Comms minister puts hackathons at core of creating ‘4IR army’
Government must show confidence in the solutions young South Africans are producing, to boost the culture of innovation, says minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
Hackathon seeks extraordinary solutions to common problems
Over 100 University of Johannesburg students will participate in a hackathon challenge aimed at finding innovative tech solutions to some of SA’s everyday challenges.
Tech-based jewellery safety solution shines at GBV hackathon
A security jewellery concept cleverly disguising a panic button won the second “Hackathons for South Africa: Digital Solutions for Real World Challenges” competition.
Hackathon zones in on digital solutions to curb GBV
Silicon Cape and the US Embassy in SA will host a weekend-long virtual hackathon aimed at finding digital solutions to combat SA’s gender-based violence pandemic.