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#Hack.Jozi Challenge selects Joburg’s top ten digital ideas

Gugu LourieBy Gugu Lourie2016-05-03No Comments4 Mins Read
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The top ten of the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge has been announced. The varied ideas include ways for parents to reduce screen time for their children, a free pick up and drop off laundry service and an online platform to upload or download building plans for quicker approval by local authorities. By Staff Writer

#Hack.Jozi Challenge is a project of the City of Johannesburg and the JCSE (Joburg Centre for Software Engineering) at Wits University. Ravi Naidoo, executive director for Economic Development for the City of Johannesburg, says they were overwhelmed not only by the number of entries to the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge but also by their quality.

He explains, “The 2016 shortlist of ten finalists is an impressive list of young people with new and innovative ideas in the digital arena. After a rigorous process that has been playing out over the past six weeks, we now have ten superb businesses which have fought through three rounds of the competition and have been judged on the technical feasibility of their venture, scalability and the wow-factor.”

“We have touched more than 100 entrepreneurs through this challenge. A demo day will be held on Friday, 13 May when all ten tech-preneurs will present their ideas that they have thrashed out with their peers and mentors during the course of the challenge.”

“We are also pleased to see that other government agencies such as the City of Cape Town and the Department of Water and Sanitation have taken a cue from the City of Joburg to embrace the digital era in their environments and encourage technology innovation as a way to address relevant problems and promote entrepreneurship.”

Feedback from participants has been extremely positive. Barend Craven, from TimeWise explains, “My  developer and I struggled for six months to solve one of the issues on our application. Prof Barry Dwolatzky of the JCSE suggested a solution in five minutes that solved our problem!”

Now, judges will have to make the difficult decision on which aspiring business will win R1 million and two runners up which will win R350 000 each. All three will be supported by a business mentor who will guide them on how best to use the prize money and further develop their idea into a successful profitable enterprise.

The top three winners of the 2016 #HackJozi Challenge will be announced on Thursday, 19 May 2016.

Potential tech-preneurs were called on earlier this year to develop technology solutions to everyday Jozi problems and enter the #Hack.Jozi Challenge.

The top one hundred entrants, all start-up entrepreneurs, attended a special entrepreneurship and business training boot camp geared to helping them develop their great digital ideas into possible business opportunities. The top 20 selected received additional business mentorship.

The top 10 will enjoy a one-year free membership of the well-known ICT Hub in Braamfontein, which is a Wits University initiative under the leadership of Professor Barry Dwolatzky.

Its success in its launch year in 2015 saw the City of Johannesburg commit R5 million for the second #Hack.Jozi Challenge this year.

“This competition is designed to accelerate early stage ICT startups. It supports capacity development, job creation and enterprise development in our City,” says Naidoo.

The city will not take any equity in any of the businesses.

Top ten contestants of #HackJozi Challenge 2016 

Business Idea
Tuta-Me A mobile application that looks to connect tutors with students for tutoring services.
TimeWize Parental Control A tool for parents to address screen-time issues with their children and their Android devices.
Mensch An online marketplace where the demand for sound, pragmatic and sustainable advice by businesses is matched to the supply of high quality business experts from South Africa’s top business schools and business consultancies.
LCERT LCERT (Low Cost Educational Robotics Toy) Kit, which includes hardware, software and activities.
Spotless A pickup and drop-off of laundry service that ensures that clothes are cleaned and dry-cleaned to the highest standards.
Advicement Building an online platform which aims to automate the functions of a traditional financial advisor.
DUEPROP An integrated online due-diligence portal, available on multiple platforms and designed for all property sector stakeholders.
eSubmit An online platform on which building plans and other related documentation can be uploaded and/or downloaded for the purposes of obtaining building approval from local authorities.
Gradrr This system prepares and automatically marks multiple choice questions. Advanced features are being offered to educational institutions to analyse and report on the information.
TechnoVera Smart lockers that reduce the average waiting time for patients collecting chronic medication at primary healthcare collection facilities.

 

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