OPPO announced the five winning proposals of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge
following the completion of the Global Final Demo Event in Singapore. Initiated
by the OPPO Research Institute and supported by Qualcomm, GSMA 5G IN, Amazon
Web Services and LinkedIn, this year’s Inspiration Challenge saw entrants
submit proposals in the two categories of “Inspiration for People” and
“Inspiration for the Planet”, each aimed at identifying powerful solutions that
support OPPO’s belief in “Virtuous Innovation”. Following three regional
challenges and an acceleration camp, five winning proposals were selected from
among 687 proposals submitted by teams based in 66 countries and regions
worldwide. These teams will go on to engage in further collaboration with OPPO
and its partners to bring their ideas to life.
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| The five winning teams of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge |
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| President of the OPPO Research Institute, Jasion Liao, delivers the opening remark at the Global Final Demo Event |
During the Global Final Demo Event, OPPO
collaborated with 6 startup teams from both this and last year to showcase
their cutting-edge products and prototypes. Among them, Bluepha Co., Ltd. has
teamed up with OPPO to create environmentally friendly packaging for mobile
phones, as well as art installations made from biodegradable materials that showcase
both the lightness and flexibility of OPPO’s foldable smartphones and OPPO’s
commitment to the environment. Woola, another sustainability-focused startup,
demonstrated its packaging for the OPPO Watch made from recycled wool. One of
the winners of last year’s Inspiration Challenge, TangTang Quan, returned to
the stage this year to demonstrate the results of its collaboration with OPPO
promoting a blood glucose monitoring function for the OPPO Watch 4 Pro that
enables diabetes patients to monitor their blood glucose levels in real time
using a customized smart watch interface.
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| The onsite demo area at the Global Final Demo Event |
This year, OPPO also teamed up with Deloitte
China for the first time to launch an Acceleration Camp prior to the Global
Final Demo Event. During the camp, experts from the OPPO Research Institute
joined members of OPPO’s software, hardware, investment, universities and
research, IoT departments, and industry experts from Deloitte to engage in
discussions with the top 15 teams and provide advice on technology, industry
trends, and the business prospects of their proposals.
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| Acceleration Camp of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge |
At the end of the event, five winning
proposals were ultimately selected from among fifteen finalists by a panel of
judges comprising members of the OPPO Research Institute, OPPO’s investment
department and experts from Temasek International, GSMA, Fidelity International
and XNode. The judges assessed the proposals against the four criteria of
Feasibility, Innovation and Originality, Long-term Potential, and Social
Values, with winning teams each receiving a grant of USD $50,000 plus
opportunities to further develop their ideas in collaboration with OPPO and its
partners. Further to this, “3D interactive platform” and “Flint Paper Battery”
were awarded the People’s Choice awards in the “Inspiration for People” and
“Inspiration for the Planet” categories, and “Impulse (Non Surgical Hearing
Aid)” and “Flint Paper Battery” received the Media Choice awards.
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| The Winners of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge |
OPPO will continue to bring together
technology professionals, entrepreneurs, and startup teams through the
Inspiration Challenge to develop and implement innovative solutions that enable
more people to benefit from the power of technology.
To learn more about the OPPO Inspiration
Challenge and the winning proposals from this year’s competition, please visit
the official website at https://www.oppo.com/en/proposal/.
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