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The 2023 edition of CERN’s annual hackathon took place from 21 to 23 July, with the theme “science, research and education”
The Webfest – CERN’s annual hackathon based on open web technologies – will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year.
The second online edition of the Webfest brought together people from 63 countries to tackle challenges like wildfires, domestic violence and educational inequality
The weekend-long hackathon saw participants develop prototype applications under the theme ‘working together apart: accelerating collaboration’
Over 60 participants worked on 14 projects, including web games, geo-applications, translation software and educational tools
CERN attended the Royaume du Web event at Palexpo, a festival that gathered 10 500 YouTube enthusiasts
The recent CERN Summer Student Webfest saw participants hack all weekend to produce a range of weird and wonderful science innovations
