ZooHackathon 2020 - Coding to end wildlife trafficking
co-hosted by Free Spirit Foundation and U.S. Embassy in France
Remarks from U.S. State Department Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science Jonathan Moore
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This year, The Free Spirit Foundation, The U.S. Embassy France and the U.S. Department of State are proud to be working in close cooperation with several U.S. Embassies in Europe to facilitate the European Regional Virtual hackathon, the Zoohackathon 2020.
A Zoohackathon is a unique way to crowd source technology solutions that can help fight wildlife trafficking in order to spur innovation, educate and empower participants, and raise awareness about wildlife trafficking. This program will bring teams of university students, software professionals, and wildlife enthusiasts together virtually across Europe. During the hackathon, these teams create solutions to help detect traffickers, change consumer behavior, and educate the public through websites, mobile apps, website extensions, online databases, and software. Throughout the 48-hour competition, teams tackle one “problem statement” linked to wildlife trafficking. At the end of each competition, the teams virtually present their solutions to a panel of judges who choose a winning solution.
