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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">We would like to share with you the results from the Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon that started in March 2020. The Kampala INSPIRE hackathon</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> 
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">concluded with an online event on</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> 
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">6th May 2020. Participants representing all teams joined to share their final results and to celebrate their achievements in an awards ceremony. During this 3 hours
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">The INSPIRE hackathons main focus is building relationships, making rapid developments, and collecting ideas for future research and innovation. The goal of the Kampala INSPIRE
 Virtual Hackathon 2020 is to continue to build and strengthen relationships between several EU projects and African communities that started in 2019 with
</span><a href="https://www.plan4all.eu/2019/06/nairobi-inspire-hackathon-2019-intercontinental-engagement-in-open-science-innovation-and-data/"><span style="text-decoration:underline; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">the
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are pleased to share the results</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">of
 this international collaboration to support a sustainable Africa.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>The video recordings and results are at</b>
</span><span style="color:#454545"><a href="https://www.smartafrihub.com/home/-/blogs/results-of-the-kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.smartafrihub.com/home/-/blogs/results-of-the-kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">The INSPIRE hackathon is not an event, it is a process. You can read more about the projects at
</span><a href="https://www.plan4all.eu/updates/kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020-challenges/"><span style="text-decoration:underline; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://www.plan4all.eu/updates/kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020-challenges/</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">All participating teams will have the opportunity to submit their final reports to GODAN Gateway
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Our congratulations to all participating teams and many thanks for excellent work to all participants and mentors. A special thanks to the Kampala INSPIRE Hackathon supporting
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Suchith</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dr. Suchith Anand</span></p>
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