This Hackathon gives real meaning to our commitment to empower young South Africans, not just with education, but with opportunities to lead, innovate and build their own futures. This initiative forms part of South Africa's proud moment as the G20 Presidency holder for 2025. And under this leadership, we are prioritising a vision of people-centred Artificial Intelligence and sustainable tourism innovation.
We have a lot to be proud of as South Africans. The Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre is the only space in the world to exclusively celebrate and experience southern African dinosaurs that inhabited our planet millions of years ago. Our Dinosaur Interpretative Center is the only one of its kind in all of Africa.
I want to acknowledge that the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre has been made possible through close collaboration and partnership between the Department of Tourism, Evolutionary Studies Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand, South African National Parks, National Treasury, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, the Free State Province and most importantly, the surrounding communities who have supported this project and will continue to do so as they visit, engage and tell of their own experiences with this centre and our history.