The
team won the “Best Product Idea Award” for developing a secured electronic
voting system using block chain technology, and was awarded a GH¢3,000.00 cash
prize.
The
epic competition organized by Hacklab Foundation was held at the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology and attracted the participation of 112
teams from 15 tertiary institutions, which solved challenges using Artificial
Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Block Chain technologies.
The
project featured entrepreneurs and other industry stakeholders who mentored and
shared expertise with the participants.
Mr
Carlos Ankora, Head of the Computer Science Department, presenting the prizes
to the Management of HTU, said the Institution produced five teams which won a
total of four out of a possible eight awards at the event.
He
said the feat included the “Most Promising Female Developers Award”, won by the
University’s all-female team for developing an environmental monitoring system
to help stakeholders deal with issues such as pollution.
Mr
Ankora said another team won the “Vodafone Special Award” for a hospital crowd
funding programme to streamline donations to health facilities.
Professor
Emmanuel Sakyi, Interim Vice Chancellor of the University, said the success of
the teams was evidence of the “strong collaboration between lectures and
students”, as well as a strong team spirit within the departments.
He
said the Technical University would continue to ensure that students were
equipped with “frugal innovative ideas that can transform society and impact
Ghana’s development”.
Professor
Sakyi said Information and Communication Technology must be utilized to enhance
teaching, learning and research, and commended lecturers for helping elevate
the image of the University “despite the institutional and logistical
challenges”.
He
promised management’s continuous support towards such activities, and asked
students to endeavor to win more laurels for the Institution.
A
total of GH¢6,800.00 was awarded to the HTU entrants, as well as a free
Microsoft training course for the all-female team.
Source:
Ghana News Agency
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