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Sanjay Dhotre launches COVID-19 hackathon
The hackathon is part of a global initiative and is being organised by Hack A Cause – India and FICCI Ladies Organization Pune and supported by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
- By ICN Bureau
| April 04, 2020
Minister of State Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Human Resource Development Sanjay Dhotre has launched Hack the Crisis – India, an online hackathon to find working solutions for overcoming COVID-19 pandemic.
This hackathon is part of a global initiative and is being organised by Hack A Cause – India and FICCI Ladies Organization Pune and supported by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
Aim of this hackathon is to strengthen the fight against COVID-19. The winning ideas from few top participating teams, as implementable solutions on the corona crisis, is expected to help India and global citizens.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Dhotre said, "COVID -19 has thrown unprecedented challenges for the world and industries alike. While we continue to fight these challenges as a nation, amidst business disruptions and remote working scenarios, it is important for all including governments, industry and individuals to contribute with all its might to overcome the present and emerge stronger as humanity."
Minister explained that the aim of this hackathon is to strengthen the fight against COVID-19. The winning ideas from few top participating teams, as implementable solutions on the corona crisis, is expected to help India and global citizens.
Sanjay Dhotre further said that over 2,000 teams and over 15,000 participants will be enhancing their working prototypes in a 48 hour hackathon with expert mentoring from India, Estonia and Finland. Top teams from India will participate in 'Hack the Crisis - World’ global hackathon in coming weeks.
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