IIM to host Coopathon from Apr 29

kozhikode: indian institute of management, kozhikode (iim-k) will host the country's first-ever "coopathon" at its campus here from april 29, to discuss issues faced by the cooperative sector. the hackathon to be held on the sidelines of the three-day international conference on "co-operatives in the changing world of work", will feature various themes including e-governance, member management and communication management in co-operatives. the event is organised by uralungal labour contract co-operative society ltd (ulccs) in association with international co-operative alliance, international labour organisation, iim-k and kerala startup mission (ksum). the conference is co-funded by ica-eu partnership on co-operatives in development, people centred businesses in action and supported by the ica domus trust, an iim-k release said. three selected ideas at the "coopathon", will be presented before the delegates from large and small cooperatives from more than 20 countries in the asia-pacific region, it said. a cash prize of rs 60,000 will be presented to the winners along with support from ksum for developing the ideas and solutions into start-ups. "organisations need to adopt newer technologies to continue delivering value. industry or theme-specific hackathons like the coopathon can help tech start-ups and cooperatives ideate together to create great products," ksum, ceo dr saji gopinath said in the release.