{"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":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/the-trust-for-the-americas-launches-48h-virtual-hackathon-on-open-data-enabling-tourism-in-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trust for the Americas Launches a 48-Hour Virtual Hackathon on Open Data to Support Tourism in Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breakout sessions will be held online so that contestants can come together as teams to participate in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An awards ceremony will also be organized and prizes distributed to the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested\u2014developers, IT enthusiasts, civic tech professionals, students, public sector employees, and anyone else who\u2019s up for the challenge!<\/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\">Belize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to participate in a 48-hour, fully virtual hackathon competition and explore ideas centered on the theme \u201cOpen Data: Enabling Belize Tourism Post-COVID-19.\u201d It will take place on: Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. \u2013 Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. (BZ Time) You can register via this link: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/110059334432 Since tourism is an information-intensive sector, effective access to data and information provides the foundation for awareness, choice, security, and improved service delivery between prospective tourists and local operators. The DevCA-Belize2020 Hackathon will focus on solutions for utilizing open data in tourism to promote destinations, highlight value-added services, and improve safety and security. Potential solution areas include: Breakout sessions will be held online so that participants can form teams to take part in the competition. An awards ceremony will also be held, and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Prizes:\u2013 1st place: US$1,450\u2013 2nd place: US$1,430\u2013 3rd place: US$1,420 This Hackathon is organized as part of the \u201cTransformation to an Open Public Administration in Belize\u201d project and in collaboration with BCC, DevCA, Beltraide, the Statistical Institute of Belize, UWI Open Campus, the 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\u2014developers, IT enthusiasts, civic tech professionals, students, public sector employees, and anyone who\u2019s up for the challenge! 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