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UN Tech Over Hackathon
The UN Tech Over is a series of hackathons & tech-related challenges that aim to celebrate the great potential of technology & its pivotal role in advancing progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event fosters collaboration, awareness, & engagement with the open source community, demonstrating the transformative power of technology & multi-stakeholder cooperation in solving real-world problems.
*Please note that the UN Tech Over events will only be taking place in person.
Express your interest in participating in one of our three UN Tech Over Events below!
Resigster here: https://forms.office.com/e/gSuBsez6dd
Event : Edit-A-Thon
Date: 16 June (10:00 - 18:00)
Location: ECOSOC Chamber
The Edit-A-Thon aims to leverage the research & critical thinking capacities of participants worldwide, fostering collaboration to update Wikipedia pages & descriptions on relevant themes & key moments in the history of the United Nations. This event celebrates the 70th anniversary of the admission of the Italian Republic & of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations.
The event will host participants interested in employing their research, analytical, & communication skills, as well as participants interested in education & in the creation & subsequent evolution of the United Nations as an organization. Throughout the day, experts & mentors will assist participants in updating these pages so as to publish in-depth, accurate reports.
Attendees will need to have a Wikipedia account to edit pages. Please create your account prior to the event. Wikipedia usernames are public, so you do not have to use your real name; it is recommended to use a pseudonym or nickname as your username.
Stay tuned for additional information about the Edit-A-Thon event during UN Tech Over.
Event : Maintain-A-Thon
Date: 16 June (10:00 - 18:00)
Location: ECOSOC Chamber
The Maintain-A-Thon invites participants to explore the vital but often invisible work of maintaining critical open source infrastructure. As part of the 2025 UN Open Source Week & UN Tech Over event, this Maintain-A-Thon convenes key maintainers from all over the world & highlights the importance of sustainability & long-term stewardship in open source digital infrastructure.
Experienced open source maintainers & interested participants will take part in hands-on activities that tackle the working realities of open source maintenance, from practices of issue triage, documentation, & software upkeep. For aspiring maintainers & current contributors alike, this is an opportunity to learn from each other on the challenges & rewards of maintaining open source projects. Senior maintainers will offer mentorship for anyone interested in contributing to the critical & open components that form the foundations of our digital lives & power the projects achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Stay tuned for additional information about the Maintain-A-Thon event during UN Tech Over.
Interested in participating? Register for the UN Tech Over Hackathon here today: https://forms.office.com/e/gSuBsez6dd
For more information, visit the UN Tech Over Hackathon website here: https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/content/open-source-week-2025
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