2013 International Children's Games
Play Safe Initiative's Role at the 2013 ICG
PSI is excited to provide ICG the capacity to collect injury and illness data remotely from 13 venues for 8 different sports. The Play Safe Injury and Illness Tracker will provide immediate access to all reports and allow key organizers to make informed decisions about resource allocation and trending concerns.
Similar to the work at the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, the platform builds on the data collection form used by the IOC. Injury and illness data will be captured synchronously as the Games events occur.
At this event, PSI will be using a combination of Android and iPad tablets. All data captured is stored securely off-site and not on any device. No personal data is collected.
Why is this solution important?
This solution is green, cost-effective, efficient and reliable.
At an event where injury data is captured using pen and paper, forms get lost and data is comprised. Forms that are collected at the event's conclusion and input to a spread sheet are helpful in understanding the event in the past tense, but do not help to prevent injury or manage it effectively during the competition.
This system puts information in the hands of the lead organizers and maintains the highest level of confidentiality and reliability.
About the ICG (from www.icg-windsoressex2013.com/)
The first International Children's Games took place in Celje, Slovenia in 1968 at the height of the Cold War and more than 40 years later the vision the founding fathers had for the event has become firmly established.
The Games were the brainchild of physical education teacher Professor Metod Klemenc, a Yugoslavian who had suffered enormously as a youngster during the Second World War and it was a suffering he did not want future generations to have to endure.
It was his vision to create an event fostering a better understanding among children of different cultural backgrounds, as well as promoting peace and harmony worldwide which led to the inaugural Games being held in Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia.
The ICG are now governed by an Executive Committee, Committee and General Assembly recognized by the International Olympics Committee.
The Games have attracted over 35,200 participants representing 332 cities from 74 countries over 4 continents and is now believed to be the largest gathering of young people taking part in sport in the world.
Visit the official International Children's Games web site
PSI is excited to provide ICG the capacity to collect injury and illness data remotely from 13 venues for 8 different sports. The Play Safe Injury and Illness Tracker will provide immediate access to all reports and allow key organizers to make informed decisions about resource allocation and trending concerns.
Similar to the work at the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, the platform builds on the data collection form used by the IOC. Injury and illness data will be captured synchronously as the Games events occur.
At this event, PSI will be using a combination of Android and iPad tablets. All data captured is stored securely off-site and not on any device. No personal data is collected.
Why is this solution important?
This solution is green, cost-effective, efficient and reliable.
At an event where injury data is captured using pen and paper, forms get lost and data is comprised. Forms that are collected at the event's conclusion and input to a spread sheet are helpful in understanding the event in the past tense, but do not help to prevent injury or manage it effectively during the competition.
This system puts information in the hands of the lead organizers and maintains the highest level of confidentiality and reliability.
About the ICG (from www.icg-windsoressex2013.com/)
The first International Children's Games took place in Celje, Slovenia in 1968 at the height of the Cold War and more than 40 years later the vision the founding fathers had for the event has become firmly established.
The Games were the brainchild of physical education teacher Professor Metod Klemenc, a Yugoslavian who had suffered enormously as a youngster during the Second World War and it was a suffering he did not want future generations to have to endure.
It was his vision to create an event fostering a better understanding among children of different cultural backgrounds, as well as promoting peace and harmony worldwide which led to the inaugural Games being held in Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia.
The ICG are now governed by an Executive Committee, Committee and General Assembly recognized by the International Olympics Committee.
The Games have attracted over 35,200 participants representing 332 cities from 74 countries over 4 continents and is now believed to be the largest gathering of young people taking part in sport in the world.
Visit the official International Children's Games web site