SHILLONG, Nov 28: A team going by the name Innovation Geeks on Saturday won during the final round of 1st Meghalaya Police Hackathon Event for developing a women safety app named ‘AWAAZ’.
The Meghalaya Police in collaboration with NIT, Meghalaya, and St Anthony’s College on Saturday conducted the final round of the 1st Meghalaya Police Hackathon Event at Police Headquarters, Shillong, via video conference.
According to a statement, the team, comprising Pankaj Goyal, Govind Kumar, Debasmita Das, Preeti Polai and Mayank Singh was awarded cash prize and a commendation trophy by the Director General of Police. “A total of six concept papers were presented by the participating teams in the final phase where the participants showcased the applications developed by them,” the statement said.
During the programme, the second spot was bagged by team Titans for ‘CDR and Tower analysis tool kit’ while the third spot was secured by teams Unique Superthinkers and OG Tech for ‘Fast reporting Website’ and ‘Integrated Parking Solutions and Emergency Alert System’ respectively.