{"id":7961,"date":"2020-05-30T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.117.174.162\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2024-11-20T04:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T04:06:22","slug":"the-trust-for-the-americas-launches-48h-virtual-hackathon-on-open-data-enabling-tourism-in-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/pt\/the-trust-for-the-americas-launches-48h-virtual-hackathon-on-open-data-enabling-tourism-in-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trust for the Americas launches 48h Virtual Hackathon on Open Data Enabling Tourism in Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to participate in a 48-hour fully virtual hackathon competition and explore ideas staged under the theme&nbsp;<strong>\u201cOpen Data: Enabling Belize Tourism Post COVID-19\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will take place on:&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday 8th July, 2020 @9:00AM \u2013 Thursday 9th July, 2020 @9:00PM (BZ Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can register through this link:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/110059334432\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/110059334432<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With tourism being an Information-Intensive sector, effective access to data and information provides the basis for awareness, choice, security, and improved service delivery between the prospective tourist and local operators. The DevCA-Belize2020 Hackathon will focus on solutions for the utilization of open data in tourism to promote destinations, highlight value-added services and improve safety and security. Potential solution areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tourist Travel &amp; Stay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Security &amp; Visitor Experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domestic Tourism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakout sessions will be organized online so contestants can gather as teams to participate in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An awards ceremony will also be organized and prices distributed to the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prizes:<br>\u2013 1st place US$500<br>\u2013 2nd place US$300<br>\u2013 3rd place US$200<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Hackathon is organized as part of the project&nbsp;<strong>Transformation to an Open Public Administration in Belize&nbsp;<\/strong>and in collaboration with BCC, DevCa, Beltraide, the Statistical Institute of Belize, UWI Open Campus, Belize Tourism Board, and the Economic Development Council as part of the Belize Open Government Steering Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested \u2013 developers, IT enthusiasts, civic tech, students, public sector, and anyone who would be up to the challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustfortheamericas.org\/static\/webpage_app\/insumos\/projects\/icon-map-marker.svg\">Belize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to participate in a 48-hour fully virtual hackathon competition and explore ideas staged under the theme&nbsp;\u201cOpen Data: Enabling Belize Tourism Post COVID-19\u201d. It will take place on:&nbsp;Wednesday 8th July, 2020 @9:00AM \u2013 Thursday 9th July, 2020 @9:00PM (BZ Time) You can register through this link:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/110059334432 With tourism being an Information-Intensive sector, effective access to data and information provides the basis for awareness, choice, security, and improved service delivery between the prospective tourist and local operators. The DevCA-Belize2020 Hackathon will focus on solutions for the utilization of open data in tourism to promote destinations, highlight value-added services and improve safety and security. Potential solution areas include: Breakout sessions will be organized online so contestants can gather as teams to participate in the competition. An awards ceremony will also be organized and prices distributed to the winners. Prizes:\u2013 1st place US$500\u2013 2nd place US$300\u2013 3rd place US$200 This Hackathon is organized as part of the project&nbsp;Transformation to an Open Public Administration in Belize&nbsp;and in collaboration with BCC, DevCa, Beltraide, the Statistical Institute of Belize, UWI Open Campus, Belize Tourism Board, and the Economic Development Council as part of the Belize Open Government Steering Committee. Feel free to share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested \u2013 developers, IT enthusiasts, civic tech, students, public sector, and anyone who would be up to the challenge! 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