Ocean Hackathon® 2021: Registrations are open in 15 cities

Among the 132 challenges, the most present themes are (in decreasing order): 

1. Marine sciences
2. Pollution (plastic, invasive species, chemical)
3. Fisheries and aquaculture
4. Conservation
5. Harbours and coastal environment
6. Navigation, Sailing and Diving
7. Ecotourism
8. Awareness to maritime education

You can discover all these challenges in the online Catalogue.

To tackle these challenges during the 48 hours of the Ocean Hackathon®, the challenge owners are looking for team members in:

• Communication
• Data analysis, Geomatic, IT, Machine learning, UX, Web design
• Ecology, Marine Biology, Oceanography
• Economy, Geography

And why not a place in the final?

Ocean Hackathon® Final in December 2019

One winner from each city will be selected to participate in the Grand Finale, which will take place in December 2021 in Brest.

This year, the final will be organised with the support of Allianz.

Allianz Group is committed to protecting the oceans and increasing awareness about their importance for the climate, biodiversity and a healthy planet. By supporting the Ocean Hackathon® 2021, Allianz wants to actively contribute to climate protection and, more generally, to sustainability and decarbonization. “By being part of the Ocean Hackathon® as sponsor with Allianz colleagues around the globe who take part in this event, we can really make a difference,” says Barbara Karuth, COO of Allianz Group. “We can link sustainability to our business, and we use our data expertise to contribute to the creation of a global ocean science needed to support the sustainable development of our oceans.”