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Parliament of Wallonia: Hackathon organized in the framework of the Conference on the future of Europe
The Bureau of the Parliament of Wallonia decided on June 3, 2021 to organize a decentralized event in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe in the form of a hackathon.
The event took place at the Parliament of Wallonia over 24 hours, from Saturday 20 November 2021 at 10am to Sunday 21 at 10am and brought together 26 Walloons aged between 22 and 36 years. They were selected, on the one hand, through a call for participation open to all citizens residing in Wallonia and, on the other hand, through the intervention of specialized organizations.
Divided into six teams, each bearing a colored name, the participants were invited to imagine an operational and innovative project related to one of the two selected themes:
- the impact of healthy lifestyles and climate change on the quality of life in Europe ;
- the barriers to youth employment in Europe.
Resource persons and researchers accompanied the work, notably at the following moments:
- a workshop presented the elements expected from the teams;
- For each theme, an introductory workshop allowed participants to immerse themselves in the subject thanks to the participation of resource persons;
- a workshop was held to help and guide the candidates in the oral defense of their projects (a toolbox was presented to encourage the teams to develop dynamic presentations).
Specific documentation was made available to the teams.
A jury had the task of choosing the best project for each theme.
The following projects were selected
- the "Think Mobility" project, imagined by Aurèle de Thibault, Ahmed El Fadhel, Elisabeth Hosszu and Marine Ledoux. This project proposes the creation of a mobile application based on geolocation and QR code technologies to encourage the use of low-polluting modes of transport by citizens and to provide them with advice on how to reduce their carbon footprint;
- the "Build your future" project, designed by Charlotte Debray, Thomas Desai, Gil Josse and Cécile Molle. This project proposes concrete actions to better inform young people about the diversity of skills they can develop and to bring out of the shadows a wide variety of jobs that tend to be undervalued.
The opening and project presentation meetings as well as the announcement of the results were broadcasted live on the Parliament of Wallonia's YouTube channel, ParlWal TV.
The members of the two winning teams were invited to present their findings at a meeting of the European Affairs Committee of the Walloon Parliament.
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