Amity University, NTU, Mumbai engineering college students win 3rd Singapore-India Hackathon

NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and Singapore's deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong felicitated the winners of the 3rd Edition of the Singapore-India Hackathon in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

The finale of the hackathon was held under the G20 Presidency at the Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event was attended by more than 600 participants, including students, start-ups, investors, policymakers, corporates, and academics.

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The hackathon was organized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of the Ministry of Education, India, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

The students from the Nanyang Technological University, Amity University, and Dwarkadas College of engineering emerged as the top student prize winners. As per the official statement, they created a tool aimed at assisting regulators in detecting potential suspects of insider trading. Haqdarshak secured the top position in the startup category for their work in enabling 2.8 million Indians to access approximately SGD 700 million in government welfare services.

Both ministers signed an agreement on cooperation in education and skill development and a Joint Working Group will be set up to incorporate best practices and maximize the knowledge and skills partnership.

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Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said,'' Knowledge is power. The initiatives, like SIH, are a wonderful way to facilitate knowledge exchanges and unleash the innovation potential of the youth of both our countries and that going forward we must take the hackathon culture beyond the realms of STEM to find solutions to common societal challenges.”

Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore said,” The Singapore-India Hackathon is unique and precious, supported by the leaders of both countries and is conceived from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision. The teams competed to showcase solutions for six problem statements - Financial Fraud Detection, Financial Inclusion and Credit Offering, Sea-level Rise and Coastal Flooding, Optimising Food Recycling, Monitoring Carbon Footprint, and Boosting Singapore-India Trade Connectivity.”

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The Singapore-India Hackathon was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his official visit to Singapore in 2018. The previous two events were held in Singapore in 2018 and in India in 2019 at IIT Madras.

PM Modi sent a written message, “I am delighted to learn about the NTU Singapore-India Hackathon 2023. The organization of this Hackathon comes at a time when India has assumed the presidency of G20. The mantra of the G20 Presidency, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, is the manifestation of the ancient Indian concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which means the world is one family. The essence of this vision is to come together to build a shared future. The Singapore-India Hackathon is an initiative that encapsulates this noble thought.”