  A hackathon is known as a form of civic innovation in which participants
representing citizens can point out existing problems or social needs and
propose a solution. Given the high social, technical, and economic potential of
open government data, the concept of open data hackathons is becoming popular
around the world. This concept has become popular in Latvia with the annual
hackathons organized for a specific cluster of citizens called Generation Z.
Contrary to the general opinion, the organizer suggests that the main goal of
open data hackathons to raise an awareness of OGD has been achieved, and there
has been a debate about the need to continue them. This study presents the
latest findings on the role of open data hackathons and the benefits that they
can bring to both the society, participants, and government.
