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Challenge Statements
How might a palm oil ecosystem platform provide visibility of programmes that benefit smallholder farmers, so that they can be well-supported by downstream stakeholders and encourage collaborations between them?
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How might we accurately identify emotions of self-service customers, so as to better respond to and engage with each customer?
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How might we monitor and track assets accurately, seamlessly, and in real time?
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How might we continually track important health indicators, such as blood pressure, blood sugar level, lipids, and BMI, for customers, so that they can better manage their health and access insurance at a right time and a right price?
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How might we ingest data in real time from a variety of data sources, so that Muang Thai can better predict their needs and make product recommendations?
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How might a community app foster a Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) community, so as to enable workers at NDP to conveniently access facilities and services, and easily connect to their peers?
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How might we diagnose, monitor and maintain battery health and performance, and repurpose Electric Vehicle batteries into Stationary Energy Storage System solutions?
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How might we mechanise construction through new materials or technologies which require less labour and are more suited for automation?
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How might an online platform enable Sunway XFarms' agri-preneurs to access international markets and manage a cross-border supply chain?
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How might we predict the most popular travel and hospitality products amongst affluent Vietnamese travellers in a more timely, effective and efficient manner?
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How might we improve the chatbot to better interact with and understand the customer, and offer a better experience?
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Resources
Our participating demand drivers discussed their respective challenge statements at our Info Session. We have curated the recordings from the Info Session, so you can revisit the discussion:
This is the opportunity for startups and SMEs to launch their innovative ideas into the region and accelerate market access across Southeast Asia!
Main Session
Room 1: Data & AI⦾ Emotion Recognition, Bank Central Asia⦾ Business Intelligence, Thien Minh Group⦾ Health Data Acquisition, Muang Thai⦾ Customer Data Ingestion, Muang Thai
Room 2: Smart City⦾ Second-life EV Batteries, Siam Cement Group⦾ Construction Automation, Sime Darby Property⦾ Asset Tracking, Bank Central Asia
Room 3: Platforms⦾ Palm Oil Ecosystem Platform, Apical⦾ Agriculture Platform, Sunwway XFarms⦾ Customer Service Chatbot, Thien Minh Group⦾ Community App, Nongsa Digital Park
Timeline
Challenge
Launch9 November 2021
Virtual Info
Session8 December 2021
Submission
Deadline24 January 2022
Announcement on Shortlisted Solution Providers
Week of
28 February 2022Demo
DayWeek of
21 March 2022
Opportunities & Incentives
Shortlisted solution providers will get to work on pilots to co-develop, test and refine their solutions with regional corporates. This is an opportunity for startups and SMEs to launch their innovative ideas into the region and accelerate market access across Southeast Asia!
This is the opportunity for startups and SMEs to launch their innovative ideas into the region and accelerate market access across Southeast Asia!
Winners of each challenge statement will stand to receive a grant of up to SGD 20,000 to support their pilot.
Eligibility Criteria
Please refer to the Rules and Regulations and FAQ documents for further details.
Apply Now
Applications for the Southeast Asia Open Innovation Challenge are now closed. We will get in touch with applicants in the week of 28 February, once the evaluation process has concluded. In the meantime, please send your questions to info@padang.co
This is the opportunity for startups and SMEs to launch their innovative ideas into the region and accelerate market access across Southeast Asia!