Gov Tech- Thon 2020 | UPSC
HEADLINES:
Gov Tech- Thon 2020 will be from 30 Oct 2020 to 1 Nov 2020
WHY IN NEWS:
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LEARNING:
For PRELIMS this is a potential question for 2021 ! Go through aim and significance of this event . Questions can be easily framed .
For MAINS nothing much here . Can you give some examples of successful hackathons
ISSUE:
GOV TECH- THON 2020
- Hackathons are the events where software developers, domain experts and programmers come together to collaborate for developing innovative.
- Hackathons are also organized for collective problem-solving /software prototypes.
- Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, virtual hackathons are held, where participants can collaborate online.
AIM
- The mentors provide required domain and technical clarification for the participants.
- The virtual hackathon aims to incubate new ideas, boost innovation and use technology in agriculture and allied sectors.
- Oracle India provides the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, services, tools and technical support for participants.
- Mentoring team will be available throughout the hackathon session.
- The jury periodically assess the teams based on host of parameters.
ORGANIZERS
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- IEEE Computer Society
- Oracle
TIMELINE
- Gov Tech-Thon 2020, a pan India 36 hours virtual Hackathon.
- The event Gov Tech- Thon 2020 will be from 30 Oct 2020 to 1 Nov 2020 under aegis of MEITY.
KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
PARTICIPANTS
- The participation is open to students, working professionals, start-ups, freelancers, faculty or any one in India who has ideas or solutions to the problem statements.
- The participants have to collaborate virtually for solving the problems.
- The teams can have a maximum of 5 members.
PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES
- Top 3 teams from each application domain are shortlisted for the final round (total of 15 teams).
- These 15 teams present their designs and solutions to the jury.
- Top 3 teams from all application domains get prizes (cash and certificates).
- 1st Prize : Rs. 2,25,000.00
- 2nd Prize : Rs. 1,25,000.00
- 3rd Prize : Rs. 85,000.00
All participants get a certificate of participation.
MENTORS AND JURY
- The mentors provide required domain and technical clarification for the participants.
- Oracle India provides the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, services, tools and technical support for participants.
- Mentoring team will be available throughout the hackathon session.
- The jury periodically assess the teams based on host of parameters.
ABOUT IEEE AND COMPUTER SOCIETY
- IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
- The IEEE Computer Society is the premier source for information, inspiration, and collaboration in computer science and engineering.
- The Computer Society empowers the people who advance technology by delivering tools for individuals at all stages of their professional careers.
ABOUT NIC
- National Informatics Centre (NIC) is attached office of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- NIC was established in 1976, and has rich experience in providing ICT and eGovernance support to the Government .
- It has been bridging the gap of digital divide since the last 4 decades .
- It has emerged as a promoter of digital opportunities for sustainable development.
- It facilitates electronic delivery of services to the government (G2G), business (G2B), citizen (G2C) and government employee (G2E).
- NIC, through its ICT Network, “NICNET”, has institutional linkages with all the Ministries /Departments of the Central Government.
- NIC has establishing a Nationwide State-of-the-Art ICT Infrastructure.
- It has also built a large number of digital solutions to support the government at various levels.
ABOUT ORACLE
- The Oracle Cloud offers a complete suite of integrated applications for Sales, Service, Marketing, Human Resources etc
- It also focuses on Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, plus Highly Automated and Secure Generation.
IASbhai WINDUP:
PROBLEM STATEMENTS
Listed below are the five challenges NIC is seeking solutions through the Gov-TechThon 2020:
- AI based alternate crop recommendation
- Seed certification using blockchain technology
- Facilitation of Document Upload for Online Applications
- Unsupervised Test Platform / Tool
- Automation of Vehicle Fitness Test
SOURCES:THE HINDU & PIB | Gov Tech- Thon 2020 | UPSC
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