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Join the Hack the Future AI-thon & WIN BIG!

Datasur Contest September 25, 2024

Are you ready to push boundaries and create the next big thing in technology? If you’re a young innovator passionate about solving real-world challenges, this is your chance to shine! Welcome to Hack the Future, the first AI hackathon in Suriname where creativity meets hands-on problem-solving in an exciting, collaborative environment.

The event kicks off with an online workshop on October 14th, 2024, and ends the weekend of the 25th to the 27th at the Telesur Telecommunicatie Opleidings- en Onderzoekscentrum (TOC) at Antondragtenweg. You’ll work alongside fellow participants to develop innovative solutions that address some of the most pressing issues of our time, including energy, agriculture, cybersecurity, and mental health.

In collaboration with Telesur and AethiQs, this AI-thon is more than just a competition—it’s an opportunity to drive meaningful change in Suriname and beyond. To help set you up for success, we’ve partnered with different experts Virendra Singh from Telesur, Mark Verschuren from AethiQs, Theo Boomsma from IoTLab Suriname, Leslie Lee Fook from Incus Services and Jurgen Schmeltz from Datasur, who will lead a special workshop on October 14th and 25th, offering insights and tools that can guide you through the hackathon process.

During the event, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges across several categories, such as developing digital learning tools to enhance education or creating a virtual mentorship platform to connect students and professionals. You might also focus on cybersecurity by building a phishing detection system or designing a secure network for IoT devices. Alternatively, explore ways to improve customer engagement in eCommerce or help Suriname reduce energy consumption with smart technology solutions. Each team will be expected to present a functional prototype, and since this is an AI-thon, every project must incorporate at least one form of artificial intelligence.

 This hackathon is open to young innovators aged 18 to 40, and teams of 3 to 5 participants are required. The competition offers significant rewards for the top teams: the first-place team will win $1.500,- and the top participants a job opportunity at Datasur and AethiQs. The second-place team will receive $1.000,- and valuable networking opportunities, while the third-place team will take home $500. Every participant will receive a certificate and constructive feedback from the judging panel.

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To participate in Hack the Future, simply register on our website www.datasur.sr. Complete the registration form and submit your project proposal by October 7th, 2024. The hackathon will follow a two-phase judging process, with initial screenings taking place in mid-October, and final evaluations and presentations occurring at the event on October 27th.
 
Don’t miss out—register today! This is your chance to shape the future and turn your innovative ideas into reality.

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Whitney de Rijp, MBA in Innovation and Technology.
Whitney de Rijp is a young driven Surinamese woman. She has been working at Datasur for over 6 years. Together with her top team, they ensure that customer data is stored securely all over the world which helps them focus on their core business.

Integrity, authenticity and just being herself is the mode for success as a Commercial Affairs Manager. Furthermore, she finds it very important to maximize effectiveness and of course lead by example. For both the internal and the external organization she is very transparent, which also fosters loyalty and engagement with the company goals.

Jurgen Schmeltz has as a Bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Technology and several IT certifications. His IT career started in Johannesburg, South Africa at IBM where he gained international experience for 5 years. When he came back to Suriname, he worked for two IT companies and also gained experience in VOIP, Backup Solutions and Microsoft Products.

At the moment Jurgen is a Cloud and Datacenter Infrastructure Specialist with many years of experience in the field of Microsoft Virtualization, Workplace Automation, Backup, Replication and Data Center Infrastructure. He currently holds the position of Operations Manager and is responsible for managing the Datacenter Operations such as Cloud and Network infrastructure.

Furthermore, he is also responsible for managing daily Facility Operations of the Datasur Datacenters and Project Lead for Cloud and Datacenter expansion projects. In his free time he’s a parttime lecturer at the two technical Universities in Suriname.

On behalf of Datasur Jurgen Schmeltz is also chairman of SUR-IX. The Suriname Internet Exchange Point which will be operational before the end of 2022

Sheetal Ganput works as the General Affairs Manager at Datasur. In this role she is part of the management team and reports to the CEO of Datasur.

She is a very self-driven, detail-oriented & hardworking young professional. She has helped to reorganize the company in the field of Office, HRM and Supply Chain Management.

Sheetal has her B.Sc. in Business Management and also completed her M.Sc. completed in Business Management with a specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Leadership. She is very progressive and is currently doing her Ph.D. study in Leadership & Management

Our CEO, Dr. Anvit Ramlakhan is a prolific strong inspiring inclusive young professional leader from Suriname, working in different fields to contribute for the betterment of humanity and the world. He is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the ICT industry for several years, with a widespread of skills in operations, quality, risk, project, business, strategy, product portfolio management (just to name a few). At Datasur Anvit oversees the total company performance on strategical level, with a strong focus on business growth, innovation, customer experience and financial profitability.

Furthermore, Anvit contributes to development of the Surinamese youth by lecturing and tutoring at four university study organizations in Suriname on undergraduate and postgraduate levels within study fields such as ICT, Electrical engineering, Organization management, Process management, Business intelligence, MBA, etc.

He has a strong professional background with a cum laude doctorate (Ph.D. in Management- Information and Technology) from the Akamai University in USA, Master of Science (M.Sc.) with merit in Information Systems from Anglia Ruskin University in London, UK and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Telecommunications from Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo, Suriname. He currently is finishing up his MBA in Strategic Management and Leadership at the London School of International Business, London, UK.

Anvit has several prolific leadership and business certifications, ongoing humanity service, extensive spiritual drive and a personal theme which is as follows: “Continuous progressive successful excellence”. He is part of volunteer organization HSS for 20+ years, through which character molding, collaboration and way of living for the youth is created and augmented.

In January 2022 he has been elected for two years as Chairman of the ICT Association in Suriname, in order to help strategize the sustainable digital economic development of Suriname. Furthermore he also has been elected as Chairman for the Suriname Business Youth Association in June 2021 for a period of two years, whereby development and support of young entrepreneurs and professionals is one of the main goals. Anvit is also part of the presidential working groups on areas of e-Government and wage council.