Taiwan to co-host final phase of Asia Open Data Hackathon | Taiwan News

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Summary:

"The judging phase of the Asia Open Data Hackathon will be simultaneously hosted Aug. 19 by Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, according to organizer Industrial Development Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

  The hackathon, first launched by the IDB in 2015, aims to promote the use of open government data while enhancing scientific and technological collaboration between Asian nations.   During the annual event, teams utilize publicly available data provided by their countries’ governments to create hardware, software or innovative ways of thinking to combat challenges in a range of fields. This year, a total of 20 teams will seek solutions to problems associated with food safety, government transparency, poverty and weather."

Link:

http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3229391

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Date tagged:

08/11/2017, 00:00

Date published:

08/08/2017, 20:00