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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 that they go to restaurants that sell their used cooking oil and they acquire this oil. Then they cle...
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, regain control of their free time, while developing a strong social network within their communities,...