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Innovation stories
Inspiration and innovation in action
The SAS Hackathon is all about testing ideas, pushing the limits and challenging the status quo – with the purpose of inventing a novel solution.
Jakstat
2022 Winner: Overall Global Winner, Asia Region, Public Sector Track
Team Jakstat from StarCore applied SAS and Python to map and optimize COVID financial aid disbursement for the micro-, small and medium-sized businesses that comprise 97% of Jakarta’s economy.
Funka
2022 Winner: EMEA Region, Telecom & Media Track, Computer Vision
To improve web form accessibility, team members from Funka Nu AB used computer vision, optical character recognition, machine learning and test automation to create a solution for website owners to evaluate their form’s accessibility and apply solutions by inputting their site’s URL.
The Chart Chasers!
2022 Winner: Americas Region Health & Life Science Track, Natural Language Processing
Value-based care ties doctors’ paychecks to care efficiency, but doctors are underpaid when mistakes are made in the medical coding process. Team members from InformedHC and Pinnacle Solutions used SAS® Viya® to build an automated system to uncover lost revenue from errors using the International Classification of Diseases codes.
Telenor
2022 Winner: Forecasting
Millions of customers rely on Telenor, the No. 1 telecom in the Nordics, for their mobile and broadband service. SAS Hackathon 2022 winner Team 4-kasting created a solution that more reliably forecasts capacity which improves sustainability and satisfaction.