On October 20-22, 2017, nearly 1,000 technologists, developers, designers and mission workers in 42 cities around the world and online came together for the second ever Indigitous #HACK.
#HACK2017 Numbers
- 674 Participants
- 42 Cities
Manila, Philippines
A marketing professional in Manila had long felt torn between a desire to continue her career in marketing and a calling to serve as a missionary. After attending a local Indigitous #HACK event, she learned that she can do both, serving as a missionary through her marketing.
Waterloo, Canada
Using analytics and sentiment analysis around the #MeToo sexual harassment discussion, a team made a website to help Christians and churches listen and enter into the conversation with empathy and wisdom.
This project continued to be developed in FaithTech Labs.
Boise, USA
A team in Boise prototyped the Visibility Gauge Project, an automated hardware solution for calibrating HF radio to assist pilots when landing planes in poor visibility.
This project was tested for deployment by a global missions organization, MAF.
London, UK
Christians Against Poverty was the product of a team in London, who built a VR project on Gear VR and Oculus Rift. The project allows people to take part in a fully immersive experience of what it’s like to live in poverty.
This project was tested for deployment by a global missions organization.
Moldova | Singapore
Participants in Singapore collaborated with a team in Moldova to develop Stay, a website that tackles suicide by providing an anonymous forum where those with suicidal thoughts can find a friend to talk to.