Manila, Philippines — Samsung Electronics Philippines has revealed its ten (10) chosen finalists for the brand's Solve For Tomorrow program on Friday, November 15 in a press release sent to androidist.
The teams, comprising a maximum of four (4) members each, were asked to identify a local or environmental sustainability problem they want to solve with technology or AI and present a design proposal to be evaluated by the Solve for Tomorrow panel of judges, comprised of industry experts Monchito Ibrahim, Vice President of the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines, and an Executive Member of the National Innovation Council; Alwyn Rosel, Deputy Director of Ideaspace Ventures and QBO Innovation Hub and Rachelle Perez, Campus Program Lead of DEVCON Philippines along with Samsung Electronics Philippines representatives.
The teams who will move forward with the final presentation are as follows:
- VersaSprout, Regional Science High School in La Union
- CocoSorb, Philippine Science High School - Ilocos Region Campus
- sUN-Block, Philippine Science High School - Central Luzon Campus
- PAROLA, Biñan City Science and Technology High School
- Development of a Bamboo and Coconut Coir-Based Oil and Microplastics Filtration System for River Water Quality Improvement, Philippine Science High School - Ilocos Region Campus
- BEYONSEE, Makati West High School (Makati Science High School)
- Hi-LoWall, Lipa City Science Integrated National High School
- SIMS, Calamba City Science Integrated School
- Croprotech, Philippine Science High School - Main Campus
- ReLeaf, Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science
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| The finalists for the 'Solve For Tomorrow 2024' program. | Image credit: Samsung Philippines |
The ten (10) finalists will now proceed with mentorship from Samsung experts where they will communicate with their designated coach for the proposal improvement, proof-of-concept, or mock-up creation in preparation for their final presentation.
The chosen teams will go through the final round of judging this December for a chance to win PHP 2 million worth of cash prizes and Samsung devices for their school, teams, and teacher adviser.
The Solve For Tomorrow program, now in its second year in the country, is committed to shaping the country's next-gen heroes, and is supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS). The program is said to have received around 300 submissions this year with over 1,000 students participating across the country.