San Ramon Hackathon 2018
San Ramon Hackathon 2018 Website
Why the San Ramon Hackathon?
A group of high schoolers once attended the Alameda County App Challenge to help improve citizen service with technology. One student from San Ramon City was really inspired by the experience, and thought -- why not host a hackathon to solve our own city’s problems? Located in the Bay Area, San Ramon is surrounded by people working in the tech industry. Their creativity and experience can help build apps, products, and ideas that benefit the citizens! This initiative received an enthusiastic response from the Mayor’s office. Jointly organized by the City, Green Apple Education Foundation, and Bishop Ranch Innovation Intelligence Accelerator, the inaugural San Ramon Hackathon will be held on April 7th, 2018. Everybody is welcome, whether you are a San Ramon citizen or not. Bring your brilliant and innovative ideas to reality and make the City an even better place!
The Challenge
City of San Ramon is seeking ways to improve its emergency preparedness. There have been major emergencies recently, including fires in Napa/Sonoma and Southern California. There are also everyday emergencies, such as single house fires that disrupts citizens’ lives and put them in dire needs of resources and help. The Hackathon attendees should use technology to address this challenge. Examples include, but not limited to:
- Communicate government disaster recovery plan to citizens
- Prepare citizens for emergency, such as emergency preparedness checklistand disaster supplies kit
- Communicate the latest information to citizens during and after emergency including recovery status
- Enable collaboration of all parties responding to an emergency
- Connect citizens with Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
- Enable citizens to volunteer and to share resources, including food and housing, in case of an emergency
- Connect the citizens in need to hyperlocal help and resources, as well as non-profit organizations
- Step-by-step guidelines for citizens post-emergency to get life back to normal
- Enable donations from citizens to help other citizens after emergency
Location
Dates
to 7th April 2018 - 07:00 PM