Databricks — Hackathon
Databricks AI Social Impact (DAISI) Challenge - Singapore
Student from Singapore's Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) take on real societal problems with national open data, built free on Databricks and mentored by Databricks engineers
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Location
Online
Duration
20 days
Date
Sep 16, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026
About the Hackathon
Student from Singapore's Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) take on real societal problems with national open data, built free on Databricks and mentored by Databricks engineers
Build something Singapore actually needsThe Databricks AI Social Impact (DAISI) Challengeis a national student challenge for Singapore's Institutes of Higher Learning. Student teams take on real societal problems using Singapore's national open data, build free on Databricks, get mentored by Databricks engineers, and pitch to Databricks APJ leadership.Nine problem statements across three tracks. Every one is grounded in open government datasets from data.gov.sg, SingStat and the agencies, with no login and no cost. Teams take one problem end to end: ingestion, data engineering, machine learning and a live dashboard demo.Why joinWork on problems that matter: ageing, climate resilience, housing, mobility and community.Learn a platform used by thousands of companies worldwide, at no cost.Get a Databricks engineer as a mentor for the two-week build sprint.Compete for a prize pool worth up to US$24,500.The top team presents at the launch of the new Databricks Singapore office.What it costsNothing. Every team builds on Databricks Free Edition. No credit card, no cluster setup, no infrastructure to manage. Notebooks, SQL warehouses, dashboards, Genie, Lakeflow, Unity Catalog and MLflow are all included.The three tracksTrack A — Healthy Nation: Caring for an Ageing SingaporeA1 SilverWatch (social isolation risk)A2 DengueRadar (outbreak forecasting)A3 HealthPulse (community healthcare demand)Track B — Green & Resilient City: Climate Action for SingaporeB1 HeatGuard (urban heat risk)B2 FloodSense (flash flood prediction)B3 ZeroWaste Navigator (circular economy)Track C — Liveable & Inclusive City: Housing, Mobility & CommunityC1 FlatFair (HDB resale affordability)C2 MoveEasy (mobility accessibility)C3 KopilamAI (hawker culture and food access)Full briefs, datasets and expected demo outputs are in the Participant Guide:https://daisi.online/guide
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Currency
USD
Start
Sep 16, 2026
End
Oct 6, 2026
Duration
20 days
Organized by Databricks
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Oct 6, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.