December 3, 2012
Developing Latin America 2012
The second edition of Developing Latin America 2012, a regional hackathon lasting 36 hours in which 8 countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay - participated , was held yesterday. The participating countries remained in constant connection via websites and livestreaming throughout the event. The applications resulting from the hackathon are now available on the DAL2012 website. Winning applications have already been announced for some of the countries.
Developing Latin America is distinct in that it uses open data as the main source of data for the applications, with the objective of generating innovative solutions to the social problems shared by many countries in the region. Some of the issues highlighted this year were health , childhood, transport and environmental, among others, with each country selecting the three issues most relevant for their specific context.
