Epihack

2013-08-06 13:58:50

By: Information Technology Center

Epihack Workshop

Epihack Workshop

In the thick layers of complexity the world order acts within it is crucial to explore potential solutions to global threats through different perspectives and expertise! A hack-a-thon sets out a dynamic environment for various fields to integrate, explore, create and build bridges. Epihack will gather a vivid set of people ranging from developers to global health experts to address the important, borderless issue of disease surveillance.

Technology is an enabling toolkit that utilizes the sources of 'big data' for large-scale disease surveillance in order to prevent, minimize impact or retreat the expansion of diseases. Epihack will take place in Cambodia, which illustrates the importance of surveillance in the region which houses several global disease outbreaks as well as a place of interesting ideas and projects aiming to improve the health security. Epihack marks a milestone of fusing experts from various fields in the quest to ensure a healthier and safer world through the hack-a-thon model!

During the course of three days Epihack will join the forces of the leading stakeholders in South East Asia in the field of technology, health care and development to collaborate, create, adapt or improve five prototype projects for participatory surveillance. The Epihack organizing team has carefully selected five existing projects that will in partnership with the developers and global health experts combine the potential of technology and beyond! At the end of the hack-a-thon the intense input of effort and creativity will be shared with the health community in Phnom Penh, including the private and public sectors, NGOs and other stakeholders.