Published: 24 Aug 2022 567 views
The ICPC Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) events is a hackathon where participants are tasked to tackle Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in government (MDAs) procurement processes by leveraging on emerging technology.
The aim of the program is to find indigenous solution to curbing and monitor illegal earned, movements or transferred of unutilized money or capital within Nigeria and across international borders for various reasons.
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| Application Deadline | Not Specified |
| Country to study | Nigeria |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The programme is aimed at finding indigenous solution to curb and monitor ill-gotten money, illicit transfer and movement of funds and unutilized money/capital within Nigeria and across international borders for various reasons.
Talented Nigerians are tasked to come up with clearly defined ideas and prototypes on solutions around illicit financial flows (IFFs).
Participants are also expected to express creativity within their business case and are encouraged to develop unique solutions with an emphasis on using the latest technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Big data, blockchain, Quantum computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).
For more details, visit NITDA website.
