An Online Hackathon, “Hack the Crisis” launched to work solutions for COVID-19

The Minister of electronics and IT & HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched “Hack the Crisis- India”. It is an online hackathon that aims to work on solutions for COVID-19.

Highlights

The initiative is being organized by “FICCI Ladies Organization” and “Hack a Cause-India”. The initiative is supported by Ministry of Electronics and IT. The Hackathon is a part of Global initiative.

The main objective of the hackathon is to find non-medical solutions that will help contain COVID-19 virus.

The Global Initiative

The “Hack the Crisis” began in Estonia. A private firm Accelerate Estonia along with other start ups launched the online event. More than 2000 participated and it was a huge hit. Following its success, they have taken it globally with the help of several other start-ups, government institutions and private sector units.

The global event is to be held between April 9, 2020 and April, 11, 2020. Today, the initiative has reached more than 100,000 participants.

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020