Accenture, in association with Yahoo India, has launched its fifth season of Innovation Jockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds. This contest invites full-time undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students in India to use technology to develop innovative ideas. The goal of this year’s contest is to bring a positive change to society, through the three themes — detecting fraud and preventing business malpractice; creating an inclusive digital India; and empowering women.
Applicants for the 2016 contest can register solo or in teams of up to four members as they submit:
· Solutions for detecting fraud and preventing malpractice
· Platforms or applications that support the creation of a digital India in which all citizens can participate and enjoy digital citizenship
· Solutions that will empower the lives of women by improving their health, safety and employment opportunities.
The deadline for submitting ideas is August 17, 2016. The submissions will go through an initial round of review by the contest’s jury, and the final shortlisted participants will be invited to present their ideas to the jury in the grand finale in Bengaluru on October 20, 2016.
For complete information on this, log on to http://innovationjockeys.net/.
Members of the grand prize winning team will receive an Apple MacBook Pro. They will also have the opportunity to visit the Accenture Technology labs in Dublin, Ireland, or in Silicon Valley, California, USA, or visit the Accenture Internet of Things Center of Excellence in Singapore. Winners for each of the three themes will receive an Apple Watch, and the Jury’s Choice Award winners will receive a Bose Soundlink BT Speaker.
Accenture has also introduced a new award category — a Women’s team will be recognised separately, and members of this team will receive a Kindle Paperwhite. All eligible participants of the grand finale will be given a chance to participate in a fast-track recruitment process with Accenture.