Deadline: 3 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Smart City Living Lab Wi-SUN Challenge to support hardware innovators/ Start-ups/ Academic Institutions to develop workable prototypes utilizing the Wi-SUN RF mesh.
This challenge is proposed to encourage students, hardware start-ups and MSME’s to make best utilization of the Wi-SUN network. The Final winners will be awarded Prize money worth Rs.8 Lakhs. Grant Challenge thus enables young entrepreneurs to initiate technology start-up companies for commercial exploitation of technologies they developed.
Challenge Themes
- Smart Energy Solutions
- Battery powered Smart Utility (Water/Gas) solutions
- Smart Agriculture
- Edge Intelligence
- Network Security
- Long Battery Life
- Environment and Clean Energy Solutions
- Mobility and Transport
- Predictive Maintenance
Benefits
- Win Cash Prizes: Total prize pool of ₹8,00,000.
- Wi-SUN Kit: The 10 Shortlisted participants will receive a Custom Wi-SUN Kit and a cash prize of Rs.25k.
- Webinar on June 19th 2024 about Wi-SUN technology and Smart City Challenge.
- One-day hands-on workshop and an opportunity to do the POC in smart city living lab for the shortlisted teams.
- Gain Recognition: Showcase your work to industry leaders.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and experts.
- Get an opportunity to offer solutions to India’s Smart Cities Mission.
Who Should Apply?
- A Hardware Innovator
- A Startup Founder
- A Student/ Tech Enthusiast
- An MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise)
Criteria for Applicants
- Students/Researchers/Working Professionals/Entrepreneurs and Startups who are excited to build products to solve real-world problems using Wi-SUN technologies.
- Indian residents who are 18+ years of age.
- Any Individual/Startup/Student with potential & innovative business ideas can apply for the program.
- Technology-based startups for below mentioned thematic areas are eligible for the scheme:
- IoT domain
- Smart Cities
- Energy/Water utilities
- Healthcare
- Education
- Environment and Clean energy solutions
- Robotics
- Communications
- Network Security
- Smart Agriculture
- Edge Intelligence
- Network Security
- Mobility and Transport
For more information, visit International Institute of Information Technology – Hyderabad.
