Penza, 13 July 2019. PenzaNews. 147 IT specialists, designers and managers from the Penza region and Mordovia were selected to participate in the regional stage of the all-Russian contest Digital Breakthrough.

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The event in the format of a 36-hour hackathon started at the Penza State Technological University on Saturday, July 13, within the framework of the federal project "Russia is a country of opportunities".

During the competition participants in teams of three to five people have to create prototypes of digital solutions. The hackathon runs on three tracks: "Public services and management", "Housing and urban environment", "Transport and logistics".

2,000 participants from different regions of Russia will be selected for the final stage of the competition, which will be held in Kazan in autumn, the press service of the government of the Penza region reports.