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Digital Jersey's AI Youth Hackathon and Islandwide AI Skills Programme

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Digital Jersey ran ~40 AI-focused courses through late 2025, then held Jersey's first AI Youth Hackathon in July 2026, where 40 students aged 12-18 built 11 working AI prototypes on issues like housing and transport in 16 hours.

40
Students participating (2026)
11
AI prototypes built (2026)
Digital Jersey's AI Youth Hackathon and Islandwide AI Skills Programme

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Digital Jersey, with Prosperity 24/7
Period
AI skills course programme, H2 2025; first AI Youth Hackathon, July 2026
Keywords
digital skills, youth education, hackathon, public-private partnership

Context

Digital Jersey ran about 40 AI-focused courses through late 2025, then held Jersey's first AI Youth Hackathon in July 2026 with Prosperity 24/7.

Results

40 students aged 12–18 built 11 working AI prototypes addressing local issues (housing, transport, health) in a 16-hour hackathon judged by an industry panel; no pre/post learning assessment was reported.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
Digital Greenhouse/Digital Jersey programme staff, Prosperity 24/7 mentors, industry judging panel

Conditions for success

  • continued annual course programme to sustain skills pipeline

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