The Digital Hub to Host Irish Leg of Global Climate Change Hackathon

The Geeklist #hack4good 0.6 hackathon is taking place in cities throughout the world from 12th to 14th September.  The focus of the hackathon – in the lead-up to the UN Climate Summit – will be climate change.  The initiative will see over 3,000 software engineers, designers, developers, entrepreneurs and innovators gather in over 45 global cities, from Kraków to Kathmandu, to hack against climate change by building apps, products and technologies to solve 15 key global climate and environment challenges.

The Irish leg of the event is being hosted at The Digital Hub in the Liberties area of Dublin 8. The Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) – the government agency that manages The Digital Hub – is a silver sponsor of the event.

Commenting in advance, Ruth Flynn, Client Services Manager with DHDA, said: “The Digital Hub Development Agency is delighted to be involved in the #hack4good climate change hackathon.  We know technology can play a huge role in finding innovative solutions for major global issues.  As a hotbed for digital talent, The Digital Hub is the ideal location for such an ambitious and high-profile hackathon.”

The Dublin #hack4good hackathon on climate change will kick off in the Digital Depot building at The Digital Hub, Roe Lane, Dublin 8, at 7pm on Friday, 12th September, with presentations of prizes on Sunday, 14th September, at 5pm.

For more information about The Digital Hub, visit www.thedigitalhub.com.

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Contact: Martina Quinn / Sarah Harte, DHR Communications, Tel: 01-4200580 / 087-6522033 / 086-9858259

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About Geeklist #hack4good 0.6

The Geeklist #hack4good mission is to create technology-based innovations to address and make a real-world impact on climate change, its impacts and related issues. For more information, visit:  https://geekli.st/hackathon/hack4good-06 

About The Digital Hub

Based in the historic Liberties area of Dublin city centre, The Digital Hub is an international centre of excellence for growing digital enterprises.  The Digital Hub campus currently has eight buildings, which are home to 75 scaling digital companies, including Athena Media, PixelSoup, Sonru, and the EMEA headquarters of major global companies like eMaint, Eventbrite and Etsy.  The campus is also home to industry organisations, such as the Irish Internet Association, NDRC and Silicon Republic. Almost 900 people currently work at The Digital Hub.Since the project’s inception, almost 200 companies have progressed through the enterprise cluster at The Digital Hub, including some now well-established names such as Amazon, Distilled Media Group (Daft.ie), Havok, Houghton Mifflin (Riverdeep), Kavaleer and MTT. The Digital Hub Development Agency is the Irish state agency that manages The Digital Hub.  Further information is available at: www.thedigitalhub.com or on Twitter: @TheDigitalHub.