Hackathon to drive innovation and inspire
developers to make a difference with their skills
WATERLOO, ON, July 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX),
(TSX: OTEX) today announced that its 2024 Hackathon, Hacknosis:
Sustainable MedTech, opens July 15,
ending on August 15. The main
objective of the virtual event is to develop a solution, using at
least one OpenText API, that solves challenges in MedTech
sustainability, social sustainable design and carbon accounting in
technology.
According to the recent global OpenText IT Sustainability
Report, 97 percent of organizations have adopted or plan to adopt
sustainability initiatives. However, the biggest challenge in
implementing these plans is the lack of proper tools and/or
expertise, with only 50 percent of respondents using software to
help track their IT carbon footprint. The 2024 Hackathon will
address this issue with the requirement that participants develop
technologies – apps, programs, etc. – that enhance existing
OpenText solutions or lead to sustainability initiatives for
organizations that are currently using OpenText solutions.
The Hackathon will award cash prizes for first, second and third
place in three categories. The categories include:
- MedTech sustainability - Create a solution that addresses
sustainability challenges in healthcare/biotech, cold chain, supply
chain and waste management.
- Social - Create a solution that addresses social sustainability
processes: such as mental health checker for health care
professionals, DEI reports and workflows for processes.
- Technology - Create a solution that monitors the carbon
emissions produced by medical devices (hardware or software
emissions).
"Hackathons are invaluable events that foster creativity and
innovation, driving significant value across industries. By
bringing together diverse groups of developers, designers, and
problem-solvers, hackathons create a collaborative environment
where fresh ideas and unique solutions can be created," said
John Radko, senior vice president,
Engineering, OpenText. "These events encourage participants to
think outside the box and tackle real-world challenges, often
resulting in groundbreaking technologies and applications. The
rapid prototyping and agile development practices inherent to
hackathons accelerate the innovation cycle, transforming novel
concepts into viable solutions that drive long-term value and
growth."
The OpenText 2023 Hackathon, themed Hacknosis: Optimizing
Patient Experiences, saw five winners, including AllegroGraph
who developed PatientGraph, an AI-driven clinical insight solution
that enables healthcare providers to simplify data presentation to
doctors, administrators and patients. PatientGraph demonstrates a
real-world value of leveraging the AI capabilities within the
OpenText Aviator Thrust API to reduce complexity for doctors
and administrators to achieve better patient outcomes. PatientGraph
has just been released to the market, and is now available on the
OpenText Marketplace.
This year's winners will be announced on the Hacknosis:
Sustainable MedTech page in September
2024. Winning technologies and the challenges faced will be
highlighted during a series of events in late 2024 and early 2025.
More information and registration can be found here.
Additional resources
- Learn more about the OpenText Developer Cloud.
- Learn more about OpenText Aviator Thrust and OpenText Aviator
Thrust Lab.
About OpenText
OpenText™ is the leading Information Management software and
services company in the world. We help organizations solve
complex global problems with a comprehensive suite of Business
Clouds, Business AI, and Business Technology. For more
information about OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), please visit us at
www.opentext.com.
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