Hackathon4Cities Drives Innovation in Urban Wastewater and Waste Management!
On 13 November 2025, the Hackathon4Cities event took place, focusing on the wastewater and waste management sector in urban areas.
The session, which was very well received by participants, was structured in three distinct parts, preceded by the presentation of the project and the Mission – ‘Restore Our Ocean & Waters’. The first part presented the BlueMissionMed resources and tools available to stakeholders as a result of the project. The second part showcased some innovative transformative solutions (ITSs) from the solution providers themselves. The third part was a participatory activity aimed at actively involving all attendees.
As a new feature, information was provided on the BlueMissionMed Community platform, which was presented during the Mediterranean Lighthouse Bootcamp events. This platform offers resources and tools and enables and facilitates the establishment of strategic connections between its members, continuing to grow with each BlueMissionMed event.
A total of 34 attendees participated, including stakeholders, solutions providers, and event organisers, out of 54 registered participants.
The sectors of the participants correspond to the Technology/Research & Innovation sector (26%), Institutions/Public administrations (20%), BlueMissionMed organisers (15%), Solution providers – Solid Waste Management sector; Technology/Researcher & Innovation sector; Start-up (15%), Chamber of Maritime Transport & Professional Maritime Fishing (9%) and business, Civil Society, Solid Waste Management, Technicians and Waste Water Management (3%) each.
The main objectives of the event were to inspire, empower and support stakeholders and professionals in the sector who wish to contribute to and promote actions to prevent or minimise pollution in our oceans and waters and to promote the generation of innovative ideas in areas where solutions do not yet exist, or to encourage emerging solutions and strategic alliances among members of the BlueMissionMed community.
The material from the session, including presentation and resources is available below.
Materials
- Video Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- MIRO board used during the interactive sessions
Spanish Version:
El pasado 13 de noviembre de 2025 tuvo lugar el Evento Hackathon4Cities, centrado en el sector de aguas residuales y gestión de residuos en zonas urbanas.
La sesión muy bien acogida por los participantes, estuvo estructurada en tres partes diferenciadas, precedida por la presentación del proyecto y de la Misión – “Restore Our ocean & Waters”. En la primera parte se presentaron los recuros y herramientas de BlueMissionMed disponibles para Stakeholder resultado del proyecto, la segunda parte se mostraron parte de algunas soluciones innovadoras transformadoras (ITSs) por parte de los propios proveedores de soluciones y la tercera parte, una actividad participativa dirigida a involucrar de forma activa a todos los asistentes.
Como novedad, se dió información sobre la plataforma BlueMissionMed Community que fue presentada durante los evento de Mediterranean Lighthouse Bootcamp. Una plataforma que ofrece recursos, herramientas y permite y facilita el establecimiento conexiones estratégicas entre sus miembros, que sigue creciendo en cada evento BlueMissionMed.
Se alcanzó una participación de 34 asistentes incluyendo a stakeholders, solutions providers y organizadores del evento, respecto a los 54 inscritos. Los sectores de los participantes se corresponden con el Technology/Research & Innovation sector (26%), Insititutions/Public administrations (20%), BlueMissionMed organicers (15%), Solution providers – Solid Waste Management sector; Technology/Researcher & Innovation sector; Start-up (15%), Chamber of Maritime Transport & Professional Maritime Fishing (9%) and business, Civil Society, Solid Waste Management, Techinicians and Waste Water Management (3%) cada uno.
Los objetivos principales del evento fueron inspirar, capacitar y apoyar a las partes interesadas y a los profesionales del sector que deseen contribuir y promover acciones para prevenir o minimizar la contaminación de nuestros océanos y aguas, así como promover la generación de ideas innovadoras en áreas dónde aún no exiten soluciones o fomentar soluciones emergentes y alianzas estratégica entre los miembros de la comunidad BlueMisionMed.
