Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/03
By: Central News Agency
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The Presidential Office said Saturday that it will host a social
A President’s Cup hackathon is looking for ideas to resolve social problems. (By Central News Agency)
innovation hackathon, starting March 5, in a bid to seek solutions to societal problems through the use of open data in Taiwan.
Registration for the nationwide “President’s Cup Social Innovation Hackathon” will open Monday, Presidential Office spokesman Sidney Lin said, making the announcement on International Open Data Day.
The purpose of the hackathon is to figure out how best to use open data made available by the government to solve major societal issues, Lin said. [FULL STORY]