{"id":3164447,"date":"2022-05-13T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/balkathon-3-0-is-on\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:19:35","slug":"balkathon-3-0-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/balkathon-3-0-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Balkathon 3.0 is on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has launched its third online competition for the best digital ideas and solutions from the Western Balkans \u2013 Balkathon 3.0. Applications are open until 24 May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, they are looking for fresh, innovative and unique ideas in five categories:<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>-Ecommerce<\/strong>(virtual promotion tools, video and influence marketing)\n\n&#8211;<strong>Agriculture<\/strong>, food tech and rural development\n\n&#8211;<strong>Renewable\/sustainable energy<\/strong>\u00a0(solar, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, or biomass energy)\n\n<strong>-Transportation and logistics<\/strong>\n\n&#8211;<strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong>\u00a0(medical technology\/biotech\/healthtech, blockchain and cybersecurity, entertainment and gaming, clean and green technologies)\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Balkathon 3.0 shortlisted teams will have the opportunity of a two-day mentoring programme with experienced experts, and a chance to implement their solution in the Western Balkans region and to win one of the six \u20ac10,000 awards from the \u20ac60,000 award fund \u2013 one for each of the main categories and two for the miscellaneous category.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, the RCC awarded six out of 90 teams from Western Balkan economies with \u20ac54,000 for their best innovative solutions in the categories of smart cities, e-health, green cities and e-entrepreneurship. 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