The Co-op Hackathon takes place on 8 and 9 May in Manchester – for co-operators looking to develop or support innovative digital and tech projects for the movement.
The event aims to boost the development of co-operative, ethical tech. It’s an exciting free, two-day event that will bring co-operators together to develop digital solutions for the UK co-operative movement – and beyond.
Why? Co-operatives UK is on a mission to promote digital innovation in the co-operative movement. One way to do this is through Co-op Hackathons.
The event will be delivered by Co-operatives UK, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank – supporting fair and ethical business together – and is in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University’s Design Factory.
An outline of timings and activities for each day:
Wednesday 8 May (9am-5.30pm): Introductions and networking, Teams presenting their ideas followed by plenty of collaborative hacking.
Thursday 9 May (9am-7pm): A second, full day of working together to develop co-op-boosting tech.
From 5-7pm there will be final presentations and networking. Teams will present what they’ve done and what their next steps will be.