About us

The Hague Policy Hackathon (THPH) is a newly founded hackathon event in The Hague, Netherlands. During this 2.5 days competition event, students and young professionals form multidisciplinary teams to develop data-informed policies and/or policy tools to tackle pressing societal issues relevant within the Dutch national government's policy landscape. The challenges are provided by government and policy stakeholders. At the core, the event champions research and innovation at the interdisciplinary intersection between technology and policy. This inaugural edition will focus on the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and public policy. The event has already been succesfully held in Amsterdam and is inspired by the MIT Policy Hackathon, which is a similar competition held annually at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

THPH is an event initiated by the Data for Public Impact Network (DPIN) and co-organized with the Hague Effective Altruism (THEA).

This inaugural takes place at the newly opened University Campus Spui, right in the heart of The Hague. Address: Spui 5, 2511 BL, The Hague.

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Team

Co-Organizers

Xuelong Fu

DPIN

Hi! I'm Xuelong, currently a master's student in Technology Policy at the University of Cambridge. Previously, I studied various subjects and hold three bachelor's degrees in political science, business administration, and AI. I co-founded the Amsterdam Policy Hackathon and Data for Public Impact Network (DPIN), aiming to bring policy hackathons to cities around the world. Currently, I also work as Associate Editor for the MIT Science Policy Review and conduct research at the Oxford Computational Political Science Group.
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Diego van der Mast

DPIN

Hi there, I'm Diego, A MSc AI student at the University of Amsterdam. Fueled by my interest in sociotechnical progress community-building, and interdisciplinary collaboration, I co-founded the Amsterdam Policy Hackathon and Data for Public Impact Network (DPIN). I'm excited to bring together the brightest minds in The Hague to build a network of changemakers and tackle pressing policy challenges through this hackathon.
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Ivo Andriessen

THEA

Hello hello! My name is Ivo and I'm a recent graduate of Public Administration at Leiden University as well as a current board member of The Hague Effective Altruism. Prior to organising this hackathon I have participated and won similar policy competitions organised by William and Mary in collaboration with NATO. Presently I am interested in creating social impact through organising impactful communities and projects. Finally, I hold a bachelors in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the John Stuart Mill college at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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Ecaterina (Caty) Găitan

DPIN

To be added soon, stay tuned!
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