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ISLAMABAD: A two-day Islamabad Civic Hackathon — an event organised by Code for Pakistan (CfP) and OPEN Islamabad — concluded Sunday with participants working constantly to develop mobile/web applications and digital tools which address civic and social issues. The participants were encouraged to develop solutions around five themes: education, health, social change, sustainable city, and

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BioBeing won second place at the Civic Hackathon 2020 for its idea of reusing cooking oil as Biodiesel > Winning PKR 200,000 for second place at the Civic Hackathon 2020 held from December 4-13 2020, BioBeing is a startup that is hoping to power Pakistan from waste more or less. The startup is co-founded by Mohsin Ali, Syed Wamiq Ali Jafri, Ali Riaz, and one other. They are a diverse team with backgrounds in Marketing, Chemical, Biofuel Industry, and Computer Science. What the startup does is t...

CIVIC HACKATHON 2020 CONCLUDES > The online Civic Hackathon 2020, presented by Code for Pakistan, OPEN Islamabad, and Telenor Velocity, came to a close on Sunday. During the virtual Closing Ceremony, Chief Guest Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, shared a special message for the participants, before the winning teams were announced. The first prize went to Team Satisfire for their project, “ Ghirasti,” a platform for women to share their skills, r...