<p>The Blue Economy Challenge is a hands-on innovation training and hackathon to build skills, networks, and knowledge to leverage ocean-related opportunities. As part of the U.N. Ocean Decade, Japanese university students and young professionals will validate their ideas and have the chance to convert them into actual pilot projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;The hackathon will run online and is embedded in a 12-week online training. The event is funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo and powered by InnoDays.</p>

Blue Economy Challenge

<p>The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1960, the Center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to exchange views, build expertise, and develop policy options. The Center is an independent, public, nonprofit organization with funding from the U.S. government, and additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments in the region. Over fifty years of serving as a U.S.-based institution for public diplomacy in the Asia Pacific region with international governance, staffing, students, and participants, the Center has built a worldwide network of 57,000 alumni and more than 750 partner organizations.</p>

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