Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba Wonke (UNWTO) ngokubambisana ne-Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) kanye nokusekelwa yi-Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), imemezele ukwethulwa kwe-1st UNWTO Umncintiswano Wokuqala Wezokuvakasha Kwezemidlalo. Lolu hlelo luklanyelwe ukuhlonza amaphrojekthi nezinto ezintsha ezingaguqula umkhakha wezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo maduze nje.
Ukwenyuka kwesidingo esivela kubavakashi kanye nomthelela okhulayo wezemidlalo ekudumeni kwezindawo okuyiwa kuzo kuhlangene ukwenza ezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo zibe ngesinye sezigaba ezinamandla amakhulu okuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yezomnotho, okuheha amazinga akhulayo ezithakazelo zikahulumeni. Eyoku-1 UNWTO I-Sports Tourism Start-up Competition, eyethulwe ngu UNWTO kanye ne-BIHUB, ngokusekelwa yi-QNTC, ibheka ukuqalisa ngemibono ephazamisayo egxile ekuxazululeni izidingo zangempela kanye nokubhekana nezikhala zolwazi emkhakheni okhulayo wezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo.
Sekukonke, iziqalo ezingama-20 zizokhethwa ohlwini lwabachwepheshe bamazwe omhlaba kanye nababambiqhaza bezemidlalo nezokuvakasha, abaqhamuka emkhakheni kahulumeni nabazimele, izifundiswa nomphakathi. Iziqalo ezisohlwini olufushane zizomenyezelwa kuwebhusayithi yalo mncintiswano. Iphaneli lizobe selikhetha abadlali abayisihlanu abazongena kowandulela owamanqamu abazomenywa bonke eBarcelona ukuzofaka imibono yabo kochwepheshe bezemidlalo, abamele uhulumeni, abaholi bamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha kanye nabatshalizimali bamazwe omhlaba.
“Siyajabula ukusebenzisana ne-Barça Innovation Hub ukusebenzisa amandla ezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo ukuze kugqugquzelwe ubuhlakani, ukusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokukhula okusimeme. Ngalo mncintiswano, abaqalayo abanemibono ephazamisayo bangaphakamisa imibono emisha ezovumela umkhakha wezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo ukuthi ubambe iqhaza Ezinjongweni Zentuthuko Eqhubekayo. Sibonga i-BIHUB ngombono wabo nokusebenzisana futhi, njengoba sibheke eNdebeni yoMhlaba ye-FIFA ka-2022 e-Qatar, sibonga i-QNTC ngokuseseka kwayo kulo msebenzi othokozisayo,” kusho. UNWTO Unobhala-jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili ngesikhathi evula umncintiswano.
Njengengxenye yokubambisana ne-QNTC, imibono ezonqoba nayo izocatshangelwa ukuthi isetshenziswe eQatar, okulungiselela ukusingatha iNdebe Yomhlaba wonke ye-FIFA 2022.
UMhlonishwa uMnu u-Akbar Al Baker, uNobhala Jikelele we-QNTC, uphawule wathi, “Ku-QNTC sikholelwa ukuthi imicimbi yezemidlalo inamandla ayingqayizivele okuhlanganisa abantu bomhlaba ndawonye, futhi yingakho ezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo kuyindawo ebalulekile ekugxilwe kuyo embonweni wethu wezokuvakasha . Silangazelela ukubona imibono emisha ezofika ngomncintiswano wokuqala wezokuvakasha kwezemidlalo futhi sinethemba lokuthi omunye wabo uzophila eQatar. ”
UMarta Plana, uMqondisi we-BIHUB, wengeze wathi: “Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana nathi UNWTO ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha maqondana nemboni yezemidlalo, umkhakha okhulayo, kanye nokuhlonza izinkampani ezinamathalente ezizosiza ukufeza lokhu. I-Barcelona yidolobha elixhumene nemiklamo kanye nokuqamba izinto ezintsha, kanye nesikhungo sezokuvakasha. Kwa-BIHUB sifuna ukwenza i-Barcelona ibe iSilicon Valley yemboni yezemidlalo futhi sisebenzise ulwazi lwethu njengendawo eheha izivakashi, nomnyuziyamu we-FC Barcelona ovakashelwa kakhulu esifundeni saseCatalan kanye nabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezi-4 abavakashela inkundla yethu minyaka yonke.”
