"Less than 20% of the tech entrepreneurial world is represented by women," Laia Barboza, advisory board of the NGO Girls in Tech (GIT), told El Observador. Barboza said that for cultural reasons, teenage girls opt for humanistic orientations much more than for scientific and technological ones. In this context, GIT organises different activities to promote participation and increase girls' interest in the technology sector.
On this occasion, Hackathon will be held on 8 September, with the support of the Municipality of Montevideo, an activity for teenagers, who will work for a whole day - from 9 am to 6 pm - to create innovative solutions for a smarter and more inclusive city. The areas will be mobility, environmental quality and hygiene and coexistence.
The theme will be "Smart Cities". The teams will be made up of six high school students in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade and a responsible teacher, divided equally between boys and girls. They will have to pose a problem and focus on it. The rest of the activity will consist of putting together a prototype of a technological solution and presenting the idea in a few minutes to a jury who will choose the winning team.
The objectives of this first edition of Hackathon will be to strengthen gender equality by working in mixed teams from an early age -where women's disinterest as creators of technology is generated-; to promote the confidence of women in diverse work teams, to develop skills for the future: to make a first approach to technological projects through methodology, workshops, talks, etc. and for young people to get involved in local problems and look for solutions.
The prizes for the first place will consist of Coderhouse courses, English scholarships from Uruguay XXI, a trophy printed by Sinergia Tech using 3D printing and recycled materials, 3D printed medals, a one-month membership at Sinergia Tech to develop the prototype, GIT merchandising and a certificate. Second place will be awarded with Jansport backpacks and GIT merchandising.
Do I need to know how to programme?
To participate in Hackathon it is not necessary to know how to program. There will be important support from mentors who will provide the necessary tools to carry out the presentation of the solutions worked on by their respective teams.
On the other hand, Fernanda Ferreira and Federico Martino from Inzol will present a business case related to SmartCities and will give a prototyping workshop, Daniel Goldman from Innmentor will be in charge of the pitch workshop and Magela Giorgi from Teo y la Maquina de ideas will collaborate as a mentor helping the teams in the communication and creativity of their ideas. In addition, workshop leaders and volunteers related to technology, smartcities and entrepreneurship will be available during the event for group consultations.
Teams wishing to register can do so until 31 August by filling in a form via the following link.
Source: The Observer
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