City Enabler Helsinki hackathon aroused interest at Aalto University Otaniemi campus
During the event participants received training with Internet of Everything (IoE) platform by representatives from Engineering company, and used the tools of the platform and data sources from Helsinki to create solutions for citizens, city decision makers and businesses.
Five teams presented their results, and the awards were nominated to following solutions:
1st prize (1000€): Solution for environmental pollution
2nd prize (500€): Event mapping solution
3rd prize (300€): Outdoor space event planner
Congratulations to the winners and to all hackathon participants for great achievements with the City Enabler challenge. Stay tuned for upcoming events related to City Enabler platform on / Aalto University channels!
In the third phase of IoE-based platforms are being validated in Helsinki and Antwerp. is a platform that allows urban service providers (public and private) and the local Governments to actively collaborate in exploiting urban data. It serves as a single entry point for data, provides data visualization and analysis and creates opportunities for development of new city services.
See the demo video that shows the City Enabler platform:
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