Executive Yuan and American Institute in Taiwan/Taipei Hold Coronavirus Hackathon (“COHACK”)

The coronavirus is having a profound and serious impact on the global economy and has sent people scrambling for ways to respond. A new form of hackathon has been created by the European Union (Germany, Sweden, Estonia, India, etc.) to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The hackathon has attracted participants world-wide to team up online and suggest solutions to problems caused by the virus.

The theme of #Cohack is “Stay together, cohack can help” and poses 6 different cohack themes as follows:

Managing community resources.
Making a smooth transition to the new post-pandemic world.
Protecting vulnerable groups.
Formulating strategic policy to predict future pandemic outbreaks.
Supporting front-line staff and essential workers.
Establishing proper data-driven risk communication.

The schedule of activities is as follows:

April 24-May 1 Collection of Public Suggestions
May 2-May 4 Final Questions
May 5-May 12 Registration and Problem Solving
May 13-May 18 Selection and Announcement of Winners

We welcome individuals and groups in New England to participate in the competition. For more information please visit the website: https://cohack.tw

Executive Yuan and American Institute in Taiwan/Taipei Hold Coronavirus Hackathon (“COHACK”)

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