{"id":8502,"date":"2020-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/citizenship-and-the-ict-sector-respond-massively-to-a-call-for-innovative-solutions-to-the-social-challenges-of-confinement\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:50:26","slug":"citizenship-and-the-ict-sector-respond-massively-to-a-call-for-innovative-solutions-to-the-social-challenges-of-confinement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/ca\/citizenship-and-the-ict-sector-respond-massively-to-a-call-for-innovative-solutions-to-the-social-challenges-of-confinement\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizenship and the ICT sector respond massively to a call for innovative solutions to the social challenges of confinement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>More than 100 teams participate in the Hakcovid, a hackathon organized by the Catalan Government and the i2CAT Foundation. Until April 12th, these teams will develop solutions based on web services or mobile apps to respond to the main challenges voted by the citizens.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6944 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2cat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Banner-angles-Twitter-1024-x-512-300x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"146\" \/>In collaboration with the Catalan government, the i2CAT Foundation has launched <a href=\"https:\/\/hackovid.cat\/\">Hackovid<\/a>, an initiative to promote the participation of citizens and the ICT sector to identify and solve citizens\u2019 needs during the confinement period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the weekend, Catalan citizens registered 176 social needs which received 1.665 votes that selected the most pressing challenges. Among the 20 most voted needs are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinforcement of proximity trade\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provision of food for families at risk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guaranteeing citizens&#8217; rights\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide solutions to these challenges, a virtual hackathon started on Monday with more than 100 teams of developers and ICT professionals. Until April 12th, participants will develop solutions based on web services or mobile apps to solve the most voted needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 5 solutions with the greatest social impact will receive an award to boost its implementation. 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