{"id":2568,"date":"2024-01-26T12:13:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/154.114.52.141\/?page_id=2568"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T07:56:17","slug":"2023-datathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdc.dirisa.ac.za\/?page_id=2568","title":{"rendered":"2023 Datathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#000000 0%|#000000 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/sdc.dirisa.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Code-Slide1.png&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;58px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>2023 Datathon<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/sdc.dirisa.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/codebg1.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||59px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;880.3px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">About 2023 DIRISA Datathon<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">The 2023 DIRISA Student Datathon focused on the theme \u201cYouth Unemployment\u201d. Youth Unemployment was chosen as a theme as it\u2019s a devasting challenge that faces our country. The Datathon provides students with the platform to be able to show their capabilities and use data science, data analysis and research to try and solve socio-economic problems that face South Africa.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/span>The teams that participated in the datathon were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Phateng and Mamelodi Secondary School <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Sol Plaatjie University<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Fort Hare<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Zululand<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Tshwane University of Technology<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Witwatersrand<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of the Western Cape<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Vaal University of Technology<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Mpumalanga\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Cape Town.<\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span 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f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Zululand<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Wits University<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">The 3x top research posters won cash prizes to the value of R30 000, these were sponsored by Spectra Logic:<\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Sol Plaatjie University<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Tshwane University of Technology\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">University of Zululand<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2x best male and female students won bursaries to the value of R100 000 from Korbicom Educational Trust. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span><span class=\"ui-provider a 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