This proposal aims provide funding for the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon by Oneblock in China - for operations and prizes.

OneBlock, in collaboration with Parity Asia, successfully organized, operated and promoted the four Polkadot Hackathons in March 2021,June 2021,June 2022 and December 2022. OneBlock propose to continue the Polkadot Hackathon program in summer 2023, an essential part of the Substrate promotion and adoption initiatives in China, to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and convert the Substrate learners from OneBlock’s ongoing Substrate courses to Substrate builders.

The polkadot hackathon in 2021 to 2022 was a success and it indeed helped to promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers and convert the Substrate students from our ongoing Substrate courses to actually use Substrate to build projects. Receiving warm feedback from the developers, OneBlock decided to have 2023 polkadot summer hackathon and hereby submit this proposal for the necessary financial support on this event.

here and you can get all details [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qbPj7MbKHEWC70nZU13Km4VozKOonnyKsu2pdWtsf00/edit?usp=sharing).

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The proposal seeks funding for the 2023 Summer Polkadot Hackathon in Shanghai, China, organized by OneBlock. It aims to promote Substrate and Polkadot ecosystem growth by attracting developers and converting course learners into builders. Previous hackathons in 2021 and 2022 have been successful, and this event is scheduled for July 2023. Specific metrics include developer participation and project diversity. The execution plan includes registration, coding, workshops, and a demo day. Costs encompass venue, materials, travel, staff compensation, and an afterparty. The proposal emphasizes community building, technical education, and ecosystem expansion, aligning with Parity Asia's Substrate initiatives.

Develop the KILT Decentralized Identity Provider (DIP) protocol.

Test, integrate, and fix any issues that arise during deployment.

Maintain and update the protocol to ensure compatibility with the latest Polkadot versions.

Deploy provider and relying party components on testnets and production chains.

Explore and implement future improvements, such as support for verifiable credentials and trustless parachain-to-parachain messaging solutions.

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1. OneBlock has been successfully organizing Polkadot Hackathons since 2021 and will continue in Summer 2023.
2. This proposal aims to provide funding for the 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon, for operations and prizes. 
3. The Hackathon will promote Substrate as an open-source framework for developers, help convert its learners to builders and receive warm feedback.
4. More details can be found in the linked doc.

#36 OneBlock The 2023 Polkadot Summer Hackathon proposal

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