By Mark Squibb/March 3, 2022
The folks behind the Eastern Health cyber hack likely won’t be there, but the City of Mount Pearl hopes that a number of other, more helpful, hackers will attend Hacking Mount Pearl this month.
The three-day, virtual event will be held March 25 to 27, and registered teams will have to bring their creativity and ingenuity to the table to create a product that tackles issues related to business recovery.
A judging panel will select a winning prototype based on final team presentations.
First place winners will earn, aside from bragging rights, $3,000 in cash, a seat in the Genesis Centre Evolution Program, a free 1-year membership in TechNL, and a free 1-year membership to the Mount Pearl - Paradise Chamber of Commerce.
The second and third place teams will also be awarded the same perks, with second place winning $1,500 and third place winning $500.
The event was launched in 2019 as part of the City’s Consider it Done campaign. That year’s winning team, Fantastic Five, developed a program, Fund Box, that would help municipalities better manage permit applications.
