NEWS RELEASE
COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE JENA GRISWOLD
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Six teams have been awarded $80,000 as winners of Go Code Colorado’s Business Solutions Challenge, in which teams use public data to turn Business Opportunities into Business Solutions.
Many of the finalist submissions were focused on issues raised during COVID-19, while others addressed topics specific to industries, environmental impacts, or education. Teams competed to integrate Colorado's public data into tools and valuable analytics for Colorado's business decision-makers.
Any team competing in the Business Solutions Challenge could leverage the proposals published as part of Go Code Colorado’s Business Opportunities Challenge held last fall to develop their solution or submit an original idea. A panel of industry judges reviewed each submission, and the top three ideas in each track (Business Applications or Business Analytics) received a total of $80,000. The 2021 winning teams are:
Analytics Track Winners:
- 1st Place - CRPforOpportunity
- 2nd Place - WhoCARES
- 3rd Place - Mavucation
Application Track Winners:
- 1st Place - PlasticScore
- 2nd Place - COCannabis
- 3rd Place - Open Water Foundation
Six teams have been awarded $80,000 as winners of Go Code Colorado’s Business Solutions Challenge, in which teams use public data to turn Business Opportunities into Business Solutions.
Many of the finalist submissions were focused on issues raised during COVID-19, while others addressed topics specific to industries, environmental impacts, or education. Teams competed to integrate Colorado's public data into tools and valuable analytics for Colorado's business decision-makers.
Any team competing in the Business Solutions Challenge could leverage the proposals published as part of Go Code Colorado’s Business Opportunities Challenge held last fall to develop their solution or submit an original idea. A panel of industry judges reviewed each submission, and the top three ideas in each track (Business Applications or Business Analytics) received a total of $80,000. The 2021 winning teams are:
Analytics Track Winners:
- 1st Place - CRPforOpportunity
- 2nd Place - WhoCARES
- 3rd Place - Mavucation
Application Track Winners:
- 1st Place - PlasticScore
- 2nd Place - COCannabis
- 3rd Place - Open Water Foundation
Analytics Track Finalists:
CRPforOpportunity – Using culturally relevant pedagogy to close the opportunity gap.
InterConnectAnalyst – Finding ways to improve internet access to underserved communities across Colorado.
MaverickHousingAnalysis - Investigating rising home prices in Mesa County.
Mavucation - Assessment of Mesa County Valley School District 51 Performance.
UnmaskingTheData - The Continuing Need for Broadband: COVID-19's Influence
WhoCARES - PPP Loan Distribution and Effectiveness in the Age of COVID-19.
Application Track Finalists:
ChiroSmartStart – An interactive map/dashboard that is designed to help any chiropractor starting a new business.
COcannabis –An interactive web app for analysis and visualization to assist current or future licensees.
I70Shuffle - A mobile app to help anyone who travels on I70 avoid traffic and accidents.
PlasticScore - Dashboard to help restaurants identify and implement sustainability improvements
RealtorAssist - An online & mobile information and analysis tool for realtors and consumers that would help with the decision-making process for buying a property in Colorado.
WaterProviders - Water provider dataset integration and visualization allow existing customers and new development to locate available water providers for a location.
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