Good afternoon:
We attach in this link the press release related to the celebration last weekend of the DigiRights Hackathon, aimed at the development of software to promote the digital rights of citizens in «Smart cities». Nearly 60 people from 20 countries from four continents registered to participate.
We attach some images of the event: photo of the jury, photo of the Fairgram tool, photo of the Conscendo tool and photo of the RightBot tool.
We hope it is of your interest to publish it in your media.
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Fairgram (Italy), Consendo (UK) and Rightbot (Ecuador) solutions awarded at the DIGIRIGHTS hackathon
DIGIRIGHTS, a global hackathon aimed at the development of software to promote the digital rights of citizens in «Smart cities», was held last weekend.
Nearly 60 people from 20 countries from four continents registered to participate and worked on developing their solutions to empower citizens’ in their capacity to effectively exercise their digital rights.
The three solutions finally awarded have been: Italy ITLL-ROKH (Fairgram); del United Kingdom Greenwich University (Conscendo) and Ecuador University of Cuenca (Rightbot).
Madrid, July 12, 2021. From Friday 9 to Sunday 11 a total of seven teams competed to find the best solution to the challenges proposed by the organizers related to improving the knowledge and exercise of digital rights by citizens: University of Greenwich, LETS LAB, Innovation in Law Studies Alliance (ILSA) and Instituto de Innovación Legal.
The jury composed of leading figures in the fields of innovation and LegalTech (Ghislaine Boddington, Jim Chiang, Tomer Libal, Juan Carlos Luna, Ebru Metin, Dory Reiling, Jordi Rivera y Karol Valencia) had the opportunity to listen to the presentations of the different teams and selected the three applications that best met the criteria of originality, innovation, relevance, sustainability and impact.
The first prize of £1000 was presented by Dr Ahmad Haj Mosa on behalf PwC to the team responsible for the Fairgram solution. The second prize of £700, sponsored by LETS Lab (University of Greenwich), was presented by Dr Argyro Karanasiou, Director of LETS Lab, to the team responsible for the Conscendo solution. Finally, the third prize of £400, sponsored by ROKH, was awarded by the firm’s managing partner Filippo Maria Andreani to the team responsible for Rightbot.
The three solutions share the concern to support citizens in the effective exercise of their right to the protection of their personal data with different proposals for this purpose. In the case of Fairgram, it is proposed to exploit the potential of infographics to communicate the terms and conditions in a more understandable way to citizens. In the case of Conscendo, it is a platform that allows identity management from a single platform ensuring a more controlled management of personal data and finally Rightbot, is a chatbot whose objective is to solve doubts in relation to data protection and cybersecurity.
The Fairgram team is made up of: Carlo Maria Guiotto, Cosetta Masi, Jader Francia, Marco Alagna, Romina Sanja. The Conscendo team is composed of: Esra Kilic, Harsh Vijay, Patel Siddhesh Dineshkumar Panchal and Szabina B. Horvath. The Rightbot team is formed by Ana Zamora, Juan Carlos Ortega, Edison Ortiz, María Cecilia González Artega and Rolando Andrade.
DIGIRIGHTS aims, among others, to facilitate the continuing education of students and professionals interested in LegalTech, offering an opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration. As such, this initiative is intended to stimulate the development of technology to promote access to Justice, and will offer participants a unique opportunity to expand their network and work alongside experienced professionals from different fields, as well as to enhance their employability skills and resume.
This hackathon has been supported by, among other organizations: Consejo General de la Abogacía Española, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (ICAM), Ilustre Colegio de abogados de Málaga, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Universidad Tecmilenio, Cognitiv+, Diez y Romero Abogados, Swiss LegalTech Association, European Technology Chamber, The Smart Lawyers, Lawit Group, PredictaBill, Legálitas, Access Info and Global LegalTech Consortium. The following media outlets have also offered their support as media partners: Law&Trends, Eventos Jurídicos, Latin Counsel, Idealex.press, Foro Jurídico, Iberian Lawyer, El Jurista, Law Sites, Law Next, SCL, Lawgic Tec and ELSA.
All information about DIGIRIGHTS can be accessed through this link.
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