Telenor Velocity Collaborates with Google and UNDP to Launch 'Digital Hackfair' - Press Release issued by Telenor Pakistan.

Islamabad -- January 20, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Telenor Pakistan

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Telenor Pakistan's Digital Accelerator Program, Telenor Velocity, has launched a unique online hackathon in Pakistan, in collaboration with Google Developers and UNDP Pakistan's Youth Empowerment Programme, to find the best developers and get them to build impactful solutions using Google's open-source Flutter toolkit. Flutter aims to provide a framework and tooling for creating user experiences without compromise on any device or form factor.

This is a first-of-its-kind online hackathon that is open for developers including students, experts, professionals, and even individuals who take this as a hobby, to use the power of code and build solutions for a Digital Pakistan.

The objective of this Hackfair is to give a platform to independent innovators to realize their ideas and develop skills through the learning journey. The hackathon is open for submissions in areas contributing towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that include FinTech, Connectivity, Agriculture, Gender, Education, Health, and Environment and Safety.

"As we step into a new decade, our interaction with technology is only going to get stronger on individual and business levels," said Sardar Abubakr, Chief Digital and Strategy Officer at Telenor Pakistan.

Young and smart minds across the world are finding solutions to everyday challenges through technology, bringing convenience to life along with simplicity and efficiency to business processes. Events like Digital Hackfair brings together these innovators to develop better solutions as compared to working in silos. We are confident that through this collaboration and use of Google's latest technology, we will be able to create state-of-the-art solutions for a Digital Pakistan.

"As technology optimists, Google is always supportive of young developers with a passion for tackling the important challenges of our times. The...