smart cities and sustainable development
• Open data for citizen services

Applications are submitted online link.

For additional questions, you can write to: [email protected]