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DEVS FOR HEALTH: a Hackathon for Good — Codemotion Magazine
Hackathons have had a long history of bringing people together to develop technological solutions in response to specific problems and challenges. Hackathons can be in-house, focused on a particular technology, a social issue, or policy challenge.
Over the last year, we’ve seen a shift from in-person events as COVID-19 has required extensive efforts to reduce the risk of exposure. While virtual events may lack the in-person experience, they present the opportunity to develop tremendous value and rapid innovation development.
Over merely days, teams can help deep dive on a specific problem and develop, test, and launch prototypes, which if successful, can lead to full-scale commercial services and initiatives.
This year Codemotion recently partnered with Gilead Sciences to create the hackathon DEVS FOR HEALTH in response to the challenges of living with HIV. This document provides an in-depth analysis of the event: the logistics, the challenges, the stakeholders, and the benefits to all parties.
It’s particularly relevant to organisations that may be considering hosting, partnering, sponsoring, or contributing to a hackathon but are not sure where to start or how their company can reap the benefits.
