{"id":40159,"date":"2020-10-02T17:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=40159"},"modified":"2020-10-02T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:03:18","slug":"dost-sei-scouts-for-best-student-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2020\/10\/02\/dost-sei-scouts-for-best-student-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"DOST-SEI scouts for best student innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Department of Science and Technology \u2013 Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is again on the look-out for the best student-led innovations that address community problems as it recently announced the opening of the 4<sup>th<\/sup><em>\u00a0imake.wemake: create. innovate. collaborate.<\/em>\u00a0Competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition, which began in 2017, seeks to unleash the creativity of young Filipinos in innovation using accessible technologies. It also aims to expose students to the whole process of innovation from idea pitching to building and testing actual prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovations should be powered by a microcomputer or microcontroller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe competition has been effective in improving students\u2019 engineering and technical proficiencies, as well as develop their communication, critical and analytical thinking skills. We believe we can sustain the momentum even though our mobility is limited these days,\u201d said DOST-SEI Director, Dr. Josette Biyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was in the past, the competition has three stages: 1) Call for Proposals and Selection: 2) Technical Training\/Workshop and Project Pitching; and 3) Final Project Presentation and Judging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams should be composed of three (3) Grade 11 and\/or Grade 12 students and a teacher per school. They may pitch projects addressing any of the following areas: food safety, security, traffic\/road congestion, health, education, disaster mitigation, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and environment. An accompanying video not longer than three minutes should also explain the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School teams passing the selection process will be invited to attend a five-day technical training\/workshop on basic electronics, programming, troubleshooting, and presentation skills. Qualifiers will also get free kit-of-parts, which will be used to develop their prototype or actual technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince we\u2019re on a pandemic, we\u2019re designing the technical training to be purely online. Challenging as it may, we will make sure the online training will just be as effective as face-to-face sessions,\u201d Biyo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams will be given a build and testing period of three months prior to the final project presentation and judging. The projects will be evaluated by the board of judges based on relevance and potential impact on the community of interest, novelty, viability, and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end, three winning innovations will receive P100,000 cash prize and the prestigious Youth Innovation Prize each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadline for submission of proposals is on November 6, 2019. Contest mechanics and entry form may be downloaded at Project Proposal Entry Form and Call for Proposals. For details, visit facebook\/imake.wemake or email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:imake.wemake@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">imake.wemake@gmail.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The competition, which began in 2017, seeks to unleash the creativity of young Filipinos in innovation using accessible technologies. 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