A group of nine students from Sir Michelangelo Refalo Sixth Form Gozo: Maria Bonnici, George Mallia, Jasmine Xuereb, Manuel Caruana, Kim Scicluna, Michael Joe Cini, Malcolm farrugia, Rudolf Camilleri and Lucian Camilleri, led by Ms Amanda Sultana, have participated in one of the Junior Achievement Young Enterprise programmes; ‘Company Programme.’
The vision of the programme is to bridge the gap between the school desk and the working world. Students are equipped with skills, therefore giving them the opportunity to set up their own business, thus developing concepts into reality.
The group of students formed a company called Code-X. The mission of Code-X is to create mobile applications and internet based solutions. The main application that Code-X developed is called Travel Buddy.
Code-X won the Best Use of Technology award which was presented by Playmobil.
Travel Buddy targets the two to three day traveller. The innovative aspect of this application is rooted in the fact that information has to be inputted by individuals who possess local knowledge about the particular destination. Gozo is used as a prototype.
The application user also has the facility to choose an itinerary in line with his/her particular interests. The main sections found within the application include adventure, country walks, culinary, cultural and nightlife.
The online version of Travel Buddy by the Code-X Team is available to view via the links below, and lean more about our glorious island of Gozo.
http://www.codexmt.com/#!demo-travel-buddy/c1jg1 [1]
For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codexmalta.mytravelbuddy [2]
For Windows: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/travel-buddy/dc0a0cd7-0a04-4883-96a0-b2a2ffaaa91f [3]