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Huawei awards prizes to winners of special needs hackathon in Kenya

STORY: Huawei awards prizes to winners of special needs hackathon in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Chinese telecommunication firm Huawei on Tuesday presented a range of prizes, including trophies, certificates, and electronic gadgets, to winners of a special needs hackathon launched in Kenya in March. The winners, comprised of college students from the Huawei ICT academy, were recognized for developing outstanding solutions to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Senior government officials and Huawei executives attended the award ceremony, held on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Nairobi. Winnie Chepkonga, a public relations specialist at Huawei Kenya, said the Artificial Intelligence (AI) hackathon is important for encouraging students to innovate for the benefit of those with disabilities. Chepkonga said t

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Kuwait holds cybersecurity "Kuwait Hackathon" competition

STORY: Kuwait holds cybersecurity "Kuwait Hackathon" competition DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of the competition 2. various of the contestants participating in the competition STORYLINE: A cybersecurity competition named "Kuwait Hackathon" was held on Saturday with the participation of 286 contestants divided into 72 teams. The competition, which last more than 12 hours at Kuwait University, was organized by the CODED Academy in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Center. The competition aims to highlight Kuwaiti talents in the field of cybersecurity, in addition to enhancing the culture in the field of cybersecurity in Kuwait. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA-CYBERSECURITY-HACKATHON-COMPETITION

(231014) -- FARWANIYA, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants participate in the "Kuwait Hackathon" competition in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Oct. 14, 2023. The "Kuwait Hackathon" competition in the field of cybersecurity is held at Kuwait University on Saturday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-FARWANIYA-CYBERSECURITY-HACKATHON-COMPETITION

(231014) -- FARWANIYA, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants participate in the "Kuwait Hackathon" competition in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Oct. 14, 2023. The "Kuwait Hackathon" competition in the field of cybersecurity is held at Kuwait University on Saturday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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Inventor displays flashlight at 'hackathon' in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A participant in a "hackathon" held by Osaka Innovation Hub shows a prototype flashlight in Osaka, western Japan, in June 2014.

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Inventor displays flashlight at 'hackathon' in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A participant in a "hackathon" held by Osaka Innovation Hub shows a prototype flashlight in Osaka, western Japan, in June 2014. (Kyodo)

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Tomas Vondracek

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tomas Vondracek, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (left) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek (right), who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tomas Vondracek

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Andrej Babis, Tomas Vondracek

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (right) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (left) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (left) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek (right), who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Jan Havel, Marek Prchal, Vladimir Dzurilla, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. On the photo from left: Tomas Vondracek, Jan Havel, Marek Prchal, Vladimir Dzurilla, Karel Havlicek and Andrej Babis. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Jan Havel, Marek Prchal, Vladimir Dzurilla, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. On the photo from left: Tomas Vondracek, Jan Havel, Marek Prchal, Vladimir Dzurilla, Karel Havlicek and Andrej Babis. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (left) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek (right), who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (left) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek, who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tomas Vondracek, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

A group of 60 programmers volunteered to create an e-vignette IT system for free during a two-day hackathon over the weekend, completing and putting it into operation tonight, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, which was set in motion by IT entrepreneur Tomas Vondracek (centre) who called for a hackathon on LinkedIn and got responses from all over the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) visits the hackathon. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI) has offered to cooperate with the developers. SFDI said on Tuesday that the contract for the creation and operation of an e-shop and mobile app for electronic motorway vignettes would be awarded to company Asseco Central Europe which would get Kc401m. Babis and the opposition have criticised the price and the selection process. Vladimir Kremlik was dismissed from the post of transport minister due to the contract and has been replaced by Karel Havlicek (left), who also holds the posts of Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister. Havlicek subsequently decided to cancel the contract. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)