WaterHackathon Cairo

Challenging water experts and software developers from
around the world to co-create the innovative solutions
needed to help solve today's water problems.

The lack of water and adequate sanitation threatens the daily lives of millions of Egyptians. Developments in information and communications technology have proven invaluable in making water more accessible, sustainable and safer for people worldwide. The Water Hackathon is the first event of its kind—a global gathering of water experts with technologists for an intensive weekend dedicated to creating ICT solutions to local water challenges. In addition to Cairo, Water Hackathons will simultaneously be taking place in Bangalore, Kampala, London, Nairobi and Washington D.C. During the Water Hackathon, water experts will be working directly with teams of programmers, software engineers and data specialists combining their technical skills to help mitigate the water challenges faced in their respective countries. The Water Hackathon is also a competition in which teams’ innovations will be judged by a panel of expert from the public and private sector. Prizes will be awarded to the teams that come up with the best concepts. Please join us at The American University in Cairo’s Moataz El Alfi Hall on the New Cairo campus on October 21st and 22nd and share your skills and expertise to help develop ICT solutions.

Date: October 21st and 22nd , 2011

Time: October 21st 9am-8pm October 22rd 9am-5:00pm

Location: The American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus Moataz El Alfi Hall *Bus transportation will be provided from downtown to the event.

Register online at: http://www.rhok.org/event/waterhackathon-cairo

Follow us on Twitter: @waterhackcairo or #WHCai

For more information go to: Waterhackathon.org or in Arabic at Waterhackathon.org/cairo/

Contact: waterhackathoncairo@gmail.com

Hackathon Location: 
Moataz El Alfi Hall : TheAmerican University Cairo New Cairo Campus
Event Leads: 
Water Hackathon Cairo
Paul Rau
Problems We Are Working On: 
Water Gauge Monitoring in Industrial Line Production
Early Warning Remote Sensing for Water Table Management
Data Analysis of Demographics for Conservation Awareness Campaign
Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization in Egypt's Nile Delta
Irrigation scheduling
Alerts for water related emergencies
Tools for more equitable water distribution in Egypt
Tracking tool for community sewage disposal system in Egypt
Inadequate billing and collections
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UI/UX design support provided by Azavea

Event Updates

Oct 9

Mobile Mondays Water Hackathon Cairo Launch

Published by Paul Rau

 

On September 26th, 2011 water experts and software developers converged on the headquarters of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) to discuss areas of potential collaboration between technology experts, water experts and end-users which served as the first preliminary meeting for the Water Hackathon Cairo that will be held on October 21st-22nd. Moderated by Sherif Tawfik, the panel included a members from the public, private and Non-governmental organization sectors; Dr. Khaled Wassif from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Dr. Mostafa Moussa from the research and development department of Orange, Khaled Abu Zeid the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe.

The discussion amongst the speakers and the audience covered a wide area of water resource management challenges within Egypt. Although some of these challenges are economic and physical infrastructure related, many of the challenges can be alleviated or lessened through greater use of software and technology. Dr. Wassif discussed the severe mismatched between the supply and demand of water with regards to crop patterns and the lacking of efficient billing infrastructure in place in Egypt. Khaled Abu Zeid discussed the need for increased monitoring of water supplies, various ideas for billing irrigators, and the lack of public awareness of an individual’s actual water use. Dr. Moussa discussed online monitoring of water resources.

The Mobile Monday event was a good first step in generating ideas for the Water Hackathon. While software development and ICT may not be able to solve all Egypt’s water challenges, the Mobile Mondays event identified some challenges that have the potential to be addressed through software and technical solutions. The Water Hackathon Cairo will offer software developers to work with water experts and end users to solve these problems in a fun, collaborative and competitive environment. 

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Oct 3

Water Hackathon Cairo

Published by Paul Rau

 

The lack of water and adequate sanitation threatens the daily lives of millions of Egyptians.  Developments in information and communications technology have proven invaluable in making water more accessible, sustainable and safer for people worldwide.

 

The Water Hackathon is the first event of its kind—a global gathering of water experts with technologists for an intensive weekend dedicated to creating ICT solutions to local water challenges.  In addition to Cairo, Water Hackathons will simultaneously be taking place in Bangalore, Kampala, London, Nairobi and Washington D.C.

 

During the Water Hackathon, water experts will be working directly with teams of programmers, software engineers and data specialists combining their technical skills to help mitigate the water challenges faced in their respective countries. The Water Hackathon is also a competition in which teams’ innovations will be judged by a panel of expert from the public and private sector. Prizes will be awarded to the teams that come up with the best concepts.

 

Please join us at The American University in Cairo’s Moataz El Alfi Hall on the New Cairo campus on October 21st and 22nd and share your skills and expertise to help develop ICT solutions.

 

Date:

October 21st and 22nd , 2011

Time:

October 21st 9am-8pm

October 22rd 9am-5:00pm

Location:

The American University in Cairo

New Cairo Campus

Moataz El Alfi Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Bus transportation will be provided from downtown to the event.

 

Register online at:

http://www.rhok.org/event/waterhackathon-cairo

Follow us on Twitter:

@waterhackcairo or #WHCai

For more information go to:

Waterhackathon.org or in Arabic at Waterhackathon.org/cairo/

Contact:

waterhackathoncairo@gmail.com

Read More
Oct 3

Water Hackathon Cairo

Published by Paul Rau

 

The lack of water and adequate sanitation threatens the daily lives of millions of Egyptians.  Developments in information and communications technology have proven invaluable in making water more accessible, sustainable and safer for people worldwide.

 

The Water Hackathon is the first event of its kind—a global gathering of water experts with technologists for an intensive weekend dedicated to creating ICT solutions to local water challenges.  In addition to Cairo, Water Hackathons will simultaneously be taking place in Bangalore, Kampala, London, Nairobi and Washington D.C.

 

During the Water Hackathon, water experts will be working directly with teams of programmers, software engineers and data specialists combining their technical skills to help mitigate the water challenges faced in their respective countries. The Water Hackathon is also a competition in which teams’ innovations will be judged by a panel of expert from the public and private sector. Prizes will be awarded to the teams that come up with the best concepts.

 

Please join us at The American University in Cairo’s Moataz El Alfi Hall on the New Cairo campus on October 21st and 22nd and share your skills and expertise to help develop ICT solutions.

 

Date:

October 21st and 22nd , 2011

Time:

October 21st 9am-8pm

October 22rd 9am-5:00pm

Location:

The American University in Cairo

New Cairo Campus

Moataz El Alfi Hall

*Bus transportation will be provided from downtown to the event.

 

Register online at:

http://www.rhok.org/event/waterhackathon-cairo

Follow us on Twitter:

@waterhackcairo or #WHCai

For more information go to:

Waterhackathon.org or in Arabic at Waterhackathon.org/cairo/

Contact:

waterhackathoncairo@gmail.com

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