Description
Latvian IT Cluster as DIGICLUSTERS coordinator is organising first International X-industry hackathon, which main aim is to create cooperation between agro-food & packaging producers and IT sector to foster digital transformation in companies.
This year, a total of 10 different challenges have been presented from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Spain. The range of challenges presented is wide enough – from the bakery's digitisation capabilities to the recognition of insects on plant leaves to the solution. The format is simple: to create the right solution for an IT company, based on its expertise, for one of the challenges.
Technology is developing rapidly today, so demand for nonstandard solutions is growing, which would reduce different costs for entrepreneurs and help them to develop more quickly, not only in Latvia but also in the international market. Latvian IT Cluster Executive Director Aiga Irmeja commented: “Digital transformation is one of the essential tools to enable businesses to develop more successfully and rapidly. It can significantly reduce the daily costs of producing products or providing services, particularly in sectors linked to high production. Digitization is the key to thinking about future business opportunities in any industry."
More information about hackathon and Agenda is avalible in X-industry hackathon webpage.
Participation in hackathon is for free.
International X-industry hackathon is organised under project DIGICLUSTERS that was funded by the European Union’s COSME Programme. DIGICLUSTERS is a novel European Strategic Cluster Partnership for smart specialization investments and industrial modernisation of agrofood & packaging sectors towards Industry 4.0 and digital transformation through pioneer concept of Cluster-Facilitated X-Industry Hackathons. More information about project here.