OpenAI Build Week Community Hackathon - Jakarta

Jakarta has real problems worth solving. Codex gives builders a faster way to turn local insight into working products. OpenAI Build Week Community Hackathon Jakarta is a one-day, community-led AI build sprint for engineers, designers, founders, students, researchers, operators, and domain experts who want to build practical products for Indonesia. Theme: Open Track 🇮🇩 Choose any problem you care about. Your project should have a clear user, a useful workflow, and a working demo that people can understand and test. This is an individual hackathon with a maximum of 35 participants. Each participant will build and present their own project. What we are looking for Practical AI products, not just ideasA clear problem, user, and workflowResponsible and inclusive use of AIA working demo that can be tested and understoodA project with potential to continue after the event Possible areas to explore Public services and civic accessMSMEs, finance, and productivityEducation and AI literacyHealthcare and well-beingTourism, culture, and the local economyClimate and resilienceAccessibility and community well-beingAny other problem you want to solve Who should join Builders from any background are welcome, including engineers, designers, founders, students, researchers, operators, product thinkers, educators, and domain experts. You do not need to arrive with a finished idea, but you should be ready to choose a problem and build independently. Format Opening and Codex introductionIndividual build sprintMentor check-insFinal demosJudging and prize ceremony Event details Date: Saturday, 18 July 2026Time: 09:00 AM–3:00 PMVenue: Hellolive, Centennial Tower Level 29, JakartaCapacity: Maximum 35 participantsFormat: Individual hackathon Prizes 1st Place: USD 5,000 in Codex credits2nd Place: USD 2,500 in Codex credits3rd Place: USD 1,000 in Codex credits Judging criteria Clarity of the problem and target userUsefulness of the working demoProduct design and user workflowResponsible AI implementationTechnical execution with CodexContinuation potentialFinal presentation quality Venue Support By Co-hosted with Foundry Collective Support By This is a community-led event. References to Codex or OpenAI do not imply third-party sponsorship, endorsement, or official status unless confirmed in writing.