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And the winner is...
Posted on 16 Sep 2012, 5:49 pm by paul

The M2Work Hackthon has come to an end with crowning of four teams as winners. The global event was conducted across the five m:Labs in the world. In Kenya, participants came up with 10 ideas, forming 10 teams. The teams concentrated on developing their ideas to prototypes overnight, with mentorship sessions being held periodically for insight purposes.  

After the hacking period came to an end, the teams did brief demos of their working prototypes to the judges, after which they pitched against each other for the top prizes.

The winning teams of the M2Work Hackathon are:

Winners to be announced
Posted on 16 Sep 2012, 2:59 pm by paul

The m2work hackathon Kenya is almost coming to an end and you can almost feel the tension in the atmostphere as judges deliberate on the winners. The hackers wait anxiously....

M2Work Last Minute Rush
Posted on 16 Sep 2012, 10:43 am by paul

As the clock counts down, all teams are rushing to polish their prototypes ready for the pitching session at  2:00 pm. There are 10 groups in total, each providing a different solution. Everyone is getting ready to present hoping they will walk away as the top prize winner.

May the best team win

M2Work Hackathon Kenya Prize Money Breakdown:
Posted on 16 Sep 2012, 5:09 am by paul

The hackthon is taking place across the five m:Labs globally. The event attracted a huge number of techies in Kenya, with over One Hundred and Fifty of them stating their interest in participating in the event.

The event kicked off well on 15th September with One Hundred and Twenty participants showing up. Participants came up with 10 ideas, forming 10 teams with each of the teams being on the same level ground, working their way towards the goal.

Prize money at stake is as follows:

Dawn is here!
Posted on 16 Sep 2012, 3:26 am by paul

After an entire night of coding and product development, the teams are almost on their way to go with the products. However the last hurdle reamins- Day 2. 

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Ideas

Trash-up

Trash-up is a platform that seeks to create employment while also having a positive impact on the environment. It helps improve and maintain sanitation through garbage collection and recycling it in ways that generate revenue. Jobless individuals sign-up and receive notifications of places that need cleaning.

iFika

This solution aims at aiding motorists drive safely by providing driving instructins and warnings on dangerous areas or areas where they should be watchful, hence averting road carnage. Microworkers will submit data that indicate such areas that are considered dangerous or worth watching out for. This data will also be useful in determining the best routes, or starategic points such as filling stations, shopping centres, vehicle repair workshops, etc.

MobiAgent

Businesses spend a lot of money in market research looking for the information that mobile phone users already have about their phone contacts. MobiAgent is a solution that gives its user the ability to be an agent and get commission every time they sell a product e.g. event tickets to people his/her phone contacts. 

Kaisari

Kaisari is a compliance monitoring web based system. Registered agents are able to check the status of a business regarding its compliance to the prerequisite requirements as demanded by law. The system aims to aid in identifying and flagging illegal businesses.

iContact

Microworkers collect contact information and addresses of different businesses around them and submit the information to a database. This information can then be fetched by users in need, using a mobile application or from a mobile website from their phones.

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