Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:23:22 GMT
From: Ken Lohento <[email protected]>
Subject: [web2fordev] Can you hack it/help hack it for agriculture?
Dear all, FYI, Regards
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Can you hack it?
CTA is offering East African computer programmers a fantastic
opportunity to display their skills in a four-day hackathon.
The hackathon will take place from 4-8 November in Kigali, Rwanda as a
parallel event to the ICT4Ag conference. The competitors will be
challenged to develop ICT applications that offer solutions to key
agriculture information challenges.
CTA is organising the hackathon in partnership with East African ICT
hubs and labs (iHubs). The iHubs will each propose teams of two or
three people, including developers and designers, to compete in the
hackathon.
The top three applications develop and the iHubs supporting them will
receive a substantial prize including cash awards, capacity building
and incubation opportunities. In addition, the winning applications
will be showcased at the ICT4Ag awards dinner.
This hackathon, a first for CTA, is a pilot exercise. The aim is to
highlight the potential of ICT applications in agriculture and to
support the development of ICT innovation and entrepreneurship in
agriculture especially by young people.
In order to ensure that the applications developed meet the needs of
those in agriculture in East Africa and that the developers have the
opportunity to further refine and launch the applications after the
event, CTA are involving, from the start, key East African
stakeholders. International organisations supporting agricultural
development, business development or ICT services will also be
consulted. These stakeholders and institutions will contribute to the
identification of the agricultural challenges to be used in the
hackathon. They will also assist in the design of strategies enabling
the adoption of the winning application.
A planning meeting will take place from 16-17 July in Rwanda to
prepare for the hackathon.
CTA would like to invite interested stakeholders to join this exciting
initiative. Support to the hackathon could take the form of funding
cash prizes for the winners, providing business development or
incubation opportunities or even collaboration on the project after
the event.
For more information contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
http://www.ict4ag.org/en/agenda/hackathon-en.html
Regards
Ken Lohento
ICT4D Programme Coordinator, CTA
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