MTN has today announced the return of TADHack Johannesburg, which will be hosted at the MTN Innovation Centre Campus.
TADHack is a hackathon that helps people learn about the latest Internet, IT, and telecoms technologies; and use those technologies to solve problems that matter.
The latest TADHack, which is in its fourth year, will be running from the 12th to 13th of October with prize money of R15 000 ($1 000) being awarded to the winning solution.
MTN’s chief information officer, Phinda Ncala, says: “TADHack offers an engaging way for us to unlock the creative and innovative talent that already exists in SA.
“It brings together our entrepreneurs, budding technologists and community ambassadors to leverage technology to solve the pressing issues we face as a country. We cannot think of a better expression of MTN’s commitment to the future of SA.”
The 2019 TADHack theme is “Localised and Contextualised – Battle of the Bots”.
TADHack runs simultaneously in more than 30 locations and encourages young creative minds to build solutions to problems using telecoms and other Application Programming Interfaces (API).
The teams are judged on how they use the resources available to them which include a range of APIs and content from global and local TADHack sponsors.
User-centricity is a key factor as the solution needs to actively involve the user and put them at the forefront of the solution.
Last year’s TADHack Johannesburg was hosted at the MTN head offices and had 175 participants with 40 projects submitted.
Crime prevention and healthcare were amongst the areas of interest.
The solution that emerged the winner at TADHack 2018 Johannesburg was #SkratchLab. The mobile application uses, Artificial intelligence (AI), push notifications and location services to send distress signals to authorities or family when your mobile device is shaken, or panic button is pressed either in an event of criminal activity and an emergency.
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