Asia Open Data Challenge was organized for the first time in 2015 with the aim 
of solving common challenges by leveraging open data in Asia. This year, Japan, 
Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, organized the 5th year for this international 
competition with impletmentation of Taipei Computer Association. Participants 
seek to address challenges under the theme of "Smart Life" by making use of 
open data in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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caption: 2019 Asia Open Data Challenge Kicks Off Now! 20190719

Moreover, there are numerous enterprises exploring the innovation and 
application of data, creating more opportunities for international cooperation 
with the participants this year. The enterprises and their themes include:


Microsoft & PChome: 
How to apply data to create a full channel of O2O sales and maximize regional 
economy

Gigabyte & WeatherRisk: 
How to utilize open data of air condition (such as pollution sources, weather 
conditions, overseas transmission, etc.) for prediction models to create 
innovative services for people.

HERE Technologies: 
Make every day experiences smarter and more sustainable by leveraging the power 
of location services developing by HERE API.
Not only engineers are welcomed, data scientists, designers, planners and 
directors are also welcomed to join the competition.

To find out more information of the competition, please check 
https://opendatachallenge.tca.org.tw

To register the competition, please check 
https://opendatachallenge.tca.org.tw/registerAgreement.aspx

source: Taipei Computer Association