5G Competition is a hackathon and pitching competition that utilizes 5G technology in solving problems in the Philippine economy and society.
Categories for the competition will focus on the use of 5G technologies in different sectors of the Philippine economy and society:
● 5G for Society – Education, Health Care, and Livelihood
● Improve patient health monitoring and remote consultations
● Address mixed learning gaps and opportunities
● Enhance ways of working of current livelihood such as farming, fisheries, masonry, etc.
● 5G for Industries – Retail, Manufacturing, Logistics, E-Commerce
● Increase efficiency of different sectors through wide scale AI automation and Internet Of Things (IOT)
● Improve customer experience and satisfaction through personalization and real time customer insights
● 5G for Smart Cities – Disaster risk management, Sustainability, Asset and Resource Management, Transportation
● Transmit and process real time information to solve traffic, urban planning, disaster risk, and other issues
Guidelines for Qualified Entries/Teams
● The competition is open to all PH-based senior high school, college (undergraduate and graduate) students, alumni, faculty, and professionals all throughout the Philippines
● Participants should form a team consisting of 2-5 members
● A team can be a mix of students, faculty, alumni, and professionals but should include at least 1 currently enrolled student or currently employed faculty member, at any level, from the school
● Solutions should be registered under the challenge category it aims to address
● A team (of the same name) may participate in one or more of the three challenge categories mentioned
● But a team (of the same name) may submit only one entry in each challenge category
● The owner/s and/or creator/s of the innovation must be a member(s) of the team submitting the said innovations as an entry
● Employees of Animo Labs, Globe Telecom and other telco companies are not eligible to participate in this competition
● All team members are encouraged to attend the content (learning) workshops
● All accepted participants will be certified automatically to experience 5G technology or a simulation of it
● Globe Telecom and Animo Labs are not liable for IP infringement by entries
● Submission of entry acknowledges the right of Globe Telecom and Animo Labs to use the general idea of the entry for publication and promotional purposes