"MIT Policy Hackathon Produces New Solutions for Technology Policy Challenges"

The MIT Policy Hackathon, run by students from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), is an interdisciplinary competition that brings together participants from all over the world to explore potential solutions to some of society's most pressing issues. Unlike other competitions of its kind, MIT's event, according to Jorge Sandoval, a second-year graduate student in MIT's Technology and Policy Program (TPP), emphasizes a humanistic approach. The goal of the hackathon is to promote technology applications that are humanistic or human-centered. The initiative allows participants to analyze aspects of technology in contexts where they interact with society and people, an opportunity that most technical competitions do not provide because their primary focus is on technology. The competition began with 50 teams divided into four challenge categories. Internet and Cybersecurity, Environmental Justice, Logistics, and Housing and City Planning were among the categories this year. This article continues to discuss the MIT Policy Hackathon exploring solutions to challenges in cybersecurity and more. 

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