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Building a Smart and Waste-Free Destination

- Spanish Briefing available / bases del concurso disponible en español -

How can we build a smart and waste-free touristic destination that accelerates economic, social and sustainable development? Help the local government of Portoviejo (Ecuador) in building its city as a blueprint for a sustainable and smart destination. Develop or apply your technology-driven innovations in order to foster positive change.

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Finalists of the Innovate 2030 - SDG 11 Programm

In the course of the Innovate 2030 - SDG 11 programm, 237 submissions by almost 1.000 innovative future minds from 65 countries around the world were handed in. 23 teams were selected with their project plans to work out their ideas and concepts over the next few weeks based on seven challenges.

Finalists for Portoviejo

One of the challenges was aligned by the local government of Portoviejo (Ecuador). The following teams are selected to participate in the next steps of the innovation challenge:

  • Ecua-girls
    Technological advanced and sustainable coffee tourism in Ecuador that increase the local revenues in cities.
  • Multiverz
    Developing a series of digital and hybrid assets (virtual international gallery of climate art, extreme creativity lab, business accelerator).