Competition Category
Enrolment Deadline: 18 October 2024
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Primary School Category
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Secondary School Category
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Tertiary/ Public Category
Applicants from Hong Kong may enrol as an individual or in groups with max. 3 members to either one of the categories below.
Format and Requirements:
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All entries must be submitted under the theme “Smart City”.
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Your proposal should be in writing with up to 250 words and demonstrate with graphical illustrations. (If additional explanation is desired, you may attach supplementary sheets with a maximum size of 210mm x 297mm and no more than 10 pages. ).
Submission of Entry
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Please download the enrolment form from the GWIN 2024 Smart City E&M IoT Application Challenge website www.gwinchallenge.com, OR complete the enrolment form online and submit the entry. Or
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Entries may also be mailed to: The Secretariat, GWIN 2024 Smart City E&M IoT Application Challenge, 6/F Digitalisation and Technology Division, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, 3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
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Entries must be submitted together with the enrolment form with contact details of the participants.
Judging Criteria
Primary School Category
Secondary School Category
Tertiary/ Public
Category
Originality and Creativity
20%
Feasibility and Future Development Potential
20%
Technical knowledge and application
20%
Impact and Effectiveness on Society
20%
Quality of Submission
20%
Schedule
19 September 2024
Opening Ceremony
To be conducted online. Interested participants may register by emailing your name, school, email address and contact phone number to info@gwinchallenge.com.hk
5 October &
12 October 2024
GWIN Workshop
An explanation to GWIN, its functions, technology and E&M applications together with Q&A on any design problems. Also introduce the work and innovation and technology projects of the EMSD. Registration email: info@gwinchallenge.com
31 July 2022
Enrolment Deadline
2 November 2024
First Assessment Results Announcement
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10 entries from each Category will be shortlisted to enter the Final Assessment.
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Shortlisted participants will be announced on the event website and notified individually.
16 November 2024
GWIN Day Camp
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Tailored for the Secondary School and Tertiary/ Public Categories. Each shortlisted final team from these 2 categories may send up to 2 members to join.
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Aims to introduce the basic knowledge and technology of GWIN and let participants experience the GWIN functions. Offer workshops to help the teams develop their GWIN prototypes and train their presentation skill.
30 November &
7 December 2024
(Tentative)
Final Assessment
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Finalists of each Category are required to present and demonstrate their prototypes.
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After the presentations, the panel judges will select from each category the champion, the first runner-up, second runner-up, as well as two judges' commendations awards and five consolation prizes
16 December 2024
Award Presentation Ceremony
The winning teams will be invited to attend the Award Presentation Ceremony to be held at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural Centre
Prizes and Awards
Categories
Primary School
Category
Prizes and Awards
Champion：Trophy、Certificate
First Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Second Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Judges Commendation Awards (2 winners): Certificate each
Consolation Prizes (5 winners): Certificate each
Secondary School
Category
Champion：Trophy、Certificate
First Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Second Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Judges Commendation Awards (2 winners): Certificate each
Consolation Prizes (5 winners): Certificate each
Tertiary/ Public Category
Champion：Trophy、Certificate
First Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Second Runner-up：Trophy、Certificate
Judges Commendation Awards (2 winners): Certificate each
Consolation Prizes (5 winners): Certificate each
*All participants will receive a certificate of participation after the Challenge
Rules and Regulations
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There is no limit on the number of entries to this Competition submitted by each participant/ team;
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All entries must be unpublished original proposals and must not be posted on any social media (such as Facebook) before the results are published;
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Participants should ensure that submissions do not contain pornography, violence, bad awareness or commercial and religious propaganda, nor do they constitute defamatory, indecent, offensive, racial misunderstanding or discrimination;
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The Organiser reserves all rights of the proposal submitted including their copyright and all other related rights. The Organiser also reserves all rights to use all or part of the contents of the entries for the purpose of promotion, exhibition and/or printing without obtaining the participants’ prior consent and offering any form of reward or copyright royalty charge;
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The Organiser will not send any notification after receiving the entries. All entries will not be returned;
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Entries that do not comply with the above Rules and Regulations will be disqualified;
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The decision of the judging panel over every instance shall be final and unchallengeable and in their absolute discretion;
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The Organiser reserves the right, at their discretion, to interpret and/or amend the Rules and Regulations of the Competition;
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Participants should read and understand fully the Rules and Regulations of the Competition. By submitting any entry, the participant hereby agrees to be bound by all the Rules and Regulations of the Competition.
Protection of Personal Data
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The personal information submitted by the participant will only be used for the Competition.
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Participants are entitled to access and correct their personal data in accordance with sections 18 and 22 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486) and the 6th principle of Schedule 1.
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If the participant wants to access or correct any information, he/she should submit the requests in writing and send it to the GWIN Competition Secretariat.
