Hackathon

WHAT

One Tech Day to migrate your public service application to our MarketPlace and one Networking Day between the Service Providers and Service Subscribers.

WHO

If you have an application for public services, or if you are a public administration who would like to see the lastest innovative applications which could support your local authority.

HOW

Register to one of the 3 Hacks through our website and if you are selected we will contact you with guidance on how to prepare for the Hackathon.

WHY THE HACKATHON?

Service Providers:

– Discover state of the art technologies and practice with them (Doker, Puppet, etc)
– Obtain feedback from public administration on your services
– Be in the CloudOpting Public Services Catalogue
– Know if your services are CloudOpting compliant ASAP

Services Subscribers:
– Understand the current trends in the cloud industry.
– Consider new business scenarios to adapt your IT strategy (explore new concepts for public applications and find out how much you can save).
– Enhance your international networks of cities and share experiences and best practice.
– Have a wide range of applications in a catalogue that can be suitable to bid.
– Foster local economic development.- Provide local companies the tools and IT framework with which to grow.

WHY CLOUDOPTING?

Service Providers:

– Have a central market place to sell services
– Find a wider audience in both your country and throughout Europe
– To increase the visibility of the applications and services to a EU Marketplace
– To decrease your applications time to market for public administrations
– Reduce your selling cost
– To join a social network of cities that are demanding your services

Services Subscribers:

– To gain access to a wide range of applications in the CloudOpting catalogue suitable to your organisation
– To facilitate the access to services in terms of prices
– Decrease the time-to-market of your applications through a procurement
– Collaborate with cities across Europe
– Follow the most innovative trends and applications in a European marketplace
– In big cities , avoid duplicated services
– Take learning and best practice from the cities leading in the smart cities and virtual service fields