Team WatApp wint de Xylem Water Challenge-prijs op HackZurich2022 met een innovatieve app die is ontworpen om duurzaam waterverbruik te promoten

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Het wereldwijde watertechnologie bedrijf Xylem heeft een team van hackathon deelnemers beloond die een innovatieve app hebben ontwikkeld om duurzaam waterverbruik te promoten. Team WatApp won de Xylem Water Challenge van HackZurich 2022 met hun app voor sociale games die mensen helpt om slimme waterkeuzes te maken in hun dagelijks leven, langdurige waterbesparende gewoonten op te bouwen en hun resultaten met vrienden te delen.

Na het evenement de afgelopen twee jaar te hebben gesponsord, blijft Xylem teams uitdagen om wereldwijde waterproblemen op te lossen met een unieke, digitale aanpak. Dit jaar vroeg Xylem de deelnemers aan de hackathon om een ​​veelzijdige oplossing te ontwikkelen om de watergewoonten van het publiek te veranderen en het bewustzijn van waterbedreigingen te vergroten door middel van een revolutionaire app voor sociale games die de duurzaamheid van het water zou verbeteren. WatApp heeft dit bereikt tijdens een non-stop hackathon-evenement van 40 uur in Zürich, Zwitserland.

Hackers Tackle Water Crisis at Europe’s Biggest Hackathon

Team WatApp wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2022 with an innovative app designed to promote sustainable water consumption

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Global water technology company, Xylem, has awarded a team of hackathon participants who developed an innovative app to promote sustainable water consumption. Team WatApp won HackZurich 2022’s Xylem Water Challenge with their social gaming app that helps people make smart water choices in their everyday lives, build long-term water-saving habits, and share their results with friends.

Having sponsored the event for the last two years, Xylem continues to challenge teams to solve global water issues with a unique, digital approach. This year, Xylem asked hackathon participants to develop a multi-faceted solution to change the public’s water habits and increase awareness of water threats through a revolutionary social gaming app that would improve water sustainability. WatApp achieved this over a non-stop 40-hour hackathon event in Zurich, Switzerland.

With water scarcity affecting billions of people globally each year, the WatApp team created an app that would improve water consumption habits by suggesting more sustainable choices using educational gaming features. The recommendations are generated from answers to personalized weekly challenges, taking data on current habits and location into consideration. The app also presents water savings within a local context, for example, if you live in Switzerland the app will compare the amount of water you save to the daily average water consumption of a Swiss person.

“This year, Europe experienced the worst drought in 500 years. It has never been clearer how urgently we need to develop new, innovative, digital solutions to improve water sustainability,” said Hayati Yarkadas, Xylem’s President for Europe. “The participants in the annual Xylem Water Challenge are inspiring examples of the potential within the next generation of innovators. Their passion for solving real-world water problems will help make our world more sustainable.”

“I would never have imagined how much water goes into the development of consumer goods, particularly through indirect consumption. If we can make more people aware of sustainable water consumption, we can drive meaningful change,” said Konstantinos Samaras-Tsakiris, a member of the WatApp team.

Xylem’s partnership with HackZurich is part of the Xylem Ignite program, a global initiative to build and empower a network of student leaders passionate about water solutions and driving change in the water industry. The program has already engaged more than 6,600 students in learning about and solving water challenges.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges with innovation. Our 17,000 diverse employees delivered revenue of $5.2 billion in 2021. We are creating a more sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and resource management and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water secure. Join us at www.xylem.com.

About HackZurich

HackZurich is Europe‘s largest and most renowned coding marathon. It’s a platform where brilliant and diverse minds work together on new ideas and concrete outputs to increase innovation capability. For more information on HackZurich: https://hackzurich.com/

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