Young Technopreneur Challenge 2018
Junior Achievement Singapore and GEMS World Academy (Singapore) cordially invite your students to our inaugural Young Technopreneur Challenge. The Young Technopreneur Challenge aims to support students to take ownership of the world they live in and actively develop solutions to the UN Global Goals. By providing expert advice and mentorship, combined with skills development and training, we hope to empower students to become problem solvers, innovators and entrepreneurs.
The challenge consists of 3 bootcamps where students will develop their ideas, go through a rigorous design thinking process, research and prototype, as well as learning about the steps to becoming a technopreneur.
The challenge culminates in an expo event where students will be able to showcase their ideas to a range of industry judges – winners possibly taking home funding to support the development of their idea and a trip to the USA.
There will be 2 age categories for the competition and is opened to local and international schools in Singapore.
Category 1: 10 – 12 years old (Primary 4 to Primary 6)
Category 2: 13 – 15 years old (Secondary 1 to Secondary 3)
The challenge consists of 3 bootcamps where students will develop their ideas, go through a rigorous design thinking process, research and prototype, as well as learning about the steps to becoming a technopreneur.
The challenge culminates in an expo event where students will be able to showcase their ideas to a range of industry judges – winners possibly taking home funding to support the development of their idea and a trip to the USA.
There will be 2 age categories for the competition and is opened to local and international schools in Singapore.
Category 1: 10 – 12 years old (Primary 4 to Primary 6)
Category 2: 13 – 15 years old (Secondary 1 to Secondary 3)
Phases of the Competition:
1. UN Global Goal – Select a problem related to a UN Global Goal. http://www.globalgoals.org/#the-goals
2. Innovative Idea – In teams of 3 students, think of an idea to solve the problem.
3. Registration – Register your team of 3 students via https://goo.gl/ve19gj
4. Bootcamps - To enhance a better learning experience during the Young Techopreneur Challenge, 3 innovation bootcamps will be required for all participants.
5. Innovation Expo – All the teams will showcase their innovative ideas at the innovation expo. Top 10 teams from each age category will be selected to proceed to the final round of the competition to be held in the afternoon. One winning team from each age category will be selected.
1. UN Global Goal – Select a problem related to a UN Global Goal. http://www.globalgoals.org/#the-goals
2. Innovative Idea – In teams of 3 students, think of an idea to solve the problem.
3. Registration – Register your team of 3 students via https://goo.gl/ve19gj
4. Bootcamps - To enhance a better learning experience during the Young Techopreneur Challenge, 3 innovation bootcamps will be required for all participants.
5. Innovation Expo – All the teams will showcase their innovative ideas at the innovation expo. Top 10 teams from each age category will be selected to proceed to the final round of the competition to be held in the afternoon. One winning team from each age category will be selected.
Bootcamps:
The 3 manatory bootcamps will cover:
The 3 manatory bootcamps will cover:
Bootcamp 1 |
Bootcamp 2 |
Bootcamp 3 |
Morning: Design challenges / design thinking Afternoon: What’s the problem you are trying to solve? Who is your customer? What is your product / service idea? Customer survey / validation of your product / service idea |
Morning: Mentoring sessions Afternoon: Option 1 - Microbits / coding session Option 2: Mentoring sessions |
Morning: Mentoring sessions Afternoon: Advertising & promotion pitch Competitive advantage Finance |
Awards:
Each winning team will be awarded:
Each winning team will be awarded:
- U.S. Company Visit. Visit the Global U.S. Headquarters of tech companies. Find out why they are one of the most innovative companies in the world and share your ideas with their team.
- Singapore Slush. All access pass and booth at Slush Singapore 2018 (www.slush.org/). Showcase your innovative idea. Connect with startups, investors and tech experts.
- Funding. A possible SGD 10,000 is available for the winning team in Category 2 for reaching implementation goals and milestones upon completion of the challenge.
Students Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the UN Global Goals and challenges we face
2. Be able to identify societal challenges in their environment.
3. Work with mentors from some of the most innovative global companies
4. Network with experts and other young innovators
5. Develop an entrepreneurial mind-set and skills
6. Learn how to take an idea from concept to realization
7. Have fun and contribute to a better society
8. Develop and improve the following skills:
1. Understand the UN Global Goals and challenges we face
2. Be able to identify societal challenges in their environment.
3. Work with mentors from some of the most innovative global companies
4. Network with experts and other young innovators
5. Develop an entrepreneurial mind-set and skills
6. Learn how to take an idea from concept to realization
7. Have fun and contribute to a better society
8. Develop and improve the following skills:
- Team work
- Communication
- Presentation skills
- Gain self confidence
- Creative thinking
Timeline:
Dates (2018) |
Activity |
Fri 9th Feb |
Team registration deadline |
Sat 24th Feb |
Bootcamp 1 |
Sat 10th Mar |
Bootcamp 2 |
Sat 24th Mar |
Bootcamp 3 |
Sat 21st Apr |
Innovative Idea Expo and Final Presentation |
June (TBC) |
Award Trip |
Sept (TBC) |
Singapore Slush |
We hope you find the Young Technopreneur Challenge a worthwhile competition and will support and encourage your students to participate. Team registration is via www.ja.org.sg. More info on the Young Technopreneur Challenge can be found on www.innovationchallenge.sg.