Hack Trinidad Forward Brings Tech Innovation to Las Animas County

Organizers in Trinidad are launching Hack Trinidad Forward, a first time hackathon scheduled for November 14 through 16, 2025 at Emergent Campus, 612 Park Street. The World Journal posted an event listing on November 13, 2025 that includes a registration link at hacktrinidadforward.io and a local contact number. The weekend long event will convene teams for a 48 hour technology and entrepreneurship competition focused on building practical solutions for community needs.

The event structure emphasizes rapid collaboration, with cash prizes planned for the top three teams and additional support intended to help promising projects move toward a launch plan. For Las Animas County residents this means more than a contest. Organizers hope to create a pipeline from idea to implementation, offering local students, business owners and community organizers an entry point into digital innovation and entrepreneurship.

Local impact could be immediate in several ways. Students can gain hands on experience in coding, product design and pitching ideas, skills that can expand local workforce options. Small businesses and civic groups can partner with teams to develop prototypes for real problems such as economic development, tourism promotion, local supply chain needs and access to services. In rural counties where distance to services is a persistent barrier, community generated digital tools can help improve access to healthcare, transportation coordination and emergency communication systems.

Public health and social equity considerations are central to the event potential. Technology solutions can support telehealth access, remote monitoring for older adults and streamlined information during public health incidents. However the benefits will depend on equitable access to broadband, training and ongoing resources. Las Animas County faces persistent infrastructure challenges that shape who can participate and who benefits. If organizers pair the event with follow up training, inclusive outreach and partnerships to improve connectivity, the hackathon could seed more than one off projects.

The decision to hold the event at Emergent Campus places it in the heart of Trinidad and signals an effort to build local capacity rather than outsource innovation. Community leaders and service providers will likely be watching to see whether the promised follow through support translates into sustainable ventures that employ local people or expand needed services.

Registration information is available through the event listing at hacktrinidadforward.io and interested participants can use the local contact number provided in the World Journal listing. As the county seeks strategies for economic diversification and more resilient service delivery, this inaugural event will be a test of how tech oriented initiatives can be anchored in community priorities and equity focused planning.