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  • Microsoft Coding Hackathon: TCS, Wipro and IndusNet Announced As Top Three Winning Teams

    Microsoft Coding Hackathon: TCS, Wipro and IndusNet Announced As Top Three Winning Teams

    New Delhi, January 2 : Microsoft India on Monday announced the top three winning teams of the coding hackathon, shortlisted based on their innovation and impact, were from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, and IndusNet.

    The winning teams will receive cash rewards and exclusive invites to the Future Ready Technology Summit to be held in Bengaluru on January 5. Persistent Systems Joins Hands With Microsoft To Accelerate Growth.

    “India’s developer community is one of the youngest and fastest growing in the world and we continue to empower them with the richest set of technologies and platforms to enable their dreams and to build for the future,” Aparna Gupta, Executive Director, Customer Success, Microsoft India, said in a statement.

    TCS’s Ambarish Ganguly stood first, using Azure Cognitive Services and AI to design an Agriculture Hub that serves as a one-stop destination for farmers, helping them cultivate better crops, improve yield, and improve the quality of their lives with a futuristic and easy-to-use smart solution, said the company. Elon Musk Net Worth: Twitter CEO Becomes First Person in the World To Lose $200 Billion From His Wealth, Says Report.

    The second-placed Wipro team of two created a next-generation smart-search solution using Azure Cognitive Search Service to show how to boost search operations and improve productivity, employee engagement, and operational costs.

    The third-placed team of five developers from IndusNet created a Smart Commercial Vehicle Tracking System using Azure IoT Services. The system monitors vehicles in motion in real-time, allowing fleet management companies to improve efficiency and maximise their return on investment, the company added.

    The programme was launched in December 2022 and equipped developers with globally recognised and industry-endorsed skills and competencies in digital and cloud technologies. Over 1,00,000 developers participated in the programme to receive Microsoft certifications, according to the company.

    The programme was also supported by government and industry partners such as AICTE, NASSCOM, ICT Academy, and Foundit. Moreover, developers also participated in a nationwide hackathon to “Innovate for India’s Growth” as part of the programme.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jan 02, 2023 05:48 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • PhonePe, NITI Aayog Team Up To Launch Fintech Open Hackathon

    New Delhi, February 17: Leading digital payments platform PhonePe on Thursday announced that NITI Aayog, in association with the platform, will be hosting the first-ever open-to-all hackathon that aims to showcase path-breaking solutions for the fintech ecosystem. The Hackathon will provide an opportunity for innovators, digital creators and developers from all over India to think, ideate and code. Winning teams stand to win exciting cash prizes worth Rs 5 lakhs, the platform said in a statement.

    Participants at the hackathon need to use any open-data APIs like PhonePe Pulse along with frameworks such as Account Aggregator as a foundation to power the use cases, such as alternate risk models for lending, insurance or investments with a focus on financial inclusion; innovative products that use the power data signals for various demographics and geos for broader adoption of financial services; improved visualisation and derived intelligence based on the digital payments data. PhonePe Gets USD 50 Million from Tencent but Won’t Use It for India Operations.

    Participating teams can have one or up to five participants. They can use data sources like PhonePe Pulse, the Open Government Data Platform and RBI reports on payments to build on their submission.

    In addition, they can access any other open data platforms that they are aware of along with the Setu AA Sandbox or the Setu Payments Sandbox to develop their hacks. By the end of the event, participants will be required to present a working prototype of their hack to the judges, post which each hack will be judged based on certain parameters.

    While the judges consider the hacks, they might ask for additional information on the prototypes. The winning team will be awarded Rs 1,50,000. Two teams, in second and third places, will win Rs 1 lakh and Rs 75,000, respectively.

    However, PhonePe mentioned that judges may decide to award fewer or more prizes depending on the hacks submitted. The last date to register for the event is February 23 and the deadline to submit the final entries is February 25 by noon.

    There will be a live AMA on February 21 at 4:00 PM to answer any questions the participants may have about the Hackathon. The winners of the Hackathon will be announced on February 28. The NITI Aayog fintech month commenced on February 7 and the week witnessed some thought-provoking keynotes, in-depth fireside chats, and panel discussions.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Feb 17, 2022 02:13 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).