State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Pennsylvania's Expanded Hackathon Gears Up for Pitch Day

Government Technology: Code4PA, Pennsylvania’s annual hackathon, has grown significantly in scope since last year’s event, thanks to increased data sets released by the state, as well as some key collaborations with academia and private companies.

On Saturday, Nov. 4 a total of 22 teams of participants will pitch projects created during the hackathon — which convened the weekend of Sept. 29 before sending teams to work for the next month — to a panel of judges who will determine which grand prize winner will be recognized by the governor’s office. Julie Snyder, Pennsylvania’s director of the Office of Data and Digital Technology, said she was impressed by this year’s work and is hopeful some will evolve into lasting civic tech tools capable of improving government and leading to better quality of life for residents of the state.

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