Team Smoke came out victorious at the 2019 edition of the Ministry of Public Telecommunications’ Hackathon, as the three days of the intense Information Technology (IT) challenge concluded last evening, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
The event saw five teams all creating software – that will allow citizens to easily make reports to the police, other authorities, government ministries and agencies. The App also allows persons to check their report status, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
Leader of Team Smoke, Rayon Hunte, said his group was not that surprised with the 2019 title since its aim was to complete the Hackathon “technically sound”.
Coming in second place was Team Logic. Leader of the five-member group, Julius Simon characterised the event as a fun experience. “This is my third time participating and I think I enjoyed it more than the others.”
Also listed among the top 3 successful groups is Team Intellect Storm, which was headed by Davendra Narine.
Team Logic and Intellect Storm both received monitory prizes while the winning team has been awarded a contract with the United Nations Development Programme.
Ministerial Advisor on ICT Lance Hinds, said that the participating groups were judged in six areas; the usefulness/practicality of the application; the level of innovation/ originality; UIUX functionality; the ability to present the product; delivery and marker scalability and teamwork.
