{"id":610555,"date":"2019-04-26T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T17:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Stanbic Bank Ghana<\/p>\n2019-04-26\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/372"},"modified":"2019-04-26T17:01:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T17:01:23","slug":"hacklab-2019-ends-on-a-high-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/26\/hacklab-2019-ends-on-a-high-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacklab 2019 ends on a high note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Stanbic Bank Ghana<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/37243077.295.jpg\" alt=\"Hacklab 2019\" title=\"Hacklab 2019\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Young developers and mentors at the event<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The 2019 edition of Africa\u2019s longest hackathon, Hacklab, has ended in Kumasi. This year\u2019s event, which was held under the theme \u2018Can Blockchain Technology Transform the Service Industry in Ghana\u2019, brought together young developers and mentors within the tech space to interact and share ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The mentors included Dr. Thomas Mensah, creator of the fibre optic technology, Dr. Charles Buckman, motivational speaker and life coach and Mr. Patrick Quantson, Head of Digital Transformation at Stanbic Bank Ghana. After a competitive pitch from 30 teams on blockchain technology solutions, the group CODENIFICENT emerged winner.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Patrick Quantson, said Stanbic Bank\u2019s motivation for hosting the Hacklab is in recognition of the huge potential the digital technologies hold in transforming societies. \u201cWe are in the digital and data age and if we harness the opportunities they present effectively, digital technology is certainly going to accelerate the level at which humankind can solve problems and change society\u201d, Mr. Quantson said. <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, 15 interns were recruited from the hackathon to join the Stanbic digital transformation team. They contributed to developing epics such as the Enhanced Virtual Assistance (EVA), developed the #SBIncubator Website, the Welcome Emailers for onboarding new customers.<\/p>\n<p>The Hackathon has over the years has grown to become Ghana\u2019s foremost gathering of young developers and tech savvy youth. 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