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Countdown to Digiblue Hackathon

DigiBlue is all about empowering young people, educators, and creatives to co-create digital stories that champion ocean and freshwater sustainability across Europe. With the support of the EU4Ocean Coalition, this initiative brings storytelling, civic engagement, and science together in powerful and participatory ways..... Read More

11/14/20251 min read

Gunter Pauli — founder of the Zero Emissions Research Initiative and author of The Blue Economy https://www.theblueeconomy.org/en/, is welcomed as the opening inspiration speaker at the DigiBlue online hackathon kick-off!

Over the past weeks, the DigiBlue team led by Bonolab, Denmark, has:

Formed partnerships with schools, research institutions and businesses
Developed and launched a comprehensive onboarding course to help participants and mentors prepare for the hackathon
📚 Explore it here: https://bonolab.com/courses/digiblue-hackathon-2025/

Recruited an inspiring group of mentors and jury members
Welcomed participants from 13+ countries—each bringing diverse experiences and perspectives
Prepared to support both pre-formed teams and individuals looking to join forces with others

This phase sets the stage for a highly collaborative hackathon experience focused on storytelling, digital creativity, and civic action. https://bonolab.com/digiblue-next-phase/

Countdown to Digiblue Hackathon

There are also five in-person hackathons, taking place in Tallinn as well as in Rødvig Havn and Tejn (Denmark), Malmö (Sweden), Gdynia (Poland).

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