The Future Environment Lab, established by The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI), Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG), and Nihon Unisys, Ltd. in an industry-academia partnership, held the "Re:Kyoto Open Data Hackathon - Think of new forms while using Kyoto's open data -" from June 21 (Thursday) to 29 (Friday), 2018 at KCG Kyoto Ekimae Campus. The survey targeted students at KCGI and KCG.
A hackathon is an event for software-related projects where participants intensively brainstorm ideas and carry out development over a short period of time. This time, with the support of Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics Cyber Kyoto Laboratory"Open Data Seminar: Initiatives of Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City" was held on May 24 (https://nic.kyoto/news/2018-06-08.html) The theme settings were configured to work in conjunction with. In addition to students, faculty and staff from KCGI and KCG—who are also members of the Future Environment Lab—participated and spent a week working on their projects. Participants not only used open data but also brainstormed ideas for open data that has not yet been released and explored new ways of providing it; although they grappled with a wide range of topics, they had a very rewarding experience. On the final day, Mr. Kenjiro Higashi of the Kyoto Prefectural Government’s Information Policy Division—who had given a presentation at the Open Data Seminar—and Mr. Yutaka Yoshikawa of Code for Kyoto (*) joined us for a presentation of the development results by our staff and students.
The Future Environment Lab plans to continue hosting a variety of development-related events in the future. We hope you'll all join us then!
*Code for Kyoto: Let’s use the power of ICT to solve local social issues!* It is a citizens' group that has come together under this philosophy. With the cooperation of Kyoto City and Kyoto Prefecture, we are hosting study sessions and hackathons on ICT technology.
