Mobile app for homecare wins first prize at TietoHack

The goal for Sthlm Tietohack, which was held on 25-27 November, was to make everyday life easier for citizens and personnel within education and healthcare. First prize went to the MedCompanion team, whose mobile service aims to simplify the work for homecare personnel and improve the experience for patients and relatives by automating and documenting communication between the parties. In an effort to promote digitalisation within the public sector, Tieto staged a hackathon together with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), the City of Stockholm and IBM where developers, students and