Hsinchu City Government will hold an activity called “Hsinchu Hackathon — Hack Hsinchu City” on Nov. 28 and 29. This will be the first-ever hackathon contest to be held around the theme of new designs for a city government’s official Web site. Mayor Lin Chih-chien announced the launch of the activity at the Residence of Hsin Chih-ping on Monday last week.
Hsinchu City Government’s Department of General Affairs says that the word “hackathon” is a portmanteau of the words “hack” and “marathon,” and it means that it is going to hold a “marathon technological creativity contest.” The organizers are going to send out “hero invitations,” broadly inviting network wizards to take part in redesigning the government’s official Web site. By combining civic resources and creativity in holding this 33-hour-long marathon contest, they want to make the official Web site more lively and diverse.
Lin said that the city government’s Web site has not been renewed in the nearly 11 years since it was first set up in 2005, so the authorities hope, by means of this competition, to pick the best and most innovative design team for the official Web site, and the one that is most representative of Hsinchu City Government, so that its official Web site can become a model for other counties and cities.
Photo: Hung Mei-hsiu, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者洪美秀
Those wishing to enter the contest can do so by registering online between now and 12 noon on Nov. 25. First prize will be NT$80,000, second prize NT$50,000, and third prize NT$20,000, and there will be a merit award of NT$10,000. Further information can be found on the city government’s official Web site at www.hccg.gov.tw.
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
新竹市政府十一月廿八及廿九日將舉辦「新竹黑客松Hack Hsinchu City」活動，是首創以政府官網創新設計為主題舉辦的黑客松競賽，市長林智堅上週一在辛志平校長故居宣布活動起跑。
市政府行政處表示，「黑客松」是「黑客」與「馬拉松」的複合字，用來表示市政府將進行「馬拉松式的科技創作競賽」。該主辦單位準備發出「英雄帖」，廣邀網路高手參與市政府的網路設計，結合民間資源與創意，進行長達卅三小時的馬拉松式競賽，讓官方網站更活潑多元。
市長林智堅說，市政府官網從二○○五年建置到現在，已近十一年沒改版過，希望透過此次競賽，選出最好、最創新及最能代表新竹市政府的官網設計團隊，讓市政府官網成為其他各縣市典範。
大賽採網路報名，報名時間即日起到廿五日中午十二點，第一名獎金八萬元、第二名五萬元、第三名兩萬元、佳作一萬元，可洽市政府官網www.hccg.gov.tw查詢。
（自由時報記者洪美秀）
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