On December 3 and 4, 2011, developers, designers, academics and other experts from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, will participate in “Desarrollando América Latina” [1] [es] (Developing Latin America), a 30 hour open data hackathon [2] to develop web applications that help solve social problems related to education, public budgets, and security. Some bloggers, like Juan Arellano [3] [es] from Peru and Fabrizio Scrollini [4][es] from Uruguay, have previewed the event from their country's perspective.
Latin American Hackathon Seeks to Create Web Apps to Solve Social Problems
· Written by Silvia Viñas
Categories: Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Development, Technology