Contest Overview
Themes for 2018
Your proposed idea for the competition should be centred around the following themes:




Competition Timeline
Students can participate in the Secondary School category or Pre-University/ Polytechnic/ Institute of Technical Education category. Form a team of two students and a teacher from your school to act as an advisor for the team.

Submission Period
19 Jul - 21 Oct 2018Submission of idea writeup and supporting documents
Design Thinking Workshop (For Teachers)
3 & 4 Sep 20182-day workshop to equip teachers with design thinking techniques
Announcement of Winners
24 Oct 2018Based on pre-determined judging criteria, 3 winning teams will be selected and notified via email
Finale Event (Award Ceremony)
9 Nov 2018Prizes to be presented to the 3 winning teams
Submission Period
19 Jul - 21 Oct 2018Submission of idea writeup and supporting documents
Design Thinking Workshop (For Teachers)
3 & 4 Sep 20182-day workshop to equip teachers with design thinking techniques
Shortlisting of Finalists
23 - 24 Oct 201810 teams will be shortlisted and each team will receive $1,000 to refine their idea for the finals
Finale Event
9 Nov 201810 finalists to present their refined ideas to a panel of judges5 winners will be selected and presented with prizes
19 Jul – 21 Oct 2018
Submission of entries
Your entry should consist of a short description (not more than 1,500 characters), supporting document that articulates the social issue confronting Singapore’s future and your proposed solution leveraging on technology.
Judging Criteria
Secondary (Category 1)
Pre-U/Poly/ITE (Category 2) Phase 1 by Judging Panel 1
Pre-U/Poly/ITE (Category 2) Phase 2 by Judging Panel 2
23 Jul – 24 Aug 2018
Registration for Design Thinking Workshop (For Teachers)
Workshop dates: 3 & 4 Sep
During this 2-day workshop, teachers will be trained in design thinking techniques which can be applied in classrooms to solve real-world issues. Using these techniques, they can then lead students to develop projects to submit for the competition.

23 - 24 Oct 2018
Shortlisting of Finalists: Pre-U/ Poly/ ITE (Category 2)
10 teams from Pre-University/ Polytechnic/ Institute of Technical Education (Category 2) will be shortlisted as finalists. They will each receive $1,000 to refine their idea and resubmit their proposal for the finals.
24 Oct 2018
Announcement of Winners: Secondary (Category 1)
3 teams from Secondary Schools (Category 1) will be selected as winners. They will receive their prizes during the finale event on 9 Nov 2018.
9 Nov 2018
Finale Event
10 finalists from Pre-University/ Polytechnic/ Institute of Technical Education (Category 2) will present their ideas to a panel of judges. 5 winners from this category will be selected and presented with their prizes.
3 winning teams from Secondary Schools (Category 1) will also receive their prizes at this event.