{"id":5257,"date":"2020-06-05T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spi.efst.hr\/submit-a-challenge-for-ocean-hackathon-2020-19-cities-and-over-200-challenges-planned-to-solve\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:59:10","slug":"submit-a-challenge-for-ocean-hackathon-2020-19-cities-and-over-200-challenges-planned-to-solve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spi.efst.hr\/en\/submit-a-challenge-for-ocean-hackathon-2020-19-cities-and-over-200-challenges-planned-to-solve\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit a challenge for Ocean Hackathon 2020: 19 cities and over 200 challenges planned to solve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ocean Hackathon \u00ae<\/sup><\/a> is a 48-hour event during which teams have a unique opportunity to develop innovative ideas using digital data related to the sea and the coastal area<\/strong> . The competition takes place in several stages, the first of which is the proposal of challenges<\/strong> or topics that will be made available to the contestants. It’s a call open until the 30 June<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The competition where the offered challenges will be solved will be held from 9 until 11 October<\/strong> in 19 cities across Europe , including Split,<\/strong> as well as in Canada and Mexico. The winners from each city have their travel paid and all expenses covered<\/strong> for the final competition in Brest, which will be held at the end of the year,<\/strong> and prizes are also provided for the winners of local competitions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is a challenge?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge can be an idea or need of any user of the sea and coastal area<\/strong> . Also, the challenge can be a project that is already under development<\/strong> , and for which you need new expertise and knowledge that you do not possess yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge in Ocean Hackathon \u00ae<\/sup> is based on the use of available digital data. According to their form, digital data can be: nautical charts, photographs, legal aspects and maritime safety, cable locations, wrecks, buoys, sea changes, sea level, oceanographic forecasts, pollution, ecology, physical and chemical characteristics of the coastal area, maritime activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who can submit a challenge?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge can be submitted by all natural and legal persons (companies, scientific and research organizations, higher education institutions, associations, students…)<\/strong> who have an idea or a problem worth solving<\/strong> , and whose content is close to the topics of the sea and the coastal area<\/strong> . The goal of the competition is to develop new products and services, test innovative concepts and share knowledge about seas and oceans.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to report a challenge?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge is registered via the Ocean Hackathon \u00ae<\/sup> 2020 platform by filling out a short form<\/strong> in English: https:\/\/campusmer.typeform.com\/to\/G2bTh7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Challenges that will be offered to Ocean Hackathon \u00ae<\/sup> competitors will be selected based on several criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n