The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is seeking applications for the ‘5G & Beyond Hackathon 2023,’ which aims to shortlist India-focused cutting-edge ideas that can be transformed into workable 5G and beyond products and solutions.

The application will be accepted beginning Wednesday, June 28.

The ‘5G and Beyond Hackathon’ is open to Indian individuals, students, start-ups, and academic institutions, ANI reported from New Delhi.

A total of hundred winners of the hackathon will share a total prize pool of Rs 1 crore, and the unique opportunity to scale and implement their 5G products/solutions to make them market ready with the support of mentors from Government, industry, academia, telecom companies, Ministry of Communications said in a release Wednesday.

“The participants can develop 5G & beyond solutions from across multiple categories including Healthcare, Education & Governance, AgriTech & Livestock, Environment, Public Safety & Disaster Management Enterprise, Smart Cities and Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Logistics & Transportation, Multimedia & Broadcast Satellite, among others,” the Ministry of Telecommunications added.