Makerspace North at the City Centre will play host this weekend to Random Hacks of Kindness Ottawa, which is, as the name suggests, a hackathon for social good.
Kinaxis is a sponsor of the event, which will bring together volunteer developers and tech-savvy do-gooders to work with charities, community groups and social enterprises.
Kinaxis CTO Jack Noppé said the firm is passionate about using technology to solve complex problems.
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“I’m excited to see the results of applying this same passion to the challenges faced by non-profits and other local humanitarian organizations,” Mr. Noppé said in a statement.
Kinaxis staff will also be lending their skills at the two-day event, which is still looking for more volunteers from various backgrounds, including computer programmers, project managers, user interface and user experience specialists and marketing professionals.
