We are happy to announce the USI Hackathon 2019, which will take place at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) on November 15 - 17. The USI Hackathon is an open competition for students and professionals, in developing prototypes and analyzing data. It represents a first experiment in Lugano of an open data approach to share city-related data, with a total prize cachet of 10,000 CHF and the opportunity to have a real impact in future city decisions.

The USI Hackathon 2019 is organised by CodeLounge, the R&D Centre of the Software Institute (SI) of USI, with the participation of experts of different areas of research and development in the field of information technology. The event is designed in collaboration with the Lugano Living Lab of the City of Lugano and with Ated4Kids, having thus educational, societal, and territorial impact.

Find out more details and register at https://hackathon.usi.ch.