COUNTRY FOCUS: BAHRAIN
on the development of remote learning
solutions to support educational efficiency
for the future.
Thirty high school and university students
divided into five teams participated in the
virtual hackathon which utilised such tools as
Zoom and Google Sheets, Forms and Slides.
The ideas presented by the teams were
diverse and tackled different perspectives
of remote learning like VR, digital internship
and much more.
The winning team under the name ‘Minds’
presented a pitch which featured the use
of Virtual Reality, with an application that
provides the visuals and environment of a
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THE VIRTUAL
HACKATHON
WAS ORGANISED
IN SUPPORT
OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING
MEASURES
TO CURB THE
COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
science lab for students who are missing out
on the laboratory experience.
Over the past two years, a number of
programmes sponsored by Batelco
took place at the Brinc Batelco IoT Hub
including eight hackathons for Batelco’s
employees, students and the community
with 230 participants who were able to
tackle 32 real-world challenges. Three
corporate product design bootcamps
for Batelco employees to create new
innovative solutions were also delivered,
and furthermore, over 30 workshops
revolving around IoT, technology and
innovation, and more than 90 technology
events for the community’s aspiring future
entrepreneurs were hosted at The Hub. •
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