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UCL' s Global Water Hackathon

Weekend of 19th and 20th November 2011

This event was a resounding success.  It was sponsored by UCL Grand Challenges and UCL Environment Institute.

For the wrap-up with projects, pictures, videos, source code links, etc. please click here.

Four major issues were addressed:

• Water embedded in consumer products - Android app;
• Supply-demand planning - app works on UCL's www.HydroPlatform.org resource modelling platform;
• Global water market portal - iPad app;
• Citizen reporting of problems in Tanzania - this winning team produced a website and Android app!

Google was impressed with the submissions after only 30 hours or work (many participants 'slept' on site!).  IBM is holding a global conference call with the winners this week.  The World Bank will be holding a series of follow-up activities and is starting a global network with the water hackathon as its backbone.

Julien Harou (CEGE), Emmanuel Letier (CS), Kate Oliver (Eng. Faculty)