Teams will support research projects supported by artists and the UNE CO to create the first “artworks as icons for causes”

The Ocean Decade provides a convening framework for scientists and stakeholders from diverse sectors to develop the scientific knowledge and the partnerships needed to accelerate and harness advances in ocean science to achieve a better understanding of the ocean system, and deliver science-based solutions to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The UN General Assembly mandated UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to coordinate the preparations and implementation of the Decade.

Participants create Teams. Teams tackle Challenges by proposing Solutions. Teams meet, work, network, and have fun by doing! “A rewarding experience”

Mentors are tech experts, or business experts, who join for 3 to 8 hours total for the whole month of the Hack, and connect with one or more Team(s).

Choose their primary goals for sponsoring, so that their organization gets the right reporting and their employees (if any) may be engaged for the proper results and KPI, as chosen by the sponsor.

Solutions are what is produced: prototypes of apps to promote the artworks or digital artworks with the artists These prototypes should preferably contain functional code or no-code samples, but can also just consist of designs, data research, or algorithms. They are produced in open-source mode or for the benefit of the artist who pledged to share the artwork’s profits with the cause.

• participants: commitment for 1 of the 3 hack weeks in April, May and June 2024.

• mentors: commitment for 3 hours, or 8 hours at any time during the hack weeks You choose.

• sponsor: commitment for 1 hour of KPI sharing, 1 hour of employee invites, and as much event speaking or participation as appreciable or doable.