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What:

Fem Tech Challenge 2021, the main theme of this initiative is to encourage more women to solve social barriers through the use of digital techno technology. You may be an entrepreneur, employee, student or an active citizen but believe that digital techno technology can help pave the way for innovation and proper use to solve problems, so don't delay and submit your digital techno idea or project today.

Why should you apply?

Fem Tech Challenge 2021 is going to be held as a joint initiative of Women In Digital and EMK Center & MakerLab, the main theme of this initiative is to encourage more women to solve social barriers through the use of digital techno technology. You may be an entrepreneur, employee, student or an active citizen but believe that digital techno technology can help pave the way for innovation and proper use to solve problems, so don't delay and submit your digital techno idea or project today. The last time to register for Fem Tech Challenge 2021 is 15 th December 2021. Selected teams or individual participants will later be accompanied by renowned industry leaders for guidance and valuable advice.

Winner 2016

winner

Champion

Sumaiya Rahman Priyanka &
Mouree Samad Mou

1st runner up

1st Runner UP

Rimjhim Rawshon

3rd

2nd Runner UP

Nirbachita Roy Monisha &
Mayeesha Mariam.

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FAQ


Competition duration:

Competition duration will be for one (01) month. Contestants must be available in this time period and our judges/mentors will sit with contestant to guide them. According to the guidance contestant/s must complete the ideas/projects till the deadline.

Who is eligible to participate?

Individuals (women) and groups around the country (Bangladesh) are eligible to participate as long as their ideas, applications, websites or services are designed to meet the contest criteria.

What will be the language of the project/idea?

Your entry and all accompanying materials need to be in English.

Does my project/idea have to be finished?

If it’s finished then excellent but it can be simply a prototype too.

How will you choose the winners?

Entries will be judged based on innovation, impact, scalability and readiness (in the end).

  • Innovation: How original, groundbreaking or creative is the idea, app, website or service?
  • Impact: Will the idea, app, website or service impact numerous lives in meaningful ways?
  • Scalability: Does the idea, app, website or service scale technically? What percentage of the designated population will it reach? Is the content localized? Is multilingual support available?
  • Readiness: How soon will the idea, app, website or service be publicly available, beyond prototypes and limited trials, if it isn’t already? If it’s already publicly available, how stable and consistent is its performance?
Selection of winners will take place at the judges’ sole discretion.

Can I enter more than once?

No, contestants can enter only single project.

What if I have more questions?

Please review the complete challenge rules, which contain additional information not covered by this FAQ. If you still have questions, you can reach us at challenge@widbd.com

How can I get up-to-date info about Digital Innovation Challenge?

We’d love to email you the latest news about Digital Innovation Challenge! Subscribe to receive updates, challenge@widbd.com

Summary of
Digital Innovation Challenge


32

Projects

50,000TK

Total Prize Money

15

Int. & Local Mentors, Judge

5

Special Judge


Digital Innovation Challenge for women supports vision of a connected world by recognizing those who are working to make the Digital world more relevant to women in Bangladesh. The sole purpose of the “Digital Innovation Challenge for Women 2016” is to create an interest in technology among the women in Bangladesh. We have arranged this type of competition for the first time in Bangladesh to encourage women to come into the tech world and motivate them for the future. A total of 248 women participated from all over Bangladesh, representing 49 different projects. The event lasted one and half months – it started on January 28th, 2016 and finished on March 8th, 2016, on International Women’s Day. During the initial phase, 32 teams among the 49 teams had been pre-selected. The first presentation for these teams was held on 20th February. The teams were assigned with different local mentors for proper supervision in order to develop their ideas into a working prototype with a full proof business plan. The ideas included solving issues in fields like medical, security, traffic education, etc. Later, 21 teams have been shortlisted for the second phase and their presentation was held on February 27th. Finally, 13 of the teams continued into the finals and all of them had their presentation done on 5th March. On the final day of the event, March 8th, the top three teams were awarded. But every participant facilitated from the event. Through this initiative, the organizers are hopeful to create a new bunch of female leaders and entrepreneurs with skills that are necessary for the girls to pitch their own business ideas in the future: create teams and also develop any solution from scratch which covers everything from planning to execution of the solution in terms of technological development, business development and marketing and sales. The organizers also hope to increase the morale and confidence among the participants to tackle any problems in the society through technological means. Obaidul Quader, MP and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, was present at the occasion as the chief guest. Among the special guests were BASIS President Shamim Ahsan, Selima Ahmad, President of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), Dr. Yasmin Huq of the Department of Physics at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sukamal Sinha Chowdhury, SME Faculty Consultant of Bangladesh Bank and BIBM, Fahim Mashroor, CEO of BDjobs, Prof Dr M Rezwan Khan, vice chancellor of UIU , Abul Khair Patowary, chief adviser of Women in Digital and Achia Khaleda Nila, Founder, Women In Digital. The event was very successful for Women in Digital. Now we are planning for the second session of this event.

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