October 25, 2019 — A pair of hackathons — with EUR 10,000 (USD 11,100) worth of prizes on the line — aim to improve seafood traceability by developing new technological solutions, including by leveraging blockchain.
The hackathons – one held in Cologne, Germany on 21 to 22 October and the other being held in Bali, Indonesia from 26 to 27 October – are being put on by the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST). For the Cologne hackathon, GDST teamed up with fTRACE and GS1 Germany. For the Bali event, GDST is partnering with SecondMuse and USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership.