You Are Invited: 2015 AITI iWeek Hackathon
Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza
Hello Friends,
It is with great pleasure that I write to invite you to partake in the AITI 2015 iWeek hackathon at AITI-KACE from 9th to the 14th of September, 2015, sponsored by Voto Mobile. We would like to invite you to build innovative products that creates impact and improves processes. The hackathon competition will present three APIs for developers to create and innovate with, the VOTO Mobile API, the DreamOval SlydePay API and the MPower Payment API.
How To Take Part
To take part in the hackathon, click the form below to register and submit information about your team, project or product and which API you will be hacking with. After registration, follow the steps in the attached document for the API you will be building with to get started. A team will also reach out to you via email offering guidance and support. We advice you to start reading the API documentations first.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XW5oSftznmfQ1IAxu3VwFwgiZmhxKp929OU1XKOB_qU/viewform?usp=send_form
Registration is open from now till Thursday, the 11th of September at 12:00pm GMT.
Hackathon Duration
The hackathon is a 5 day event, starting on Thursday, the 10th of September, and ending on Monday morning, the 12th. Developers/participants can build their products from home, participating virtually, or use the AITI venue to get support from developers on site.
Judging
Winners will be announced Monday evening. Projects will be judged and awarded by combining and considering the following key functionalities and properties;
1. Social Impact - products that will create a positive impact and by including the voices of the under-heard and marginalised
2. Engineering Excellence - how completed and ready to use is the product?
3. Best Product - does the product have the following characteristics? great design, engineering, completion, usability and impact.
Participants will receive more information on submitting their work.
Prizes
We are excited about the prizes for this year's iWeek hackathon. The prizes will focus on helping winning projects get launched and continuing to innovate beyond the hackathon. The prizes include;
1,500 total in cash prize
$200 VOTO Credit and FREE Subscription
Branded T-shirts and Souvenirs
FREE VOTO API Tech Support for a year
And many more to be confirmed.
Building with the VOTO Mobile API
The first step is to create an account on the VOTO Mobile platform, at https://go.votomobile.org/register. (If you have a number of developers on your team, you can just create one account and then add multiple users to it.) Once you've created a VOTO account, or if you already have one, then contacthack...@votomobile.org with the email address you used to create it, and we'll generate an API key unique to your account.
Once you've received your API key, you're ready to start developing. You can being experimenting with the VOTO API before the hackathon: check out the documentation at https://go.votomobile.org/apidoc/and start building!
We're excited to see what each developer creates using the VOTO API - from voice integration with existing apps, to survey and messaging innovations, to incoming and outgoing SMS delivery, and call-in automatic services. From pizza ordering, to a health hotline, to crowd-sourcing galamsey monitoring – the sky is the limit!
Be sure to bring your laptop and your development gear - and your fresh ideas for never-before-seen voice apps! We'd also recommend bringing a headset with a microphone (or other recording device) to speed up creating audio for your app.
Developers who require incoming numbers for Voice calls, will be provided on for the duration of the hackathon.
Websites : http://www.votomobile.org
API Documentation : http://go.votomobile.org/apidoc
Building with the SlydePay API
Slydepay is DreamOval Product, and provides a simpler, more exciting way to manage your money.
Find out more about SlydePay: https://www.slydepay.com.gh
API Documentation: http://developer.slydepay.com.gh/
Building with the MPower Payment API
MPower payments from SMSGh is a Simple & Secure Payment Solution for Consumers and Businesses. The API integration is so easy; with a bunch of examples to enable payment transactions fit beautifully into your online checkout process and POS Systems.
Find out more about the MPower payment platform: http://mpowerpayments.com/
API Documentation: http://mpowerpayments.com/developers/intro
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We encourage you to participate in the hackathon and look forward to seeing you at iWeek and we are excited to see what you build with the APIs.
For more information and questions about the iWeek hackathon, send an email; hack...@votomobile.org