{"id":7458,"date":"2024-03-27T14:33:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.117.174.162\/?p=7458"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:34:47","slug":"the-tech-4-tt-hackathon-sparked-young-innovators-to-showcase-tech-based-solutions-in-trinidad-and-tobago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/the-tech-4-tt-hackathon-sparked-young-innovators-to-showcase-tech-based-solutions-in-trinidad-and-tobago\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cTech 4 TT\u201d Hackathon Sparked Young Innovators to Showcase Tech-Based Solutions in Trinidad and Tobago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2024\/03\/27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Port of Spain. March 25th, 2024.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u202fIn an exciting virtual event, the\u202f<strong>&#8220;Tech 4 TT: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Future&#8221; Hackathon&nbsp;<\/strong>brought together young innovators from Trinidad and Tobago in an event organized by&nbsp;<strong>The Trust for the Americas<\/strong>&#8216; local partner, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cariri.com\/\"><strong>Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI)<\/strong><\/a>, and focused on challenging participants from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrustfortheamericas.org\/programs\/DIA\/dia-urban-lab-youth-innovation-trinidad-and-tobago\">&nbsp;DIA Youth Innovation Lab in Trinidad and Tobago&nbsp;<strong>(DIA Lab TT)<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to develop innovative tech-based solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 48 hours, 14 teams, comprising developers, subject matter experts, and idea generators, delved into the challenge of crafting ICT solutions across five themes:&nbsp;<strong>Community Challenges<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>Future of Work<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Gender Equality<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Sustainable Innovation<\/strong>, and Y<strong>outh Empowerment<\/strong>. Each team aspired to secure USD 1,000 in seed funding, so they presented their projects with passion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to multidisciplinary judges, including Kern Elliot, Team Lead of Software Development at iGovTT; Joel Joseph, with two decades of expertise in social and market research; and Golda Lushington, with fourteen years of experience in Information and Communication Technology and Innovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winners presented solutions poised to uplift communities through tech-based solutions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Secure Harvest<\/strong>\u00a0introduced an innovative auction house platform that connects farmers and facilitates collaboration to secure fair prices on vital agrarian inputs. Beyond fostering cooperation, this project extends its reach by offering a job board for short-term workers, facilitating direct connections between farmers and grocery stores, and serving as an information hub on pest control, policies, and grants relevant to agriculture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TranquilTrini<\/strong>\u00a0unveiled a comprehensive health and wellness app for remote workers in Trinidad and Tobago. This platform combines tailored workout routines, guided meditation sessions, and meticulous planning tools to nurture physical, mental, and emotional wellness. Moreover, TranquilTrini fosters a sense of community among remote workers, providing a vital platform for connection and support.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FieldSafe<\/strong>\u00a0acknowledged the vulnerability of small farms in Trinidad and Tobago to flooding, so it aims to empower farmers in the Orange Grove region with predictive flood risk assessment tools. The project harnesses satellite imagery and machine learning algorithms to provide actionable insights, fortifying agricultural holdings against the ravages of flooding and enhancing food security and community resilience.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These winning projects exemplify the spirit of innovation and collaboration fostered by the \u201cTech 4 TT: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Future\u201d Hackathon 2024. Participants have demonstrated their commitment to addressing local challenges and driving positive change by harnessing emerging technologies and creative solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodrigo Iriani, DIA Senior Program Manager at The Trust for the Americas, remarked,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;These initiatives celebrate the remarkable achievements of our young innovators and underscore the imperative of empowering, connecting, and inspiring the next generation of multi-sector innovators and entrepreneurs.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;This local iteration of the DIA Hackathon endeavors to cultivate livelihood opportunities across the Caribbean by nurturing innovation. By providing a platform for young Caribbean innovators to showcase their talents and exchange ideas, the &#8216;Tech 4 TT&#8217; Hackathon is instrumental in forging a brighter future for the region and beyond.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>***\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About The\u202fTrust for the Americas:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trust for the Americas is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS). It was established in 1997 to promote public and private sector participation in social and economic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our initiatives, implemented through local partner organizations, seek to improve access to economic opportunities as well as to foster innovation in vulnerable communities in the hemisphere. To this end, The Trust also promotes social inclusion and good governance. The Trust has offices in Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Canada.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustfortheamericas.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.thetrustfortheamericas.org<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheTrustfortheAmericas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Trust for the Americas<\/a>\u202f Twitter:\u202f\u202f\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trust4Americas\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Trust4Americas<\/a>\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA):\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIA is a regional initiative of The Trust for the Americas that was launched to foster innovation and empower new generations through access to technology training, specialized curricula, collaboration spaces, mentorship, and financial resources for social and economic ventures.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustfortheamericas.org\/static\/webpage_app\/insumos\/projects\/icon-map-marker.svg\"> Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 27, 2024, Port of Spain. March 25, 2024. In an exciting virtual event, the \u201cTech 4 TT: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Future\u201d Hackathon brought together young innovators from Trinidad and Tobago in an event organized by The Trust for the Americas\u2018 local partner, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), and focused on challenging participants from the DIA Youth Innovation Lab in Trinidad and Tobago (DIA Lab TT) to develop innovative tech-based solutions.\u00a0 Over the course of 48 hours, 14 teams\u2014comprising developers, subject matter experts, and idea generators\u2014tackled the challenge of creating ICT solutions across five themes: Community Challenges, the Future of Work, Gender Equality, Sustainable Innovation, and Youth Empowerment. Each team aimed to secure $1,000 in seed funding, so they presented their projects with passion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to a multidisciplinary panel of judges, including Kern Elliot, Team Lead of Software Development at iGovTT; Joel Joseph, who has two decades of expertise in social and market research; and Golda Lushington, who has fourteen years of experience in Information and Communication Technology and Innovation.\u00a0 The winners presented solutions poised to uplift communities through technology-based approaches: These winning projects exemplify the spirit of innovation and collaboration fostered by the \u201cTech 4 TT: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Future\u201d Hackathon 2024. Participants have demonstrated their commitment to addressing local challenges and driving positive change by harnessing emerging technologies and creative solutions.\u00a0 Rodrigo Iriani, DIA Senior Program Manager at The Trust for the Americas, remarked, \u201cThese initiatives celebrate the remarkable achievements of our young innovators and underscore the imperative of empowering, connecting, and inspiring the next generation of multi-sector innovators and entrepreneurs.\u201d\u00a0 He continued, \u201cThis local edition of the DIA Hackathon aims to foster livelihood opportunities across the Caribbean by nurturing innovation. By providing a platform for young Caribbean innovators to showcase their talents and exchange ideas, the \u2018Tech 4 TT\u2019 Hackathon plays a key role in shaping a brighter future for the region and beyond.\u201d  ***\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f  About The\u202fTrust for the Americas:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0 The Trust for the Americas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS). It was established in 1997 to promote public and private sector participation in social and economic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our initiatives, implemented through local partner organizations, seek to improve access to economic opportunities and foster innovation in vulnerable communities throughout the hemisphere. To this end, The Trust also promotes social inclusion and good governance. The Trust has offices in Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Canada.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f  More information:\u202fwww.thetrustfortheamericas.org\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f  Facebook:\u202fThe Trust for the Americas\u202f Twitter:\u202f\u202f\u202f@Trust4Americas\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f  \u202f\u202f\u202f  About Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA):\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f  DIA is a regional initiative of The Trust for the Americas that was launched to foster innovation and empower new generations through access to technology training, specialized curricula, collaboration spaces, mentorship, and financial resources for social and economic ventures.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0 Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":7459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7460,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7458\/revisions\/7460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7458"}],"curies":[{"name":"well played","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}