First Hackathon Smarter Transportation Data to be held in Armenia

YEREVAN, April 6. /ARKA/. The first Hackathon Smarter Transportation Data will be held in Armenia on April 15-16, the press-service of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) reported. It said the goal of Hackathon is to attract talents, to uncover their creative potential, and to help  young people implement joint projects in the shortest possible time. 

The event is also supposed to help generate new ideas and help find innovative solutions in the transportation and energy sectors by using a variety of databases provided by industry leaders, APIs and equipment.

Winners will be awarded in the following nominations: "The most innovative solution for a functional prototype" ($4,000), "The best business concept / idea" ($2,500), "The most valuable solution for Armenia" ($1,500).

Participating teams should be made up of  2-4 members. Within 24 hours they should develop and innovative ideas, offer new solutions in view of problems and challenges existing in energy and transportation  sectors. The deadline for applications is April 12.

The event is a joint initiative of  Optym Armenia, the Enterprise Incubator Foundation and the  Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center (ISTC) with the support of the ministry of transport, communications and information technology. -0-

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