Flipkart's Gridlock Hackathon sees participation from 400 companies
By MYBRANDBOOK
Flipkart's Gridlock Hackathon, a one-of-a-kind initiative to crowdsource innovative, implementable solutions from the tech community and concerned citizens, that could help ease Bengaluru’s perennial traffic problem has seen participation from 400 companies.
The initiative was announced as part of the ‘Month of Innovation’ at Flipkart, a part of its 10 year anniversary celebrations.
Gridlock Hackathon was announced on 7 June and concluded the online submissions on July 2, 2017. The contest witnessed close to 3,000 registrations including over 1,000 teams. The top 10 entries will be shortlisted and invited to present their solutions on July 8 to the panel of esteemed jury comprising Binny Bansal, Group CEO, Flipkart; Sridhar Pabbisetty, CEO, Namma Bengaluru Foundation; and Abhishek Goyal, DCP, Traffic East Division, Bengaluru City.
The jury will pick the best 3 ideas judged on parameters like impact, feasibility, scalability, sustainability, and completeness.
Techies from all across the world have come together to share their solutions to solve for the biggest problem of a city we all love. Participants represent over 400 companies ranging from startups to established tech companies like: Accenture, Sapient, E&Y, GE, VMware, McKinsey & Company, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, SAP, Samsung Research and Development, ISRO, Ola Cabs, Mercedes Benz R&D, Microsoft, Uber, Cube26, Cleartax, Goibibo, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemeni, Intel, ITC Infotech, Juniper.
Gridlock Hackathon witnessed entries pouring in from cities and towns all across India, while majority of the entries are from Bangalore, hundreds of participants have registered from places like Pune, Jalandhar, Dehradun, Kolkata, Jaipur, Vellore, Kerala, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Kochi, Delhi, UP, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Udaipur, Chandigarh.
In addition, entries have been received from Seattle, Atlanta, Indiana, Syria, Canada, Romania, Bangladesh and Dubai. The competition has also received a phenomenal response among the student community from Institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, Purdue University, IIT BHU, IIIT Chittoor and AIT Pune, among others.
Participants are using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models to design and implement a solution that integrates different systems to make traffic smooth and sustainably manageable.
In its quest to give back to the city where it was established, Flipkart launched the Gridlock Hackathon that could help ease Bengaluru’s traffic problem. With this aim in mind, Flipkart invited the tech community and concerned citizens to crowdsource innovative, implementable solutions that could help ease Bengaluru’s perennial traffic problem. Additionally, Flipkart invited entries from companies like Amazon, Google, Uber, Ola, Microsoft, Cisco, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture among many others.
BREAKING NEWS
TECHNO TRENDS
Nazara and ONDC set to transform in-game monetization with ‘
Nazara Technologies has teamed up with the Open Network for Digital Comme...
Jio Platforms and NICSI to offer cloud services to government
In a collaborative initiative, the National Informatics Centre Services In...
BSNL awards ₹5,000 Cr Project to RVNL-Led Consortium
A syndicate led by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (abbreviated as RVNL), along wi...
Pinterest tracks users without consent, alleges complaint
A recent complaint alleges that Pinterest, the popular image-sharing platf...
E-Magazine
TECHNOTAINMENT
Netflix adds 'Moments' feature for saving, sharing scenes from
Netflix has introduced a new “Moments” feature on its mobile app, whic
Jacqueline Fernandez come together with YouTuber Mr. Beast for
Jacqueline Fernandez has partnered with American YouTuber Mr. Beast to b
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Visa elevates Rishi Chhabra as new Country Manager for India
Rishi holds a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from The Ohio State Univ
Genesys welcomes Albert Nel as Senior VP and Regional Sales Le
Genesys continues to deepen its investment in the APAC region. Earlier this
OPEN YOUR EYES
INTERVIEWS
In India, 88% of Indian business leaders are planning to inves
As we move through 2024, it has become increasingly clear that AI is not ju
Cisco building a trusted and resilient future for the nation
Security is foundational to everything Cisco does and customers insist on e
HOT PICK
SonicWall Launches TZ80: A Powerful Solution for Remote Office
SonicWall announced today the launch of the TZ80, a groundbreaking securit
Gigabyte X3D Turbo: A Gaming Revolution
GIGABYTE X3D Turbo Mode is a cutting-edge feature that unifies cores distr
MAKE IN INDIA BRANDS
HP INDIA SALES PVT. LTD.
ZOHO CORPORATION PVT. LTD.
SAFE SECURITY SERVICES PVT. LTD.
FRESHWORKS TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
EMINENT CIO'S OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA : RAJESH NAMBIAR
Rajesh leads the company’s India associates and enhances relationshi...
Icons Of India : Dr. Sanjay Bahl
Dr. Sanjay Bahl has around four decades of experience in the ICT indus...
Icons Of India : Kumar Mangalam Birla
Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla recently made a comeb...
PARTNER SPEAKERS
PSU
GSTN - Goods and Services Tax Network
GSTN provides shared IT infrastructure and service to both central and...
BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is one of India’s largest and oldest...
C-DOT - Center of Development of Telematics
India’s premier research and development center focused on telecommu...
VIDEOS
Top 25 Brands
Global Indian industry
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Shantanu Narayen, CEO- Adobe Systems Incorporated
Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems Incorporated, is renowned for h...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - JAY CHAUDHRY, CEO – Zscaler
Jay Chaudhry, an Indian-American technology entrepreneur, is the CEO a...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder- Pensando Systems
Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder of Pensando Systems, is a tech visionary ren...
STARNITE AWARDS 2024
ITFORUM 2024
CMO of the Year
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
IMAGE GALLERY
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
MORE VIDEOS
ADVERTISEMENTS
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
UNICORNS REVOLUTIONISING
