How to Reap Millions in Cost Savings from a State-Sponsored Hackathon

Government Technology: Civic hackathons have been gaining steam in the past five years, but there is a connection between these government-sponsored, or quasi-government-sponsored, events and tangible results for public agencies.

In the case of the Aloha state, Hawaii CIO Todd Nacapuy says the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (HACC) clearly has yielded tangible results, in the form of millions of dollars saved and hundreds of worker hours shaved.

Hawaii is reaping the benefits from taking the unusual approach of operating a monthlong hackathon, rather than a typical one-day or weekend hackfest, Nacapuy told Government Technology.

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