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Kharkiv students presented a mobile app prototype, VeloCity, for cyclists who want to use bicycle safely. VeloCity’s main features include navigation and visualization of the city’s infrastructure. Users can check for directions and find parking spaces or repair shops for their bicycles. The app also contains a traffic rules tutorial. Most importantly, users can find and talk to fellow cyclists nearby.
The app was designed at the Students’ Boot Camp organized by Kharkiv IT Cluster. During the Boot Camp, students had a chance to receive practical IT experience under the guidance of Kharkiv leading companies’ mentors. The prototype won «The Best Eco Project» award. The winning team was guided by Intellias, which was also the main ecomobile partner of the Boot Camp.
The team of 17 students and IT graduates was working on the project, and Intellias mentors shared their technical expertise. For two months the team developed a prototype, its design, and a further action plan. The team plans to continue their work outside of the Boot Camp. Intellias mentors will also keep supporting students and cooperating on the project.
Here, at Intellias, we have a long history of supporting cycling initiative. We build cycling parking spaces, organize team cycling travels, and now we launch an Ecomobile Summer initiative. It’s a big project, which aims to popularize cycling culture. The idea of creating an app for cyclists seemed exciting to me from the very beginning. I’m sure that the app will find its audience once we’ve finished developing user-friendly functions. I know that the team plans to keep working on the app, and I will be happy to mentor them further, — says Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Java developer at Intellias and VeloCity mentor.
The Students’ Boot Camp from Kharkiv IT Cluster has been organized for two years in a row. The project’s coordinator Darya Tamanova says that it has become an important event for the city’s IT community. “The project’s concept rests on three pillars: sharing experience with the beginners, finding talents to work in the IT industry, developing city-oriented IT solutions. This year the project was significantly bigger than last year. The most important thing for us is to see participants continue working on their apps after the camp is over”.
About Intellias
Intellias is a digital transformation enabler and a trusted technology partner of Fortune 500 enterprises and top-tier organizations. Operating in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, over 1,500 Intellias experts deliver services to businesses in various domains. The company has been featured in the 2019 Global Outsourcing 100 list by IAOP, recognized by Inc. 5000, acknowledged in the GSA UK Awards, and named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the 17th Annual International Business Awards. The company is ranked as the best employer by DOU, Forbes, EY, and holds a title of the most cycling-friendly employer for two years in a row.
About Kharkiv IT Cluster
Kharkiv IT Cluster is a public organization, which has been established in 2015 to unite leading IT companies, local authorities, and educational institutions for implementing complex changes in IT ecosystem. The project aims to promote the city as the leading IT location, support IT community and education, and transform Kharkiv into a global IT center. Organization’s mission is to encourage the creation of ecosystem for IT business in the region. 
