The Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) in collaboration with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be hosting this year’s Hackathon and each team will have at least one woman.
Under the theme, “Drilling towards a technological future”, the 2020 Hackathon was launch-ed yesterday during a press conference held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. There, the Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, and the Commissioner of the GGMC, Newell Dennison, expressed their excitement to see what this year’s teams will bring to the activity.
For the 2020 Hackathon, a new rule has been incorporated to guarantee women a spot on every team and that they are offered the opportunity to be a part of the tech world. The MoPT announced that each team which can have a number of 2-5 persons must have a woman as a team member and also a UG student. “Hopefully more woman will come onboard and participate in the Hackathon,” the Minister said at the launch.
