Virtuous Innovation Goes on Full Display at the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge Global Final Demo Event

   ●    Five winning teams were selected in recognition of their innovative solutions in the “Inspiration for People” and “Inspiration for the Planet” categories
   ●    Winners of the People’s Choice and Media Choice Awards were also announced

OPPO announced the five winning proposals of their 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge following the completion of the Global Final Demo Event in Singapore. Initiated by the OPPO Research Institute and supported by Qualcomm, GSMA 5G IN, Amazon Web Services and LinkedIn, this year’s Inspiration Challenge saw entrants submit proposals in the two categories of “Inspiration for People” and “Inspiration for the Planet”, each aimed at identifying powerful solutions that support OPPO’s belief in “Virtuous Innovation”. Following three regional challenges and an acceleration camp, five winning proposals were selected from 687 proposals submitted by teams based in 66 countries worldwide. These teams will go on to engage in further collaboration with OPPO and its partners to bring their ideas to life.

The five winning teams of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge

“We are extremely grateful for the collaborative support of our partners and to all the technology professionals and entrepreneurs who have taken part in this year’s OPPO Inspiration Challenge, especially the top five teams who truly demonstrated the incredible potential of innovative technology,” said Jason Liao, President of the OPPO Research Institute. “Following five months of extensive evaluation, we have seen many innovative and cutting-edge solutions to a number of critical but overlooked social issues raised by start-ups from around the world. Together, through the Inspiration Challenge, we look forward to working with these teams to bring the power of virtuous innovation to all corners of the world.”

President of the OPPO Research Institute, Jason Liao, delivers the opening remark at the Global Final Demo Event

During the Global Final Demo Event held at the Changi Exhibition Centre, OPPO collaborated with six startup teams from the 2022 and 2023 entries to showcase their cutting-edge products and prototypes. Among them, Bluepha Co., Ltd. teamed up with OPPO to create environmentally friendly packaging for mobile phones, as well as art installations made from biodegradable materials that showcase both the lightness and flexibility of OPPO’s foldable smartphones and OPPO’s commitment to the environment. Woola, another sustainability-focused startup, demonstrated its packaging for the OPPO Watch made from recycled wool. One of the winners of last year’s Inspiration Challenge, TangTang Quan, returned to the stage this year to demonstrate the results of its collaboration with OPPO promoting a blood glucose monitoring function for the OPPO Watch 4 Pro that enables diabetes patients to monitor their blood glucose levels in real time using a customised smart watch interface.

The onsite demo area at the Global Final Demo Event

This year, OPPO also teamed up with Deloitte for the first time to launch an Acceleration Camp prior to the Global Final Demo Event. During the camp, experts from the OPPO Research Institute joined members from OPPO’s software, hardware, investment, universities and research, and IoT departments as well as industry experts from Deloitte to participate in discussions with the top 15 teams, offering advice on technology, industry trends, and the business prospects of their proposals.

Acceleration Camp of 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge

At the end of the event, five winning proposals were ultimately selected from among fifteen finalists by a panel of judges comprising members of the OPPO Research Institute, OPPO’s investment department and experts from Temasek International, Deloitte, GSMA, and Fidelity International. The judges assessed the proposals against four criteria - Feasibility, Innovation and Originality, Long-term Potential, and Social Values. The winning teams were Bluepha, SkiteLight, Woola, Ommo Technologies, Inc. and Shenzhen HUAYI Medical Technologies Co.,Ltd. Each received a grant of USD $50,000 plus opportunities to further develop their ideas in collaboration with OPPO and its partners. Further to this, Flint Paper Battery were awarded the People’s Choice awards in the “Inspiration for People” and “Inspiration for Planet” categories, and Flint Paper Battery and Impulse (Non-Surgical Hearing Aid) received the Media Choice awards.

The winners of the 2023 OPPO Inspiration Challenge

OPPO will continue to bring together technology professionals, entrepreneurs, and startup teams through the Inspiration Challenge to develop and implement innovative solutions that enable more people to benefit from the power of technology.

To learn more about the OPPO Inspiration Challenge and the winning proposals from this year’s competition, please visit the official website at https://www.oppo.com/en/proposal/.
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