Global Datafest is organizing the Smart Cities Hackathon, held simultaneously in 27 different cities [1] around the world. The Venezuelan edition [2] of the Smart Cities Hackathon calls on programmers, big data experts, urbanists, public officers and communications specialists who have an interest in developing technological solutions for issues related with the security, mobility, services, e-government, environment and sustainability of Venezuelan cities.
!Estamos a una semana de vernos en el Hackatón de Ciudades Inteligentes! http://t.co/YRTwkmSgRC [3] pic.twitter.com/xLwX4WzdOl [4]” mira @hectorbarboza [5]
— Carmen Riera (@carmenchu33) marzo 1, 2015 [6]
We are a week away of meeting us at the Smart Cities Hackathon!
How can you participate?
Puedes participar de dos maneras:
1. VOTA POR UN RETO
El Instituto Metropolitano de Urbanismo Taller Caracas, el Instituto de Estudios Urbanos de la USB y la Facultad de Urbanismo de la UCV propusieron los desafíos en los que se debería trabajar.Estamos consultando a los ciudadanos para que voten por alguno de estos retos y así validen los que consideran necesarios. Entra ya a El Nacional y su programa Caracas, Cómo Vamos [7]Y participa en la encuesta!
2. VEN A TRABAJAR EN UN PROYECTO
Durante una intensa jornada, únete a urbanistas, programadores, expertos en data, coach de emprendimiento, periodistas y diseñadores, para crear una solución digital.
There are two ways to participate:
1. VOTE FOR A CHALLENGE
El Metropolitan Urbanism Institute Taller Caracas, the USB Urban Studies Institute and the UCV Urban Planing School proposed the challenges we should be working on.We are surveying citizens to vote for any of these challenges to figure out which ones they consider necessary. Go visit El Nacional y su programa Caracas, Cómo Vamos [7]and take the survey!
2. COME WORK ON A PROJECT
During an intense work day, join urban planners, programmers, data, experts, entrepreneur coaches, journalists and designers to create a digital solution.
When?
From 5:00 pm, March 6, 2015
To 7:00 pm, March 8, 2015
Where?
Academia Wayra, Torre Xerox, Av Ávila with Av Libertador, Caracas.
The Smart Cities Hackaton organization is sponsored by developers community 4Geeks [8] and the firms Vikua Grupo Intech [9] and EstoEs.co [10]. Besides that, it was supported by Caracas en un Click [11], Regional and Urban Studies Institute [12] (Simón Bolivar University), El Nacional [13], RunRunes [14], Center of Studies for Bicycle Mobility (CEMBI [15]) and Forum Media [16].
Under the hashtag #SmartCityHack [17], you can find out everything about the Smart Cities Hackathon on Twitter.