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Date Published
Author
Karin Wolok
Word count
509
Language
English
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None

Summary

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, global economies and healthcare infrastructure systems are facing unprecedented challenges, with individuals on the front lines experiencing uncontrollable chaos and others seeing the world come to a standstill. Neo4j's community manager notes that their community is made up of passionate and kind individuals who want to make a difference, leading to the formalization of the Graphs4Good GraphHack initiative. Unlike traditional hackathons, this event focuses on unity, collaboration, and positive contribution, with 150 people registering in just under a week. The initiative aims to bring together developers, data scientists, researchers, and practitioners to work on COVID-19 response topics and projects that make a real impact. Participants can either lead projects or contribute to existing ones by following simple steps, which include creating a GitHub project, adding relevant information, and registering for the event.