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Hackhathon 2.0: Concept Competition to Tackle Population Problems (English Version)

7th Edition / October 2015

Summary 'Event' (English Version)


One of the major causes of problem in Indonesia is population.  For that purpose, Code4Nation organised a competition to promote innovative concepts to population problem.  This event will be held on 24-25 October 2015 under the label of "Hackhathon Merdeka 2.0" in order to celebrate National Youth Day (Sumpah Pemuda) on 28 October 2015.  This event is the continuation of the previous successful event, namely Hackhathon Merdeka that was held in Krida Bhakti Palace, last 22-23 August this year.  By gathering some IT volunteers, the IT forum Code4Nation extended its program that has relation to national Youth Day anniversary.

Foo by Dedy Triawan (Code4Nation, Makassar)

The idea behind this event, which is innovative in nature, is to gather more Indonesian IT programmers and developers in a pool.  In addition, this event is hopeful of strengthening the idea dialectics as well as of opening more rooms for strong interactions among all Indonesian IT programmers and developers.

Code4Nation offered this idea that has strong relation to the present worldwide phenomenon in which all sectors has been shifting into the so-called "the Fourth Wave of Economic".  The top of this shift is the emerging convergence between creativity and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  Youth has crucial role as one of the prime movers of this shift, putting ICT as their most important instrument on creating, developing and promoting breakthroughs or innovative idea and concepts.

(Baca selengkapnya tentang tema menarik ini pada SmartCity Magazine, Edisi 5 Agustus 2015.  Hubungi Bagian Pemasaran untuk mendapatkan majalahnya.  Kami juga menyediakan versi softcopy dalam bentuk CD)