Dates

Eligibility

Who can participate?

  • University students  (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Above the age of majority in the country, state, province, or jurisdiction of residence (often this age is 18 years old)
  • Open to any GDSC members (including leads and core team)
  • Each person can only join one team

Team Building Rules

  • Teams can be 1 - 4 people (no more than 4)
  • At least 1 person on the team must be a GDSC member. Team Representative must be a GDSC member (they will submit their team’s project)
  • Team members can be from 
    • Different universities
    • Different GDSC chapters
    • Different countries

Project and Submission Requirements

1. Project Proposal & Presentation

Submit a detailed project proposal and a presentation including the following components:

  • Problem statement: Clearly define the problem that the team is trying to solve.
  • Solution: Describe the proposed solution and how it addresses the problem.
  • Technology: Explain the technology used in the solution, why it was chosen, and how the   software will be integrated.
  • Impact: Describe the potential impact of the solution to the work life.

2. 2-minute Demo Video

The solution demo is a demonstration video that shows the most important part of your application. 

From the video, we want to understand how the user interacts with your application and its features. We don’t need to know about every little feature detail, we care far more about the core value your solution is adding. So focus on the most important features and functionalities for the user.

Prizes

1st : P2,000 with GDSC Swags

2nd: P1,500 with GDSC Swags

3rd: P1,000 with GDSC Swags

       Consolation: GDSC Swags

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Impact (60 points)

  • Does the entry establish a clear challenge using their problem statement? (20 points)
  • Do they explain clearly which UN Sustainable Development goals and targets they chose for their solution and why? (20 points)
  • Does the solution address the challenge (and problem statement) identified by the team? Does the team adequately describe the success of their solution using metrics, goals, and outcomes? (10 points)
  • Is there evidence of next steps? Does the team display a clear plan for future extension to a larger audience if they were to continue? (10 points)

Technology (40 points)

  • Does the team clearly describe the following: architecture, high-level components, responsibility of each component, specific products and platform they implemented? Has the team clearly explained what Google technology they used and why? (10 points)
  • Does the video demonstration show the strengths of the application and how a user will interact with the solution? Does the demo show how the solution makes effective and appropriate use of the features of the chosen Google technology or platform? (20 points)
  • Can the solution, in its current form or minor structural changes, support more users and increased scale? (10 points)

Total - 100 points