1) An organization called EPNAK held a 24-hour hackathon in Rennes, France to develop digital tools to help people with disabilities find employment. 2) 30 students formed 6 teams and worked with 8 mentors and 30 experts to create 6 projects over 24 hours with only 1 hour of sleep. 3) The goals were to create social connections for those with disabilities, allow remote support from professionals, provide online learning resources, and connect people to local opportunities while protecting privacy.

1. Hackathon experience
27/28th September 2019, Rennes, Brittany France
Develop digital tools for PWD employment

2. Why did we organise an Hackathon ?
 In France, to take care, there are priority politic funds to develop e-health or e-medical
BUT for social approach to help people with disability, digital tools don’t exist
 At EPNAK organization, we imagine a model for employment of PWD : PAOFIP (Platform of
Orientation, Vocational Training and Professional integration). And to help PWD who can’t
have mobility, we imagine ePAOFIP concept with 5 features
1. Create Social link between supporter and PWD
2. Allow the medico-social professionals to provide remote support
3. Provide access to digital resources (distance learning, MOOC…)
4. Ensure secure data transfer
5. Access local resources

3. Hackathon
It’s a contraction of 2 words : « hacking » and « marathon »
 We met some Hackathon Organizers
 They told us about Motivation, creativity and the emergence of new ideas, employee
involvement, innovation in working method…
 We would like to bring Digital Technology into the medico-social sector
 Develop digital tools for the employment of PWD
Why did we organize an Hackathon ?

4. To prepare this event, we have :
 Created a national steering group to manage the project
 Launched a national call for volunteers
 Met students from a French national engineering school : INSA
 Received support of institutions, companies and associations
 Obtained the French Tech Label
How did we do it ?

5.  24 hours non stop
 30 students , 6 teams, 8 mentors
 80 EPNAK employees involved
 30 experts
 A Jury of 10 members
 3 prizes : the best project, the best pitch and the best
atmosphere
Some Key Figures

6. Charges Amount
Room rental 5 400 €
Catering 4 000 €
Cleaning and security 1 700 €
Communication 3 700 €
Accommodation/transport 3 500 €
Prizes 3 800 €
Mentors Wages 3 000 €
Other charges 400 €
Total 25 500 €
Products Amount
Public Funds 23 900 €
Private Funds 1 500 €
Total 25 500 €
Budget

7. A 24 hours Experience Hackathon :
 A very good working atmosphere, games, relaxation
 Only 1 hour of sleep
 A good cohesion team between mentor, students and staff
 Lots of exchanges between students and experts
 Lots of exchanges between students and partners
 6 interesting projects to develop
 An award ceremony and a big party to close the event
To sum up…
FLOWER (Best Project)
A Mobile App that allows personalized follow-
up of the professional integration path