Marcela Ruiz, our Executive Director, explained the partnership with Compañía Minera del Pacífico and its benefits. The program also participated in the inauguration of the “smart buoys” alongside local authorities and the teams from Acústica Marina and CMP.
During the interview, he mentioned, “We are used to thinking that aquatic environments are very quiet, and we don’t fully understand how sound behaves.”
You can listen to the full interview at the following link: Full interview
This project aims to detect marine fauna and vessels through a Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance System (hydroacoustic MCV) that will generate real-time alerts, focusing on the study and conservation of marine life. The initiative also includes an acoustic immersion room for educational use by visitors to the area, along with scientific and technological knowledge that will record and process sounds in the sea.
It is important to note that this is a passive acoustic monitoring system, meaning it does not generate acoustic pollution, and each buoy is powered by solar energy.
The conservation and mitigation measures primarily benefit the community of La Higuera, in the locality of Chungungo. However, the project plans to install a network, initially at the local level, with the aim of expanding nationally to monitor marine fauna, mainly cetaceans, in real-time. This includes whales, dolphins, penguins, and other animals that inhabit or transit through the area.
During the forum, various topics were addressed, including women’s leadership, empowerment, and women’s participation in decision-making spaces. “For our part, we presented the work we have been developing in collaboration with CMP, where we are global pioneers in implementing smart buoys in a port as an initiative to protect our ocean.”
WEF is the world’s most important economic forum created by ALL Ladies League, the largest women’s chamber in the world, with over 1,000 chapters and a network of more than 1,500,000 inspiring women across 150 countries.
During the event, Sebastián Niklitschek, Director of Artificial Intelligence, explained to the audience what Acústica Marina does and presented the project we are working on together with CMP.
You can watch the full interview at the following link: CNN Interview
This award is part of a Globant initiative aimed at reducing the gender gap by providing more visibility to women who create and contribute to making a significant impact in the technology sector.
The Tech Entrepreneur category, which Marcela Ruiz won, honors innovative women who are founders of tech startups or entrepreneurs offering services related to STEAM fields managed through e-commerce platforms.
This is the first port-mining initiative of its kind worldwide. By next year, four “Smart Buoys” are expected to be operational, with a total of ten planned for 2024 in the area to establish a monitoring network. This buoy network is a pioneering technology in both Chile and globally, designed to be scalable. It also presents the opportunity to create an acoustic soundscape, where visitors will be able to hear the sounds of the sea in a dedicated room that CMP will build and equip. This room will provide acoustic data for scientific and educational research for those visiting the area.