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Latest update – 4:00 PM, July 24, 2022
CASE COMPETITION
PRESENTATION DAY
Things to Submit
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
To lessen your workload. Your next requirement is to submit a "pre-proposal" output due on July 1, 2022, and must contain the following:
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Project Title
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Problem
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Objectives
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Proposed Action Plan
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Desired Outcome & Impact on Society (3-5 sentences only)
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References
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Submission Requirements:
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Maximum of 6 pages (excluding references)
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Title Page (*note/s: included in the 6 pages):
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Project Title
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Team Name
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Members’ Name
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Date of Submission
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Citations in IEEE Format
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Format
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Times New Roman, 12
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1.5 Spacing
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1 inch margin
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Short bond paper
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Filename: SustainabilitySummit_TEAMNAME
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File type: pdf
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Over the years, agriculture is one of the labor force sources that provides employment to the country, however labor productivity in this sector is lower, slow, and weak. Farmers are often being neglected in their livelihood needs and means to continuous development of their farming endeavors, which in turn negatively affects their growing of crops and paving way to food scarcity in the country. As we know, such an issue affects almost every other discipline and sector such as businesses, politics, health, and many more. It also poses a risk to climate change and natural resource degradation, affecting the sustainable progress in the country. Another root cause to all these issues is the prevalent disengagement and lack of collaboration between farmers and government and industry agencies, hindering chances to address their issues and concerns properly and systematically.
Your challenge: Your team must come up with a project solution proposal that focuses on feasible agricultural transformation that will benefit the farmers’ livelihood, support and services, and aid sustainable development, particularly on Infrastructure, Industrialization and Innovation (UN SDG 9). Your solution may be multidisciplinary in nature and can be a prototype, business plan, or other types of project proposals.
CRITERIA FOR
PRE-PROPOSAL PAPER
Problem Statement – 15%
Reality Orientation on Sustainability – 30%
Feasibility & Relation to the Challenge and Engineering – 30%
Clarity of written presentation & Organization – 15%
Innovation and Uniqueness – 10%
TOTAL – 100%
JUDGES
Dr. Kerwin Billones
Dr. Robert Kerwin C. Billones currently works as an associate professor and graduate studies coordinator in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management of De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. He is a faculty researcher under the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research. He completed his Master of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (2015) and Doctoral of Philosophy in Electronics and Communications Engineering (2018) in De La Salle University Manila. He also received a postgraduate certificate program and fellowship for the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) program (2019) in Royal Academy of Engineering, London, United Kingdom and Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines. He is an associate member of the National Research Council of the Philippines. He had worked on several research projects for the Department of Science and Technology (2016-present), and National Research Council of the Philippines (2021-present). His research works and interests include artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, cloud computing, computer vision, cyber-physical systems, data engineering, digital twin, edge computing, high-performance computing, ICT, process optimization and modeling, signal processing, smart cities, technology commercialization, technology management, Technopreneurship, and urban planning and development.
Dr. Ronn Concepcion
Mr. Renan Gonzales