The 2026 EaP Civic Tech Hackathon took place on 17-19 April in Chisinau, Moldova. Sixteen teams of civic activists, developers and designers from across the Eastern Partnership countries (selected through the open Call for participation) worked on turning their innovative ideas into practical solutions for civic challenges in the region. As a result, five top-scoring ideas were selected to compete for EU support to bring their products to life. Read more about the results of the 2026 Hackathon here.
The following solutions were nominated for the 2026 EaP Civic Tech Award:
- Online system for Ukrainian CSOs providing services to find potential partners to implement citizens’ requests for support and generate reports on the completed requests.
- AI-powered system for fact-checking the consistency of politicians’ public statements.
- AI-powered system for CSOs to self-assess their capacities and receive recommendations for strengthening their organisations.
- AI-powered platform to monitor cross-border spreading of pro-Russian narratives.
- Online platform allowing scholars and researchers to verify published academic articles and research papers for the correctness of the information and citation and to detect AI-generated content.
The nominated teams will now be invited to submit detailed applications for the next stage of the competition. One or more winners of the 2026 EaP Civic Tech Award will receive financial and expert support from the European Union; the winners are expected to be announced in June 2026.