C40 Blog Expert Voices: David Gilford on the 2012 Cleanweb Hackathon
Standing room only for app demos at the January 2012 NYC Cleanweb Hackathon. (Photo credit: Jean Barmash)
David Gilford, Assistant Director at NYCEDC, takes a look at the changing face of cities’ sustainability practices on the C40 blog. With the upcoming 2012 Cleanweb Hackathon this weekend, find out how ”pizza-fueled” hackers are helping to solve urban sustainability challenges with data, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
The upcoming Cleanweb Hackathon in New York (taking place September 28-30, 2012) will show how cities can stimulate innovation by combining entrepreneurship and open data. “Cleanweb” is a developing global movement that encourages the application of web, social media, and mobile technologies to address resource constraints. The “Hackathon”, a technique borrowed from web developers, is an intense weekend in which small teams build applications in just two days.
Read the full article and discover NYCEDC’s cleantech and energy initiatives at nycedc.com/green.
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