| Challenge Owner(s) | NCS Pte Ltd |
|---|---|
| Organiser(s) | NCS Pte Ltd |
| Industry Type(s) |
Circular Economy & Sustainability, Digital/ICT, Financial Services, Logistics, Sustainable Energy
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| Opportunities and Support | 10KS$ cash prize + Solution displayed in NCS Innovation Alley + Possible joint POC for a client. |
| Application Start Date | 9 September 2022 |
| Application End Date | 28 October 2022 |
| Website | Click here to learn more |
About Challenge
A 10-week challenge to ignite creativity among startups in APAC, to design products & solutions solving business challenges in Sustainability, Hyper automation and Metaverse for business.
3 Themes:
1. Tech for Sustainability, Energy Savings & Decarbonization
Rising costs of energy coupled with bold decarbonization targets put nations and corporations under pressure to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. How might IT solutions help them reach their goals?
2. Hyper automation
How can AI augmented automation help businesses reduce their cost of goods sold?
3. Metaverse for Business
How might the metaverse help established businesses find new markets?
Goals:
Identify the best start-up/ innovation solving key business challenges and offer our clients to run a Proof of Concept with the winning solutions.
Side Events: Panel Discussions / Talks / Workshops
During the 8 weeks of application period, to inspire the contestants on possible approaches to solve the business challenges, there will be a series of hybrid panel discussions, Talks and Workshops led by the market’ stakeholders: https://ncs.agorize.com/en/challenges/nexthack2022-entrepreneur/pages/launch-webinar-replay?lang=en
Industry players, thought leaders, charismatic start-uppers will share their vision, their challenges, and expectations from IT solutions, for their industry on a specific theme.
Timeline:
Event launch on 09th Sept – 7 side events spread in September & October. Hybrid event finale on November 18th with 200 physical guests (place TBD).
Selection Criteria:
The Entrepreneur track will reward up to 3 start-up(s) offering the best response technically, financially, and operationally to the problem statement addressed.
Prizes:
Startup: 10KS$ cash prize + Solution displayed in NCS Innovation Alley for up to 1 year + Possible joint POC for a client, NCS offering the integration effort.
Learn More
| Challenge Owner(s) | NCS Pte Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry Types(s) | Circular Economy & Sustainability, Sustainable Energy |
NCS
Rising costs of energy coupled with bold decarbonization targets puts nations and corporations under pressure to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint.
What We Are Looking For
How might technology help them reach their goals?
| Challenge Owner(s) | NCS Pte Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT, Financial Services |
NCS
The metaverse is meant to change our daily lives monumentally. It’s also estimated to become an $800 billion market by 2024.
What We Are Looking For
In such a world where decentralisation, alternative currencies, VR & AR are becoming the norm, how might the metaverse help established businesses better serve their clients or even find new markets?
| Challenge Owner(s) | NCS Pte Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT, Logistics, Wholesale Trade |
NCS
Almost every industry in the world is forced to transform digitally to stay competitive and relevant to its market.
What We Are Looking For
How can AI augmented automation, be it in sales, in customer services, manufacturing, supply chain or logistics, can help businesses reduce bottlenecks in their value chain and improve competitiveness?
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