Global Technopreneurship Challenge

The Global Technopreneurship Challenge is an annual event aimed at addressing global challenges facing humanity via technology and innovation.

About the Challenge

The Global Technopreneurship Challenge (GTC) is an annual international competition organised by the The Technopreneurship Institute through which global challenges are addressed, including the 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering for the 21st century [1] and The Global Goals. GTC is akin to the olympics of technopreneurship where participants from all over the world participate to address the selected challenges through technology and entrepreneurship.[2] Each year, cities from all over the world bid to host the year's Global Technopreneurship Challenge.

The challenge is run in two stages, the preliminary stage and the finals. The preliminary stage is carried out online via a massive open online course on Open Learning where participants form teams and participate in online classes and activities. During this stage the participants acquire the knowledge necessary to conceive, design, implement and operate (CDIO) solutions that are technologically feasible, economically viable, desirable and environmentally sustainable. The teams with the best solutions will then be invited to the finals where they will be given a chance to pitch to academics, and industrial experts as well as investors.

The first GTC was held in Kuwait in 2015.

Global Technopreneurship Challenges

Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge 2015

Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge (KGTC) 2015 was held from July to November. KGTC organised by Kuwait University in collaboration with Taylor's School of Engineering and The Technopreneurship Institute.

KGTC aimed to address three of the 14 Grand Challenges, making solar energy economical, advance personalise learning and advance health informatics. The preliminary stage of the competition was held from July to September 2015 a total of 65 teams from 151 countries worked on providing solutions to address these grand challenges. 17 teams of finalist were chosen by a panel of international judges to attend the finals in Kuwait. The finals were held from the 14th to 16 November in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the College of Petroleum and Engineering, Kuwait University.

The winners of the challenge were: Champion: Legacy, 1st Runner Up: E-Innovation, 2nd Runner Up: Diabetes Lifecycle Management System, and Judges Choice: The Concept Crew.[3]

Partners and Sponsors

Innovation partner - General Electric

Sponsors - KFAS, Zain, The National Fund, Boubyan Bank, BP

Supported by - Global Engineering Deans Council, Global Challenges Alliance, Asia School of Business, Open Learning.

Winners

Champion 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up Judges Choice
KGTC 2015 Legacy E-Innovation Diabetes Lifecycle Management System The Concept Crew

References

  1. ↑ "Grand Challenges - 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering". www.engineeringchallenges.org. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. ↑ "xGTC | Put your city on the world map". x-gtc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge 2015". kuwaitgtc.com.

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