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Latvia #HackForce virtual hackathon

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The TechChill Foundation is hosting a fully virtual hackathon for the online environment. HackForce is taking place from March 17 to March 19! Hackathon aims to find solutions to the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis by mobilizing volunteer resources at the community level. Organized by volunteers from the startup community, hackathon HackForce has gathered already 650 participants (and this number is increasing EVERY minute) from 18 countries. Hackers have formed 28 teams and are working on ideas (from the 71 originally submitted) to hack the virus

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Emergency response, health, education, and economy ideas are being worked on

Organisations/institutions involved

TechChill Foundation

Level(s) of government:
  • Non-Profit/Civil Society

Issues being addressed:

  • Crowdsourcing solutions

Response contact:

[email protected]

Date Submitted:

21 March 2020