Indian Institute technology (IIT) Roorkee has collaborated with Uttarakhand Police to host Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon 2.0. It is being conducted in three phases – Prelims, which marks the launch of the website and the start of registration for solution and idea submission, which will be followed by phases with a timeline for Mains and prize distribution ceremony.
The website of the event, Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon has also been launched at the Police Headquarters in Dehradun. Throwing some light on the event, Ashok Kumar, Director General of Police, Uttarakhand said, “Following the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Smart Policing, around 332 teams from across the country participated in the first edition of Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon. Last year was organized by Uttarakhand Police. This year, we are planning to organize the same event in which IIT Roorkee is the knowledge partner and Tech Mahindra is the industrial partner.
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“Uttarakhand Cyber Police has done commendable work in the last 01-02 years and is now committed to find innovative technological solutions which will act as the benchmark and shape smart policing. This year we will be partnering industry experts with students. I wish all the best to all the participants.”
The need for hackathons to find technical solutions has been emphasized at times by the Prime Minister of India. “Uttarakhand Police with utmost enthusiasm and commitment to fulfill the goal of Smart Policing organized the first successful cyber hackathon Devbhoomi Cyber Hackathon in the state of Uttarakhand. That’s why the first state of the north became India To do so,” the institute said.
The website is developed under the aegis of IIT Roorkee and Uttarakhand Police. The website was inaugurated by Ashok Kumar, Director General of Police, Uttarakhand during the program. The mega event was attended by senior state police officers, MHA officials, Professor Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee and Mahindra team. The conveners of the program are Prof P Satish Kumar Peddoju and Prof Akshay Dwivedi of IIT Roorkee.
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