Submission
Competition Stages
Innovate for Future (IFF) Competition is an open competition of innovation & technology to inspire our young people in Hong Kong to create innovative products or services for solving and improving our real life challenges, though idea generation to prototype development. The competition may apply to local schools including secondary and tertiary in Hong Kong SAR. Students will pitch how to move human society forward with feasible innovation and products in our coaching process.
This competition is supported by our international partner, San Jose State University (SJSU) Silicon Valley Center for Global Studies (SVCGS). The final champion or winners will have opportunity to submit their projects to SJSU global program such as Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) Competition and Showcase.
This competition is also supported by our global technology partners and as well as other industry, exhibition, and training partners. The final champion or winners will have opportunity to be nominated to join their industry support programs, internship programs and showcase in exhibition and sharing in technology conferences.
Registration Stage:
Tertiary School Stream
- Tertiary School Stream (currently studying any full-time tertiary educational program equivalent to the Qualification Framework Level 4 or above, i.e. university degree/ higher diploma/ higher certificate programs, in Hong Kong).
- Teams from the Tertiary School Stream need to assign a team leader as the contact person. Each tertiary educational institution can register multiple teams.
- 1-4 members per team
Secondary School Stream
- Secondary School Stream (secondary school students aged between 11-17 years old in Hong Kong)
- Teams from the Secondary Stream need to include 1 coaching teacher from the same school. The coaching teacher will guide the students in the product design and production process.
- Each team can only consist of 1 to 4 students and their teacher from the same school. Students cannot join multiple teams.
- Each school may have maximum 3 teams, with each team having different focuses and projects.
School teams will be registered through our online page of IFF website. When the registration process is completed, school teams will be acknowledged by an email confirmation with a team ID.
Remark :
For any team registration and project submission by VTC Youth College, there will be a dedicated assessment panel for finalist.
Idea Submission Stage:
You and your team need to cover the following topics in submission:
- Defining the problem (with the IFF2024 themes) that you are solving;
- Providing the proposed solution, including:
- its benefits;
- its uniqueness;
- any potential risks associated; and
- how to use
- A 3-minute YouTube video explaining the above ideas
- You are also reminded of that you should not use any unlicensed materials, including images, music, or video content, in your submission
- All submissions will be assessed by the IFF2024 Mentoring Team.
- Top 5 Team from Each Stream will be selected to the IFF2024 Pitch cum Conference Day to pitch their ideas to our judges.
- Top 5 Team from Each Stream will be invited to show up their projects in our Conference & Showcase section to our industry guests.
- Finalists will be announced on our IFF website and will be informed by email.
- Submission to Secondary School Stream and Tertiary School Stream must be in written and spoken English. Any submission not in English may lead to mark deduction or disqualification.
Final Stage:
Pitch cum Conference Day
- If you and your team are invited to the Final Stage, you need to clearly articulate your ideas, such as the defined problems and the solution details, including design concepts, any prototypes, potential benefits, product uniqueness, market feasibility, and associated risks, at the Pitch cum Conference Day to our IFF2024 judges.
- The pitching time for each team is 10 minutes, with 5 minutes for Q&A.
- Our judges will evaluate each team’s ideas and performance to select the winning teams.
Conference & Showcase
- IFF2024 host an IFF Round-table Discussion by our moderator and panellists. Our panellists from academic, industry, and professionals share the latest technologies to our students, teachers, and guests in different aspects such as AI, robotics, smart city, IoT and etc.
- IFF2024 invite top 5 finalists of each stream to show up their projects in our IFF Project Showcase session to other students and industry guests.
Remark: The organizer reserves the rights to make final decisions regarding the revision of the competition regulations and competition arrangements.
Judging Guidelines
Idea Submission Stage
- Innovation – 35%
- Feasibility – 30%
- Presentation – 10%
- Social Impact – 15%
- Cybersecurity Elements – 10%
Final Stage (Pitch & Conference Day)
- Innovation – 35%
- Implementation – 30%
- Presentation – 10%
- Social Impact – 15%
- Cybersecurity Elements – 10%
Event Notice
Judging Announcement
We will announce judging result of the top 5 finalists and 5 of Certificate of Merits from secondary and tertiary streams on 25 June 2024 by posting in IFF website and by email notification.
- The top 5 finalists of secondary and tertiary streams will be invited to our Pitch & Conference Day:
- To present their project idea in our pitching session in the morning time.
- To join our IFF Round-table Discussion and demonstrate their prototypes in the IFF Project Showcase session in the afternoon.
- The Champion, 1st Runner up, 2nd Runner and 2 of Certificate of Excellence will be selected. Awards will be presented by our guests in Awards Ceremony.
- The 5 of Certificate of Merits from secondary and tertiary streams will be invited our Pitch & Conference Day:
- To join our IFF Round-table Discussion and visit to our IFF Project Showcase in the afternoon.
- Certificates of Merits will be presented by our guests in Awards Ceremony.
IFF2024 Final Judging Result for Top 5 Finalists
IFF2024 Final Winners of Secondary Stream
| IFF2024 Project Ref. | Result | School | Leader | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF2024-SEC-146 | Champion | Diocesan Girls’ School | Megan Lam | SignMaster: Bridging the Gap, One Sign at a Time |
| IFF2024-SEC-210 | 1st Runner Up | St. Paul’s Co-educational College | Lee Pui Wing Adeline | Colourful Seniors |
| IFF2024-SEC-043 | 2nd Runner Up | St. Mary’s Canossian College | Wong Ching Tung | Smarty Puppy Mapper |
| IFF2024-SEC-011 | Cert. of Excellence | Lai King Catholic Secondary School | Chin Cheuk Yin | AQUA Draw |
| IFF2024-SEC-135 | Cert. of Excellence | St. Stephen’s Girls’ College | Yang Yawen | Potential+ |
IFF2024 Final Winners of Tertiary Stream
| IFF2024 Project Ref. | Result | School | Leader | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF2024-TER-186 | Champion | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | Ngai Tin Lok | Gyming HK |
| IFF2024-TER-125 | 1st Runner Up | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Ma Po Hin | Hear Inclusive |
| IFF2024-TER-218 | 2nd Runner Up | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin) | Chuen Pak Him | Improving Forward Head Posture using Spatial Audio Technology |
| IFF2024-TER-041 | Cert. of Excellence | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Haking Wong) | Sin Chun Hei James | HealthNav: Advanced Hospital Asset Tracking and Streamlined Patient Pathfinding |
| IFF2024-TER-269 | Cert. of Excellence | Lingnan University | Yu Wenhui | A Real-Time Smart Traffic Allocation System |
The top 5 finalists of secondary and tertiary streams have been invited to our pitching session in the morning of Pitch & Conference Day to present their project ideas to our judge panel. The final winners have been selected by our judge panel.
IFF2024 Certificate of Merit
IFF2024 Certificate of Merit for 5 Teams of Secondary Stream
| IFF2024 Project Ref. | Result | School | Leader | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF2024-SEC-022 | Cert. of Merit | St. Mary’s Canossian College | Chow Sze Lok | Elder-Aid |
| IFF2024-SEC-124 | Cert. of Merit | Heung To Secondary School (Tseung Kwan O) | Lee Hoi Ching | Care for drivers |
| IFF2024-SEC-167 | Cert. of Merit | St. Paul’s Convent School | Cherene Ngai | RePlastique |
| IFF2024-SEC-178 | Cert. of Merit | St. Paul’s Convent School (Secondary Section) | Chow Yi Whua Eva | The Zone |
| IFF2024-SEC-209 | Cert. of Merit | St. Teresa Secondary School | Chung Lok Yin | Ai Learning Machine |
IFF2024 Certificate of Merit for 5 Teams of Tertiary Stream
| IFF2024 Project Ref. | Result | School | Leader | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF2024-TER-052 | Cert. of Merit | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Choy Kwan Ho | Greenius |
| IFF2024-TER-093 | Cert. of Merit | Hong Kong Baptist University | Zeng Weiwen | EffiMatch |
| IFF2024-TER-114 | Cert. of Merit | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | Lee Ho Chit | LLM Bot Integration for Enhanced Technical Support |
| IFF2024-TER-207 | Cert. of Merit | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin) | Tsang Yuk Lam | Mobile Auditory Orientation Training System |
| IFF2024-TER-310 | Cert. of Merit | Pro-Act Training and Development Centre (Electronics) | Lau Wing Yin | Indoor Air Quality Environment Sensor Network |
5 teams of Certificate of Merit have been invited to join IFF round-table discussion session and awards ceremony in the afternoon of our Pitch & Conference Day.
