The interdisciplinary teams will meet in the framework of the international forum organized by the FMT of the Consell de Mallorca will design efficient technological solutions to lead the tourism transformation of Mallorca.
Mallorca will be the setting for the first SDS Hackathon on April 8. An event organized by the Foundation Mallorca Tourism and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), framed in the events of the International Sustainable Tourism Summit 2022. Leading the transformation, Mallorca Sustainable Summit 2022, which will take place on April 7 and 8 at Mallorca, at the Palacio de Congresos de Palma.
The hackathon is a meeting aimed at professionals, researchers and students with interest and commitment to sustainability, who want to test their talent by providing solutions to various tourism issues at Mallorca. Thus, during one day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and in groups, they will work on creating solutions to problems related to the tourism and sustainability sectors.
Three major challenges: water, food and mobility
Participants will aim to create, develop and document a solution to these challenges:
Water Challenge: To create solutions for water use and management, as well as the control of losses and flows in the water cycle, both for drinking water, reclaimed water and wastewater. Effective control of water is necessary given its great limitation on the island and its environmental impact.
Food Challenge: Create solutions, from technological to cooperative clusters, together with appropriate public policies, to promote the adaptation of the agricultural and livestock sector, as well as the traditional professions linked to the countryside, to the current market, especially related to the tourist environment.
Mobility Challenge: To create solutions to facilitate and optimise internal, island-continent and inter-island mobility by any means of transport, seeking maximum sustainability with minimum impact, thanks to the optimisation of resources.
The working groups will be constituted on the day of the event among the participants present and must consist of five people. The organising committee of the competition will be responsible for the composition of the teams. The prize money is a total of €15,000, €5,000 of which will be allocated to the winning team of each challenge, to be divided equally among the team members.
Individual registrations must be made through the electronic registry of the Fundació Mallorca Turisme: https://fundaciomallorcaturisme.sedelectronica.es/info.0.
The SDS Hackaton is an opportunity to meet other professionals through networking and to work on a project by sharing the project process and taking advantage of new digital tools and technologies. During the exercise, collaborations will be encouraged and ideas will be promoted through the advice of mentors specialised in the subject, who will be available at all times to guide the teams to achieve maximum results, ensuring the prevalence of a cooperative, innovative and creative spirit.
More information and registration: https://mallorcasustainablesummit.com/ca/hackaton/
Programme of the International Forum on Sustainable Tourism 2022
The International Sustainable Tourism Summit, Mallorca Sustainibility Summit 2022, will consist of a two-day lineup, April 7 and 8, which will include exhibitors focused on new services and technologies adapted to sustainable tourism, a conference with international specialists, and the aforementioned hackathon, a pioneer in the Islands.
The first session of the forum will start on 7 April at 8.30 a.m., with the arrival and registration of participants and the opening ceremony, followed by the first presentation entitled "Shall we talk about water? Throughout the day, there will be various interventions, ending at 18:00.
The second session will be held on Friday, April 8 at 9:30 a.m. and will begin with the presentation "People are the key". The meeting will end at 1 p.m. In the afternoon and during the weekend there will be several visits to sustainable projects at Mallorca. For example, the visit to Tirme, the Environmental Technologies Park of Mallorca, and PortBlue Club Pollentia Resort & Spa, two places that are examples of good practices.
Source: Consell de Mallorca
