On Saturday, November 11th, and Sunday, November 12th, 2023, a moment of great innovation and commitment took place in Courmayeur with the Climathon Courmayeur organized by the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini. It is a 24-hour hackathon that brings together citizens, entrepreneurs, representatives from the tourism sector, and researchers to creatively address the challenge of climate change in mountain areas.
This event is part of the Courmayeur Climate HUB project promoted by the Municipality of Courmayeur and funded by the European Union through the NextGenerationEU fund, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The Courmayeur hackathon is part of a global movement supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, aimed at raising awareness about climate change issues and addressing the specific challenges of territories through the development of innovative ideas, actively involving citizens.
As in the previous 2019 edition, participants were divided into small groups and competed to find concrete solutions on the themes of water resources, sustainable mobility, and innovation in recycling.
At the end of the competition, a panel of experts selected the best project for each challenge category, awarding a cash prize.
In this year's edition, we are pleased to announce that the GdgRDItaly team (with the participation of Coralie Pellissier and Valerio Falcicchio for Team RDITALY) won the prize in the "Solutions for sustainable mobility in mountain areas" category with their Smart Bus project. This innovative application optimizes public transportation service in Valle d'Aosta using user-provided data, allowing the algorithm to create optimized shared pickup routes. A great success that demonstrates the commitment and creativity of the participants in addressing the environmental challenges of our time.
