Bangalore,
Karnataka – [14/04/2025] – After the massive success of the NER Tech Hackathon
in Guwahati, the North Eastern Regional Community Resource Management Society (NERCORMS)
and Amantya Technologies has announced NER Tech Hackathon 2.0, set to
take place on May 12, 2025, at Courtyard Hebbal, Bangalore.
Building
on the momentum from Guwahati, this second edition of the hackathon aims to
bring together brilliant innovators, early-stage startups, and student teams
from across the country to design impactful solutions using 5G, IoT, AI, and
emerging technologies. This pioneering event aims to foster digital innovation
by leveraging 5G technology to address key challenges in healthcare,
agriculture, animal husbandry, and IoT applications in the Oil & Gas
industry—with a strong emphasis on reaching remote communities, women,
youth and self-help groups.
The
hackathon is being organized under the project "Deepening of Scientific
Research on 5G Use Cases for Solving Challenges of Society" by the
North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCORMS), a
society under the North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region, Govt. of India.
To
incentivize participation and recognize groundbreaking ideas, NERCORMS and
Amantya Technologies has announced a grand prize of INR 10 lakhs for the
winning team, along with three consolation prizes of INR 2 lakhs each. The
submission deadline is April 28, 2025.
For
more information and to apply, visit www.nec5g.org.