Open Innovation Hackathon for Crises Preparation in Nigeria
The forthcoming Delta State Open Innovation Hackathon 2016 is a huge problem-solving initiative in Nigeria, organized by the recently formed Delta State Innovation Hub (DS-IHUB).
The goal is to find solutions to fourteen ideas spread across nine categories, including e-agriculture, national security, cybercrime, oil and gas, education and the environment.
Innovation Platform for Future Emergencies
Delta State is a state in Nigeria named for the delta of the River Niger and known for its agriculture industries and oil production.
This open innovation event is reaching out to Nigerian youths to help prepare them for what is called the next Nigeria Economic Meltdown (NEMD) with the intent of building the Nigeria Innovation Army (NIA). This techno-centric innovation framework will be able to respond quickly and effectively to future emergencies and national challenges in various sectors, such as health, the environment, education and disaster response.
Among the ideas requiring solutions are:
Mobile App for Education – Image Education and e-Campus
Mobile App on Future Ebola/Lassar Fever Mobility Tracking Solutions
Mobile App for Country e-Data on Poverty, Diseases, Security (SDGs)
Algorithm-based Solutions. Applications modeled by Algorithms to solve various problems
The Event
The 2016 open innovation hackathon takes place on Thursday, December 1, to Friday, December 3, and the closing date for online submissions is November 20.
Google (West Africa) has offered to provide support to the event and will be sending an expert group of developers.
Around 300 teams are expected to take part and these will be whittled down to 50 finalists who will pitch their ideas in a live event.
Reader Comments
For ebola tracking app,
(partial solution using lightning Strike map from weather forecasting.
Rename prior after change,
Process of recording individuals can be dots on map.
Colour denotes 1 day 1 week etc red for first infection green for survived black for death.
The above program was selected as it can record in thousands ,giving locale ,land map, a visual representation that is understood by all without translation.
Other thoughts to follow
Posted by Stephen Fitton on November 26, 2016
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