Hack4dev

Celebrating the last day of the hackathon!Thank you for showing openness and a willingness to learn from one another.You all did incredibly well and it’s been great to witness what you’ve built together. 👏

Hackathon winners! A huge congratulations to:

1. Rubinah Solom
2. Joy Olayiwola
3. Magnus Makgasane
4. Seipone Sebina
5. Walter Maketso

From the way they tackled the problem to how they presented their solution, it was clear how much effort and collaboration went into their work!

Amazing presentations by the teams! Each group brought a unique approach to tackling the challenge. It was great to see how each team broke the problem down and built well considered solutions. 👏

Day two update from the hackathon! Teams are making steady progress and building together step by step!

Day two of the hackathon has officially started! It’s a day of work, learning and teamwork in action!

Dr Ginés Solaeche giving an introduction to the hackathon challenge, which focuses on a photometric redshift hackathon where teams build and compare machine-learning models to estimate galaxy distances from multi-band survey data, using a shared, well-defined challenge dataset. Super excited how the participants the participants will tackle the challenge!

We’re super excited to be attending the Hackathon in Kasane, Botswana! Being part of this hackathon means collaborating with participants across Africa and co-creating solutions that can drive meaningful change in our communities!

This past Sunday, we had the privilege of presenting at the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference! We shared insights into the work we do, our Data Science Hackathon programme, and opportunities for future partnerships and collaborations. A big thank you to CHPC for providing us with this platform! 🙌