{"id":164360,"date":"2017-10-21T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/164360\/metro-set-to-host-hackathon\/"},"modified":"2017-10-21T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T13:57:21","slug":"metro-set-to-host-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/10\/21\/metro-set-to-host-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro set to host hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekurhuleni Hackathon is set to take place soon.<\/p>\n<p>The event takes place from November 3 to 5 at the Alberton City Hall.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It will see 250 innovative minds develop digital prototypes that could be adopted by the metro to provide real-life solutions to accelerate service delivery using technology.<\/p>\n<p>Teams will pitch their prototypes on the last day of the hackathon and the winning teams will walk away with their share of the R180 000 in prize money.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/163100\/metro-shines-at-award-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro shines at award ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/163083\/breda-visits-ekurhuleni\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breda visits Ekurhuleni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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