Registration for the datathon will begin on 22 March and is open to professionals within the airline trade, together with airways, airports, software program distributors, start-ups, techniques integrators (SIs), and every other organizations working in aviation.
GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching a digital datathon to stimulate the event of data-based options to additional the aviation trade’s gender variety. The datathon builds on the success of IATA’s 25by2025 initiative.
“The launch of the 25by2025 initiative in 2019 prompted the industry to take a closer look at the gender diversity of its workforce and take actions to make sure it is reflective of the societies it serves. The IATA & AWS diversity datathon is intended to further strengthen gender diversity in the industry, which complements the existing IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards,” stated Jane Hoskisson, IATA’s Director Talent, Learning, Engagement and Diversity at IATA.
“We are thrilled to be working with IATA on the virtual datathon, and it is brilliant to see the aviation sector working together to strengthen gender diversity within the industry in this way. Initiatives like this are instrumental in fostering diversity and inclusion globally and will help us all amplify underrepresented voices and empower diverse communities,” stated Charlene-Elise Anderson, Leader Intergovernmental Organizations, AWS.
Datathon individuals might be requested to deal with one among two challenges:
- How to exhibit to a CEO the influence of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion utilizing knowledge and/ or new applied sciences?
- How can airways redress the gender steadiness on the flight deck and different technical roles by knowledge and/ or new applied sciences?
Who can take part:
Registration for the datathon will begin on 22 March and is open to professionals within the airline trade, together with airways, airports, software program distributors, start-ups, techniques integrators (SIs), and every other organizations working in aviation. All individuals might be granted entry to an AWS atmosphere which can allow them to construct their proofs of idea. Importantly, all groups might be given a possibility to affix coaching periods on technical and enterprise matters which might be held by AWS architects and trade specialists from IATA and IATA’s member airways.
Timelines:
This digital datathon will run between 22 March and 28 April 2023.
Judging:
Submissions might be evaluated by an unbiased panel of specialists from IATA and AWS. Key standards taken under consideration will embrace the originality of the answer, its applicability within the aviation sector and the value-add it’s going to carry to additional strengthen gender variety of the trade.
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