Hacking Age to tackle Australia’s ageing population

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[1] Software engineers and medical experts will be converging this Friday in order to tackle some of the biggest issues facing Australia’s ageing population.

[2] Run by HealthXL and IBM, the Hacking Age hackathon will run from July 10th to 12th in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton.

[3] Different groups will be working and coordinating with one another in order to develop digital platforms and services geared towards dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and loneliness among Australia’s senior citizens.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Hacking Age to tackle Australia’s ageing population