Through "competition to promote learning, education and application”, provide secondary school students with the ability to apply scientific and technological knowledge to solve real-life challenges.
The key goal of the challenge is to help students to build the key skills needed to become an innovator who can:
Provide professional training and customized IoT course materials developed by Cisco to teachers and students at no cost.
Adopt IoT as the foundation to resolve real-life issues. Empower the students to become key members in the global village.
Participating teams will submit their STEM/IoT solutions by virtue of own development pace. Content of submission include: written proposals, demonstration video clips, and group presentations.
Upon being shortlisted for Phase 2, Cisco, Telstra and Hong Kong Broadband Network will provide mentorship for 2 months to assist each team with technical advice.
Student will gain first hand advice on STEM's influence in various career paths
Challenge :
Innovation Challenge Theme (2021/22): Internet of Things and Sustainable Earth
The team is free to choose one of the following topics and design innovative solutions to specific problems:
Smart Campus
Smart Sports
Smart Workspace
Registration:
Teams consisting of an instructor and 3-4 student should submit a 2-page concept note and 3-min Youtube Video for Phase 1. A working IoT prototype for Phase 2(Cancelled)
Requirements:
Participants must be registered secondary school student between the age of 13 to 16 (born between 2005 to 2008)
Prizes:
Trophies, prizes and cash prizes
School Participation Award &Excellent Teacher Award
Mentorship (upon qualify into Phase 2)(Cancelled)
26th Nov 2021 : Briefing Session
13th Dec 2021 : Teachers online training
14th Jan 2022, 11:59pm Submission of Application (Link), Student Start Learning Compulsory NetAcad course(s)
20th Jun 2022, 5pm Submission of Concept Notes Concept Notes & Submission link (Link)
5th July 2022 Competition Judge Completion.
15th July 2022 Awards Announcement
Phase 1 Submission_How to show students finished Ch 1 quiz (Link)
Phase 2, Mentorship Programme, Finals and Award Presentation will be cancelled.