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Cartagena will be one of fourteen venues for the fifth edition of HackForGood, a hackathon that will bring together hundreds of developers to tackle technological challenges beneficial to society.

This new edition of HackForGood, to be held next 9, 10 and 11 March simultaneously in 22 universities located in fourteen cities, presents this year the novelty that the developers of the Region of Murcia will be able to go to Cartagena to participate jointly .

The event will be held on the ground floor of the ELDI building on 9, 10 and 11 March, with the following agenda: Thursday afternoon will be the presentation and the time for networking and team building, with music and Caps

Friday morning will explain the dynamics of HackForGood, there will be talks of Chema Alonso and Javier Marin, exalumno entrepreneur, and at 12 will start the hacktaton, until 9 pm.

On Saturday, 'hacking for good' will continue until 17:30, when the local prizes will be delivered:

- 1,000 euros to the winning team

- 600 euros to the second classified

- 400 euros to the third classified

- 100 euros for the best ICT solution

- 100 euros special for the best design

- 100 euros special to the best business proposal

In addition, there are three national prizes that distribute 9,000 euros, in competition with the other HackForGood venues.

All local winners will have the option to continue developing their creations until next September, when the First HackForGood Big Day is celebrated, with another 12,000 euros of prize.

The initiative, promoted by Telefónica, is open to all those who, either individually or in a group, register for free through the web http://hackforgood.net/inscripciones and respond to the challenges previously proposed .

Among the many challenges proposed so far are the creation of an application or service that contributes to a more inclusive quality education in a territory;

The development of a service that allows to qualify the veracity of the news from the content and the source;

The construction of a prototype video game that helps to develop the social relations of people with intellectual disabilities, or the design of a system to rationalize the energy consumption of homes.

Source: UPCT