Events
Smart City Consultancy Hackathon: Milton Keynes AI Festival
MK Smart City Hack 2024
Smart City Consultancy are running a one-day hackathon event, "MK Smart City Hack 2024", which aims to bring together innovative young minds from local academic institutions and other organisations in Milton Keynes. This event will focus on the innovative use of the MK Data Exchange, a comprehensive repository of IoT data from the city. The hackathon will encourage participants to develop applications that leverage real-time travel, environmental, smart home, weather and other data from MK. Some initial training will be provided on the day, and prizes awarded for the most innovative use of data to benefit MK.
Benefits of Participation
1. Hands-on Experience with IoT and Big Data: The hackathon centres around the use of the MK Data Exchange, providing participants with the opportunity to work hands-on with a repository of real-world IoT data, allowing students to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical, real-world context.
2. Innovation and Creativity: By encouraging the development of applications that utilize this data, the hackathon aims for innovation and creativity.
3. Career Development: Participation in such an event can be a useful boost to a participant's CV, demonstrating practical experience, a proactive attitude towards learning, and the ability to innovate and work well in teams.
4. Problem-Solving Skills: Tackling the challenges of developing applications that leverage real-time data will test problem-solving skills.
5. Community Contribution: By focusing on applications that could benefit the city, students have the unique opportunity to contribute positively to their community.
ERL Robotics Competition
The prestigious Smart Cities Robotics Competition will return to Milton Keynes in September 2023, as part of the European Robotics League.
The competition will see teams from across Europe compete in a range of different challenges.
The event will take place in centre:mk, one of the UK’s leading retail centres.
The competition is also an opportunity to celebrate technological advances in a location that is leading the wider Smart City agenda.
Throughout the week, there are a number of specially curated events, with VIP invitations that include attendees from across Government, Industry and Academia.
Previous events in Milton Keynes have attracted large crowds and national media interest.
The European Robotics League itself has seen 3000 participants over its five years of operation, with themed events that run across Europe.
