Build something a local economy officer can actually use.

Welcome to the PROV-AI Public AI Hackathon. Teams have one day to work on one of two challenges based on the needs of local economy officers in the Province of Antwerp. The officers will be there to answer questions and give feedback.

You can contribute through coding, design, research or experience of municipal work.

Quick links

Challenge 1 · Find the Real Businesses · Challenge 2 · Answer Like the Expert

Starter Files & Source Guide · Partner Credits · Claim & Setup · Submit your project · Get help

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Event essentials ✅

Wednesday 16 September 2026 · AP Hogeschool, Campus Spoor Noord, Antwerp
Teams of up to five; each team chooses one challenge
Submission: upload a three-minute pitch video to YouTube and submit its publicly accessible link via Google Form by 16:30 (Europe/Brussels) · a working demo the jury can try is a bonus
All teams submit a video; there is no live-pitch round for every team
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Quick questions? Join our WhatsApp group.

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Programme

Wednesday 16 September 2026 · AP Hogeschool · Europe/Brussels

Time	What
09:00	Doors open & check-in
09:30	Kickoff & challenge briefing
10:00	Teams form & build starts
12:00	Lunch
13:00	Build continues · mentoring
16:30	Submissions close · judging
17:00	Deputy arrives
17:30	Deputy's speech
18:00	Winning-team presentations & awards
18:30	Drinks & networking

The deputy will stay for the ceremony and present prizes to the winners.

Ask your AI about the hackathon

Download the Markdown file below, upload it to your AI assistant, and ask about the challenges, rules, schedule, starter files or partner credits.

PROV-AI agent handoff (Markdown)

Try this prompt:

Read the attached Markdown file and help me get started with PROV-AI. Use its source links, distinguish requirements from optional ideas, and flag anything still unconfirmed.

Why these challenges exist

These challenges come from interviews with 10 local economy officers about their everyday work. Three needs stood out:

Know who is active locally and how to contact them. Officers need to connect register records with evidence of real business activity and find the right contact.
Find rules they can verify. Relevant information is scattered across documents and levels of government. Officers need exact passages and easy source checks before relying on an answer.