| Challenge Owner(s) |
Cellini Design Center Pte Ltd, Central Provident Fund, Microsoft Singapore, Ministry of Health (MOH), Parendigm Pte Ltd
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|---|---|
| Organiser(s) | Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) |
| Industry Type(s) |
Education Services, Healthcare & Biomedical, Logistics, Sustainable Energy
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| Opportunities and Support | Stand to win up to $3.15M in prize monies and Microsoft support |
| Application Start Date | 6 March 2023 |
| Application End Date | 28 April 2023 |
| Website | Click here to learn more |
About Challenge
Our latest IMDA Open Innovation Platform Challenges are now open! Stand to win up to $3,150,000 in prize monies and Microsoft support when you submit a proposal to solve these real-world business challenges.We are proud to have partnered with Cellini, Ministry of Health (MOH), CPF Board (CPFB), Institute for Adult Learning (IAL), Microsoft, and Parendigm - to bring you challenges that tackle real-world business problems. From healthcare learning to sustainability and order management, there's something for everyone.
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Dynamic End-to-End Order and Inventory Management System
Dynamic End-to-End Order and Inventory Management System
Cellini is a home-grown integrated group of companies that specialises in the design, manufacture, assembly, wholesale, and retail of conceptualised lifestyle furniture to complement every modern home. Founded in Singapore in 1986, the company has six showrooms in Singapore and more than 50 showrooms and flagship stores across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Cellini aims to leverage new technologies and top-quality materials to bring innovative designs, quality craftsmanship, and timeless pieces to their customers, together with a seamless shopping experience both in-store and online.
Currently, Cellini is relying on a bespoke system created more than 10 years ago to track sales and generate purchase orders for factories. Alongside the system, the sales and operations departments manually track inventory and orders through Excel sheets, emails and phone calls.
What We Are Looking For
The prototype solution should allow:
| Challenge Owner(s) | Cellini Design Center Pte Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT, Logistics, Retail, Wholesale Trade |
Dynamic End-to-End Order and Inventory Management System
Cellini is a home-grown integrated group of companies that specialises in the design, manufacture, assembly, wholesale, and retail of conceptualised lifestyle furniture to complement every modern home. Founded in Singapore in 1986, the company has six showrooms in Singapore and more than 50 showrooms and flagship stores across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Cellini aims to leverage new technologies and top-quality materials to bring innovative designs, quality craftsmanship, and timeless pieces to their customers, together with a seamless shopping experience both in-store and online.
Currently, Cellini is relying on a bespoke system created more than 10 years ago to track sales and generate purchase orders for factories. Alongside the system, the sales and operations departments manually track inventory and orders through Excel sheets, emails and phone calls.
What We Are Looking For
The prototype solution should allow:
- Internal stakeholders to:
- Generate invoices, purchase orders and delivery orders
- Manage inventories in real-time, with clear visibility of current stocks and stock flow
- Communicate efficiently using the system
- Customers to:
- Track and manage their orders
- Provide timely feedback or request post-sales service
Create, Buy & Sell Tradeable Carbon Assets
| Challenge Owner(s) | Microsoft Singapore |
|---|---|
| Industry Types(s) | Circular Economy & Sustainability, Digital/ICT, Financial Services |
Create, Buy & Sell Tradeable Carbon Assets
As more businessses strive to reduce their carbon footprint and meet sustainability goals, there is increased interest in the trading of carbon assets in the carbon market. Today, businesses are finding it difficult to:
a. Identify and create tradeable carbon assets.
b. Manage related inventory and logistics.
Carbon offsets and credits are ways for businesses to offset emissions that they are unable to reduce through other means such as energy efficiency measures or the deployment of renewable energy systems. The ability to create, buy or sell carbon assets independently or through an integrated carbon management solution will provide businesses another avenue to complement their sustainability strategy.
The Singapore Green Tech Challenge powered by Microsoft, SGTech and IMDA, seeks to develop and commercialize innovative sustainability solutions for businesses that can be operationalized in line with the Singapore Green Plan. The challenge also bolsters Singapore’s position as an innovator for the world, as it creates relevant, applicable, and sustainable solutions at scale, to target the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
What We Are Looking For
Microsoft is looking for solutions which allows businesses to:
a. Create tradable carbon assets through digitally enabled sequestration measurement.
b. Interact with the carbon market (buy/sell carbon offsets) independently or as an integrated carbon management solution, including but not limited to, carbon capture and storage at production.
These solutions could be built onto the Microsoft Sustainability Manager, or otherwise.
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Identifying and Transitioning to Renewable Energy Sources
Identifying and Transitioning to Renewable Energy Sources
With the increasing focus on adopting sustainability practices, businesses today are pressured to review their energy sources and decarbonize their operations. However, they are finding it difficult to:
a. Identify ways to transform their business to reduce carbon emissions as carbon taxes are likely to increase.
b. Procure and effectively use alternative renewable energy sources such as solar panels.
Transitioning to renewable energy minimizes the effects of carbon pollution and reduces businesses’ emissions to achieve long-term sustainability goals.
The Singapore Green Tech Challenge powered by Microsoft, SGTech and IMDA, seeks to develop and commercialize innovative sustainability solutions for businesses that can be operationalized in line with the Singapore Green Plan. The challenge also bolsters Singapore’s position as an innovator for the world, as it creates relevant, applicable, and sustainable solutions at scale, to target the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
What We Are Looking For
Microsoft is looking for solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud that will help businesses identify renewable energy sources and reduce their carbon emissions, including decarbonized transportation.
The solution should also be able to track their progress towards reducing their carbon footprint. These solutions could be built onto the Microsoft Sustainability Manager, or otherwise.
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| Challenge Owner(s) | Microsoft Singapore |
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| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT, Sustainable Energy |
Identifying and Transitioning to Renewable Energy Sources
With the increasing focus on adopting sustainability practices, businesses today are pressured to review their energy sources and decarbonize their operations. However, they are finding it difficult to:
a. Identify ways to transform their business to reduce carbon emissions as carbon taxes are likely to increase.
b. Procure and effectively use alternative renewable energy sources such as solar panels.
Transitioning to renewable energy minimizes the effects of carbon pollution and reduces businesses’ emissions to achieve long-term sustainability goals.
The Singapore Green Tech Challenge powered by Microsoft, SGTech and IMDA, seeks to develop and commercialize innovative sustainability solutions for businesses that can be operationalized in line with the Singapore Green Plan. The challenge also bolsters Singapore’s position as an innovator for the world, as it creates relevant, applicable, and sustainable solutions at scale, to target the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
What We Are Looking For
Microsoft is looking for solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud that will help businesses identify renewable energy sources and reduce their carbon emissions, including decarbonized transportation.
The solution should also be able to track their progress towards reducing their carbon footprint. These solutions could be built onto the Microsoft Sustainability Manager, or otherwise.
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Setting and Tracking Sustainability Targets
Setting and Tracking Sustainability Targets
While Microsoft and likeminded companies drive awareness and the need for climate action, businesses & SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) are finding it difficult to:
a. Understand what and how to track three scopes of carbon emissions [direct, indirect (owned) and indirect (not owned)].
b. Establish if the data from carbon emissions is accurate and relevant.
c. Determine which environmental sustainability goals (ESG) focus areas they want to target (Energy, Waste, Water, Ecosystem).
d. Obtain valuable insights from the data collected.
The Singapore Green Tech Challenge powered by Microsoft, SGTech and IMDA, seeks to develop and commercialize innovative sustainability solutions for businesses that can be operationalized in line with the Singapore Green Plan. The challenge also bolsters Singapore’s position as an innovator for the world, as it creates relevant, applicable, and sustainable solutions at scale, to target the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
What We Are Looking For
Microsoft is looking for solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud that can integrate and standardize several types of sustainability data (including ESG), allowing businesses to set and track sustainability targets effectively, in real-time. These solutions could be built onto the Microsoft Sustainability Manager, or otherwise.
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| Challenge Owner(s) | Microsoft Singapore |
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| Industry Types(s) | Circular Economy & Sustainability, Digital/ICT |
Setting and Tracking Sustainability Targets
While Microsoft and likeminded companies drive awareness and the need for climate action, businesses & SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) are finding it difficult to:
a. Understand what and how to track three scopes of carbon emissions [direct, indirect (owned) and indirect (not owned)].
b. Establish if the data from carbon emissions is accurate and relevant.
c. Determine which environmental sustainability goals (ESG) focus areas they want to target (Energy, Waste, Water, Ecosystem).
d. Obtain valuable insights from the data collected.
The Singapore Green Tech Challenge powered by Microsoft, SGTech and IMDA, seeks to develop and commercialize innovative sustainability solutions for businesses that can be operationalized in line with the Singapore Green Plan. The challenge also bolsters Singapore’s position as an innovator for the world, as it creates relevant, applicable, and sustainable solutions at scale, to target the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
What We Are Looking For
Microsoft is looking for solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud that can integrate and standardize several types of sustainability data (including ESG), allowing businesses to set and track sustainability targets effectively, in real-time. These solutions could be built onto the Microsoft Sustainability Manager, or otherwise.
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Digital Engagement of Parents Through Their Parenting Moments
Digital Engagement of Parents Through Their Parenting Moments
Parendigm Pte Ltd is established to empower families to create meaningful connections and experiences by providing them with the education, tools, and support they need, and believes that every child deserves the best from their parents, and every parent wants to give the best to their children. Founded by entrepreneur and educator Mr Eric Lim who also operates 10 centres for My Gym and Abrakadoodle island-wide to promote play, activities, art and enrichment programs for children, Parendigm’s mission is to build stronger Asian families, facilitated through education and technology.
The explosion in digital technologies for parenting in recent years presents both opportunities and challenges to Eric’s business. Today, parenting takes place in an increasingly technology-rich environment where young parents opt for a variety of digital sources to consume information about their child’s development or seek advice or tips from other parents to support them in their parenting journey. Hence, it is crucial to continue innovating the business to remain relevant to shifting preferences and behaviour of parents and digital-native children.
What We Are Looking For
A proposal that can enable the seamless aggregation of parenting content, experts and influencers and to provide a personalised and holistic experience to support parents on their parenting journey.
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| Challenge Owner(s) | Parendigm Pte Ltd |
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| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT |
Digital Engagement of Parents Through Their Parenting Moments
Parendigm Pte Ltd is established to empower families to create meaningful connections and experiences by providing them with the education, tools, and support they need, and believes that every child deserves the best from their parents, and every parent wants to give the best to their children. Founded by entrepreneur and educator Mr Eric Lim who also operates 10 centres for My Gym and Abrakadoodle island-wide to promote play, activities, art and enrichment programs for children, Parendigm’s mission is to build stronger Asian families, facilitated through education and technology.
The explosion in digital technologies for parenting in recent years presents both opportunities and challenges to Eric’s business. Today, parenting takes place in an increasingly technology-rich environment where young parents opt for a variety of digital sources to consume information about their child’s development or seek advice or tips from other parents to support them in their parenting journey. Hence, it is crucial to continue innovating the business to remain relevant to shifting preferences and behaviour of parents and digital-native children.
What We Are Looking For
A proposal that can enable the seamless aggregation of parenting content, experts and influencers and to provide a personalised and holistic experience to support parents on their parenting journey.
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Personalised Planner for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
Personalised Planner for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
The Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that good and affordable basic medical services are accessible to all Singaporeans, appropriate to their needs. The Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) oversees the retirement adequacy of Singaporeans, which includes ensuring that they have adequate savings to meet their day-to-day and healthcare needs in retirement. MOH and CPFB work together to provide a healthcare financing framework that provides good and affordable healthcare for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (SC/PRs), comprising government means-tested subsidies, MediShield Life (national health insurance), MediSave (national medical savings scheme) and MediFund (safety net to help needy Singaporeans). On top of the basic MediShield Life coverage, residents are also able to purchase additional private health insurance such as Integrated Shield Plans (IP), riders and employer medical benefits.
The healthcare financing framework involving different components can be confusing and complex to understand by members of the public. Individuals have difficulty estimating how much cash they will need to pay out-of-pocket for their medical needs after tapping on means-tested government subsidies, other national healthcare financing schemes and their private health insurance. This uncertainty creates anxiety over healthcare affordability and also makes it difficult for individuals to do proper healthcare-related financial planning.
What We Are Looking For
MOH and CPFB are looking for a solution that can provide an easy-to-use, personalised and accurate estimate of out-of-pocket healthcare cost, to empower SCs and PRs to better manage their healthcare expenses. The solution should integrate estimated treatment cost from multiple healthcare providers and factor in support from government subsidies (if applicable), payouts from MediShield Life, Integrated Shield Plan and riders (if applicable), and withdrawals from MediSave.
For a start, we will focus the scope of the solution to outpatient cancer drug treatments at Public Healthcare Institutions. This will include providing an estimate for the expected monthly out-of-pocket cost for the drug treatment (drug-indication pairing) as well as services delivered as part of the treatment (e.g., consultations, scans, lab investigations, chemotherapy preparation and administration).
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| Challenge Owner(s) | Central Provident Fund, Ministry of Health (MOH) |
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| Industry Types(s) | Digital/ICT, Financial Services, Healthcare & Biomedical |
Personalised Planner for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
The Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that good and affordable basic medical services are accessible to all Singaporeans, appropriate to their needs. The Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) oversees the retirement adequacy of Singaporeans, which includes ensuring that they have adequate savings to meet their day-to-day and healthcare needs in retirement. MOH and CPFB work together to provide a healthcare financing framework that provides good and affordable healthcare for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (SC/PRs), comprising government means-tested subsidies, MediShield Life (national health insurance), MediSave (national medical savings scheme) and MediFund (safety net to help needy Singaporeans). On top of the basic MediShield Life coverage, residents are also able to purchase additional private health insurance such as Integrated Shield Plans (IP), riders and employer medical benefits.
The healthcare financing framework involving different components can be confusing and complex to understand by members of the public. Individuals have difficulty estimating how much cash they will need to pay out-of-pocket for their medical needs after tapping on means-tested government subsidies, other national healthcare financing schemes and their private health insurance. This uncertainty creates anxiety over healthcare affordability and also makes it difficult for individuals to do proper healthcare-related financial planning.
What We Are Looking For
MOH and CPFB are looking for a solution that can provide an easy-to-use, personalised and accurate estimate of out-of-pocket healthcare cost, to empower SCs and PRs to better manage their healthcare expenses. The solution should integrate estimated treatment cost from multiple healthcare providers and factor in support from government subsidies (if applicable), payouts from MediShield Life, Integrated Shield Plan and riders (if applicable), and withdrawals from MediSave.
For a start, we will focus the scope of the solution to outpatient cancer drug treatments at Public Healthcare Institutions. This will include providing an estimate for the expected monthly out-of-pocket cost for the drug treatment (drug-indication pairing) as well as services delivered as part of the treatment (e.g., consultations, scans, lab investigations, chemotherapy preparation and administration).
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