The U.S. Department of State’s Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships (S/GP) has announced a new partnership with HackerNest, a nonprofit organization and movement that builds local tech communities worldwide, to carry forward Fishackathon.
First organized by S/GP to coincide with the “Our Ocean” conference in 2014, Fishackathon is a public-private partnership hackathon that aims to capitalize on the expansion of digital solutions to address sustainable fishery challenges.
(See the Bermuda Fishackathon 2016 highlights, courtesy of USConsulateHamilton and YouTube)
Hundreds of technologists and entrepreneurs around the world spend a weekend competing to build practical tech solutions to endemic problems defined by fisheries experts.
Panels of distinguished judges evaluate these demos to select winners from each participating Fishackathon city, awarding the very best team the coveted Global Grand Prize.
Five cities across the United States took part in Fishackathon’s first year.
By its third year, Fishackathon had expanded its reach to aquariums, tech hubs, and participants in more than 40 international cities.
A veteran producer of blockbuster cause-hackathons with partners that include Facebook, Airbnb, and the UK and Canadian Governments, HackerNest has run tech community-building events in 33 cities across 14 countries on five continents.
The organization’s global reach and mission of economic development through tech proliferation make it uniquely well-positioned to continue growing the Fishackathon crowd-sourcing model and brand.
HackerNest and S/GP will launch Fishackathon 2018 on February 10th and 11th 2018.
(Learn More about The Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships. Courtesy of Global Partnerships and YouTube)
The Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships is an entry point for collaboration between the U.S. Department of State, the public and private sectors, and civil society.
Launched in 2008, S/GP aims to strengthen and deepen U.S. diplomacy and development around the world through partnerships that leverage the creativity, innovation, and core business resources of partners for greater impact.
S/GP works with partners across sectors, industries, and borders to promote economic growth and opportunity; to invest in the well-being of people from all walks of life; and to make democracy serve every citizen more effectively and justly.
