THEME FOR 2018

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THIS YEAR?

Each participating team will have to take on BOTH of these challenges:

IoT CHALLENGE 5G CHALLENGE

Using the Internet of Things (IoT),
develop creative digital innovations
that will improve the lives of people
across generations.
Using your perception about
5G technology and how you envision its
usage, create a pitch video to present the
most creative digital innovation that will
make the world future-ready.
 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Innovations in the following FOCUS AREAS:

VERTICAL INDUSTRIES PERSONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Education, environment, disaster Customers Social media, web analytics,
preparedness and response, health, or buyers robot control, remote sensing, etc.
livelihood, agriculture, energy, utilities,
tollways, etc.
 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Using these technologies:

INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) 5G TECHNOLOGY

Innovations that use
intelligently connected devices and
systems that will benefit society
Revolutionary ideas, noble designs
and practical solutions that will help
create and shape the forthcoming
advancement of technology in the
Philippines
 MECHANICS
We are looking for IoT solutions that:
✓ Showcase PLDT/SMART internet services
✓ Promote the usage of LTE or Fiber only
✓ Address current or future problems of our society

Anchored on your IoT entry, we are looking for 5G solutions that will answer
the following:
✓ What practical solution will address a difficult problem in our society?
✓ What do you think is the evolution of that technology?
✓ What do you think are samples of business models that can be
provided by 5G?
 MECHANICS

IMPORTANT:
Output for the IoT Challenge should be actual devices,
not just mobile applications.

Output for the 5G Challenge should be anchored on the

team’s IoT Challenge output.
 WHO CAN JOIN?
Open to all ICT and Form a TEAM composed of:
Engineering college students • at least one official team coach who
(e.g., IT, ECE, CoE, EE, ME, is a full-time faculty member of ICT
CompSci, etc.) or Engineering (or related courses)
• team members who are bona fide
students of the school

Optional:
Additional coaches who are faculty
members handling courses in
Business or Management or
Marketing
 IMPORTANT POINTERS FOR THE TEAMS
There is no limit to the
number of members
per team. However,
Smart will only shoulder
up to 4 members of the
team including the
faculty mentor for the
Validation, Boot Camp,
Final Judging and
Awarding.
Members are encouraged to include
students from lower year levels
to ensure continuity of the project.
Ideally, team composition
should represent various
disciplines of Engineering,
IT, Business, and
Marketing. This is because
aside from the actual
wireless application, the
entry should have a
supporting business plan.

Assign one student team leader recognized by the team members and TWO student presenters,
who will represent the team in the panel defense/judging.
One presenter for the IoT Challenge and another presenter for the 5G Challenge.
 HOW TO JOIN
Register online!
Each TEAM is required to register online; One team, one registration

Each ENTRY must also be registered online;

One entry, one registration

To register, go to www.smartsweep.ph and follow the instructions.

Online registration is from October 2018 to January 18, 2019

 PROJECT CONCEPT VIDEO PITCH
Teams joining the IoT CHALLENGE and 5G CHALLENGE are
required to submit their project concept in video format; Each
team needs to submit two videos--- one video for IoT, another
video for 5G.
• Length of video must not exceed 3 minutes for IoT, and 2 minutes for 5G
• There should be no mention of the name of the school, team members, presenters
• Follow the recommended presentation flow using the guide questions below:
✓ What is the problem that you are trying to solve? Provide statistics and mention references.
✓ How will you solve it?
✓ Is there an existing similar solution? If yes, how will you solve it differently?
✓ Who and how big is your target market (user)? Provide validated statistics
and mention references.
✓ How will you make money with your application? / What is your business plan?
 IMPORTANT GUIDELINES ON THE VIDEO PITCH
• Keep your pitch under 3 minutes (for IoT)
and 2 minutes (for 5G)
• Answer the guide questions by presenting
ACTUAL photos and videos (as documentation
for validation), not animations only
• Include subtitles if audio is poor
• Use recorded voice, not just text subtitles
• Make your video a visual showcase of what
Deadline of submission of entries:
you want to pitch, and not just the face
January 18, 2019
of the presenter
• For sample video pitches, visit
http://bit.ly/SamplePitches
 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING (SHORTLISTING)
IoT CHALLENGE 5G CHALLENGE

Technical Viability 30% Potential Technical Viability 30%

Market Potential 30% Market Potential 30%
Innovation* 20% Creativity & Imagination* 40%
Social Impact & Relevance 20% Total 100%
Total 100% *5G will only be in available in 2020
*No existing similar solution in the market

WEIGHT = 70% WEIGHT = 30%

TOTAL = 100%
 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING (GUIDE QUESTIONS)
Technical Viability Market Potential Innovation
• What is your technology • How many iterations of customer • No existing similar solution
validation have you done? in the market
stack?
• What insights have you gathered
• What is your tech approach based on your customer validation? Creativity and Imagination
(from point A to point B)? • If your prototype is commercialized, • 5G will only be in available
• What are the hardest how big is its addressable market? in 2020
technology problems that What specific problem are you
you are solving? solving and how many people have Social Impact & Relevance
the same problem? • What social advocacy are
• Are you using any of web
you addressing?
APIs (Ex: api.chikka.com,
developer.smart.com.ph,
etc.)
 JUDGING PROCESS

Final
Shortlisting Boot Camp Validation Judging and
Awarding

January 30, 2019 March 6-7, 2019 March 8, 2019 May 10, 2019
 SHORTLISTING >> JANUARY 30, 2019

• Teams who will receive the grade of 80% and above (total weighted scores of IoT
and 5G challenges) will move on to the next round.
• Teams will be informed through the team leader / faculty mentor if they made the
cut on January 31, 2019 via email; The email will also contain information on the
schedule and other details of the Validation Round.
• Shortlisted Teams must immediately work on the prototypes of their IoT entries
upon notification. The prototypes will be required for demonstration during the
Validation Round.
 BOOT CAMP >> MARCH 6-7, 2019
• The Top 20 Shortlisted Teams will undergo a two-day mentoring session with representatives from
various business units of SMART, its sister companies, partners and startups.

• Teams will be given the opportunity to fine-tune their concepts, application and/or prototypes or
whitepapers in preparation for the Validation Round.

• The Top 20 Shortlisted Teams will have a live demonstration of their prototypes (actual devices) for
the IoT Challenge, and a presentation of their video pitch for the 5G Challenge during the Validation
round. They will all be interviewed by a panel of judges to get further information and validate their
entries.

• From the Top 20 Shortlisted Teams, 10 teams will be selected as Finalists.

• Teams will be informed if they made the cut on the same day of the Validation Round.
 FINAL JUDGING & AWARDING >> MAY 10, 2019
• The Top 10 Finalists will exhibit their FINAL WORKING prototypes (actual device)
on the day of the 15th SWEEP Innovation & Excellence Awards.
• Failure to produce a working prototype will automatically disqualify the team
and forfeit their chances of winning any prize.
• IoT Challenge Finalists with working prototypes will undergo final judging by
defending their project to a panel of judges selected by SMART who will identify
the top three winners and winners of special awards, if any.
• Details of the Final Judging and SWEEP Awarding Ceremonies will be
communicated to the teams on the same day.
 CRITERIA FOR JUDGING (FINAL ROUND)
IoT CHALLENGE 5G CHALLENGE

Technical Viability 30% Potential Technical Viability 30%

Market Potential 30% Market Potential 30%
Innovation* 20% Creativity & Imagination* 40%
Social Impact & Relevance 20% Total 100%
Total 100% *5G will only be in available in 2020
*No existing similar solution in the market

WEIGHT = 70% WEIGHT = 30%

TOTAL = 100%
Winners will be announced on the same day | All decisions of judges are final | Scores will not be made public
 WHAT PRIZES ARE AT STAKE

WINNERS SPECIAL AWARDS

Cash prizes (Top 10 Winners) Cash prizes (two winners per category)
First Place Php300,000 Best IoT Solution Php50,000 each
Second Place Php200,000 Best 5G Solution Php30,000 each
Third Place Php100,000
Merit Award* Php50,000
*for the rest of the finalists

Recommended sharing scheme for the cash prizes

• 95%: Team members (equally divided among all students)
• 5%: Team coach/es
 DATES TO REMEMBER
ACTIVITY DATE
Release of 15th SWEEP Awards Mechanics, Online Registration October 2018
Roadshow October-November 2018
Closing of Online Registration January 18, 2019 (Fri)
Judging of Video Entries January 30, 2019 (Wed)
Announcement of Shortlisted Entries January 31, 2019 (Thurs)
Prototype/Whitepaper Development February 1 to March 5, 2019 (1 month+)
Boot Camp March 6-7, 2019 (Wed-Thurs)
Validation March 8, 2019 (Fri)
Final Judging: 15th SWEEP Awards and Awarding Ceremonies May 10, 2019 (Fri)
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
• The student/faculty team warrants that the entry is their original idea, has not been entered in any other competition, and
does not infringe on the intellectual property rights (IPR) of any third party. Wireless service applications and technologies
that are already in commercial production may not be entered. With the exception of patented inventions and inventions
covered by a pending patent application, entries must not have been publicly disclosed prior to submission and shall be
maintained in confidence by the entrant and by SMART until the Exhibit and Awarding Ceremonies. However, SMART shall
not be liable to any participant for commercializing ideas that have been independently developed by SMART but are
similar in concept to submitted entries.

• The Top 10 selected entries for which the winning teams will undergo mentoring by SMART representatives for purposes
of fine-tuning and developing prototypes and whitepapers, shall be co-owned by SMART. SMART becomes the co-owner
of 50% of all the rights and interest thereto with the participants owning the other 50%, unless there is an existing IP
policy of the school which prohibits them to fully own their 50% share. In case that there is already an existing IP policy of
the school, the ownership sharing scheme for the remaining 50% between the school and participants shall be agreed
upon by them and without SMART’s participation, provided that such agreement shall not prejudice the rights and interest
of SMART as stated herein.
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
• And provided further that, if the whole 50% or a certain percentage belongs to the school as per the IP policy or as per
agreement, the school shall grant the inventors/participants who wish to commercialize their technologies a non-exclusive
perpetual license to the same, at such revenue sharing scheme as may be agreed by them. If the school IP policy prohibits
them from granting a non-exclusive perpetual license to the participants/inventor, the school shall enter into an
acceptable agreement with SMART and/or the participants for purposes of commercialization. The school and/or
participants shall immediately inform SMART of the agreed sharing scheme as well as their authorized representative for
purposes of transacting with SMART. (Please accomplish the IP ACCEPTANCE FORM which may be downloaded from the
SWEEP website: www.smartsweep.ph)

• Entries co-owned by SMART may not be commercially exploited without the written consent of SMART. However, after
a 12-month period following the first public disclosure of the entry and provided that SMART has not initiated the
commercial exploitation or formal Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection of said entry, ownership over the same
shall be consolidated back into the school and/or participants, as applicable. Such failure of SMART to commercially
exploit and/or formally protect the IPR of the entry shall automatically operate as waiver of its rights herein granted.

• In the event that any member of the MVP Group of Companies chooses to utilize or commercialize any of the
entries, SMART and the school and/or participants shall agree with such member as to the terms and
conditions of utilization or commercialization.
 WAIVER
• Participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of SMART and/or the judges, which
are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this contest. By joining the contest, the participants agree to waive any
right to claim ambiguity or error in these Official Mechanics. Except where prohibited by law, the winners consent to
the use of their name and/or likeness by SMART for advertising and publicity purposes without compensation.

• Each participant agrees that SMART and its parent company, agents, representatives, affiliates, and employees will have
no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from his participation in the contest, or
resulting from the acceptance, possession, or use of these prizes, nor in any way are responsible for any warranty,
representation, or guaranty, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to the
quality, condition, or fitness.

• Each participant agrees that SMART and its parent company, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, affiliates, and
employees will have no liability whatsoever for any injury, loss, or damages of any kind resulting from the use of the
entry, unless such entry has been formally offered by SMART to the public as a service or a product. Each participant
warrants that it holds the necessary intellectual property right(s) over the entry, undertakes sole responsibility
for any adverse or infringement claim(s) thereon, and further holds Smart, its directors, officers, employees,
agents, parent company subsidiaries and affiliates free from any liability arising out of such adverse or
infringement claim(s) including claim(s) for damages.
 WAIVER
• SMART assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer
systems, servers, software, Internet service providers, or e-mail systems; failure of any entry to be received on account of
technical problems or incomplete, late, lost, damaged, illegible, misdirected, or postage-due mail; or any combination
thereof, including damage to participants' or anyone else's computer equipment related to or resulting from participation
or downloading of any materials in this contest.

• Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this contest is
a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, SMART reserves the right to seek damages
from any such participant to the fullest extent permitted by law.
THEME FOR 2018