Youth innovation challenge winds down
The Youth Innovation Challenge with a core focus on maritime, began in May this year with 120 keen participants.
THE fourth Youth Innovation Challenge, Innovate Durban’s flagship programme, is wrapping up with 26 finalists grouped into 12 teams, presenting their final pitch and the four category winners being announced on 30 November.
The Youth Innovation Challenge with a core focus on maritime, began in May this year with 120 keen participants. The various stages of the maritime programme whittled down the participants from the initial 120 to the tenacious resilient final 26 participants.
Project manager, Nkululeko Mthembu, said: “In 2018 we are focusing on the extensive maritime industry. The objective of Maritime Youth Innovation Challenge is to give the youth of Durban and surrounding areas an opportunity and platform to come up with practical innovative solutions to existing problems that will be implemented to eradicate issues that hinder efficiency of the Port of Durban.”
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The various stage winners will be included in the Aftercare Programme which consists of mentoring, prototype development, regular brain storming sessions and learning exchanges, trainings and workshops. They also have access to partner organisation programmes and funding opportunities.
Adams & Adams will offer free consultations to all of the participants and for the winner, free trade mark applications and free registered design application. Oracle is offering a R50,000 first prize, The Domino Foundation is offering a R35,000 second prize, Transnet is offering 15 internships and Aurecon five internships.
The 26 innovators who will be handing in their designs include locals, Patrick Cele (GoC Corporation) from Glenwood, Nonjabulo Gasa and Ntuthuko Msimango (Smartipants) from Musgrave, Fanie Ndlovu (TrailBlazer) from Mayville and Chiemela Onuka (Smartipants) from Umbilo.
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