OPPO Research Institute, a leading technology company, has announced the launch of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge, in collaboration with global partners including Qualcomm Technologies, GSMA 5G IN, Amazon Web Services, and LinkedIn.
The Challenge aims to bring new and innovative solutions to life by providing funding, support, and partnership opportunities to selected candidates. With the theme of “Inspiration Ahead”, OPPO and its global technology ecosystem partners hope to encourage greater awareness of the issues that affect global communities.
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“We believe deeply in the idea of ‘Virtuous Innovation’,” said the Head of the OPPO Research Institute. “With global issues such as public health, accessible technology, and environmental protection being key concerns, we could not rely solely on our own efforts to provide solutions. We have therefore initiated the Inspiration Challenge to empower like-minded innovators to tackle these big issues together with us using the power of technology and create a better world for all.”
The applications for the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge will be open from May 8 to June 30. There will be three regional demo events set to take place in Bangkok, Boston, and Shenzhen in early August, and the finalists from each regional demo event will be invited to join the Inspiration Challenge Acceleration Camp. The finalists will meet with OPPO executives and technical experts to revise their proposals before the global final demo event at the end of August.
The proposals for the OPPO Inspiration Challenge will be evaluated based on the criteria of Feasibility, Technological Innovation, Long-term Potential, and Social Values. A total of 15 qualified proposals from regional demo events will be selected as global finalists, and the top 5 winning proposals will be selected in the global final demo event. Each of the winning proposals will be awarded a grant of USD $50,000 (approximately 350,000 RMB, tax included).
The top 45 proposals worldwide, made up of the top 15 proposals in each regional challenge, will also have further partnership opportunities, including productization and commercialization opportunities, strategic partnership and investment opportunities, opportunities to showcase at global technology events, and opportunities to receive cloud resources and technical support from Amazon Web Services.
The 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge will focus on the two categories of ‘Inspiration for People’ and ‘Inspiration for the Planet’, supporting technology professionals around the world to develop innovative solutions in digital health and accessible technology, and environmental protection and low-carbon development, respectively. The primary focus of the ‘Inspiration for People’ category is to make technology accessible and beneficial to everyone, while the primary focus of the ‘Inspiration for the Planet’ category is to minimize the environmental impact of electronic product manufacturing or usage and to promote sustainable development through technology.
OPPO has a proven track record of collaborating with technology professionals worldwide to create a better future. Last year, 536 proposals were collected from innovators around the world aimed at tackling key challenges in ‘Accessible Technology’ and ‘Digital Health’, and OPPO has since worked with 18 of these teams to further implement their proposals and has brought some of them to global platforms such as OPPO INNO DAY 2022 and MWC 2023. With the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge, the company hopes to inspire even more innovative solutions to make a positive impact on global communities. To learn more about the program or register, visit the official webpage at https://www.oppo.com/en/proposal/.
