{"id":5269,"date":"2021-04-30T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spi.efst.hr\/applications-open-for-ocean-hackathon-2021-using-digital-data-to-the-sea-we-want\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:52:42","slug":"applications-open-for-ocean-hackathon-2021-using-digital-data-to-the-sea-we-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spi.efst.hr\/en\/applications-open-for-ocean-hackathon-2021-using-digital-data-to-the-sea-we-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for Ocean Hackathon 2021: using digital data to the sea we want!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the excellent success of our teams at last year’s Ocean Hackathon, the third place won in the grand final of the dock.me<\/a> team and the activities of the C-BRO<\/a> team, the University of Split joined the organization of the competition this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the competition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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 will take place this year from 5 until 7 November<\/strong> on 5 continents and 18 cities around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

The invitation to apply for the challenge<\/strong> , that is, the topics that will be made available to competitors, has just been opened<\/strong> , and you can apply until 6 June<\/strong>. Competitors can expect a lot of teamwork, learning, fun, and best of all , valuable prizes<\/strong> and participation in the grand finale<\/strong> , which will take place in December 2021. (depending on the epidemiological situation, live in Brest or online).<\/span><\/p>\n

You can see how we were last year in a short video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UTC4ED-7HVs&t=9s<\/a> . Read more about the topics of the registered challenges and the experiences of the organizers and winning teams here: https:\/\/www.campusmer.fr\/files\/3367\/OH5___dossier_de_presse___2021_01.pdf<\/a> .<\/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 Hackhaton \u00ae<\/sup> is based on the use of available digital data<\/strong> . 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 through the Ocean Hackathon \u00ae<\/sup> platform by filling out a short form<\/strong> in English. On the platform, you must first select on the map the city where you are registering the challenge: https:\/\/www.campusmer.fr\/Hackathon-2021-4222-0-0-0.html<\/a> after which a new window opens in which you select the option “I would like to submit a challenge in Split” and answer a few short questions through which you describe your idea and activities planned for the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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