The activities of the Fourth Deep Technology Hackathon, “Deep Tech”, were concluded, which were organized by the Electronics Research Institute and the Science and Technology City for Electronics Research at the Institute’s headquarters, as part of the implementation of the electronics and information industry technology localization initiative launched by the Institute last April.
Dr. Sherine Muhammad Abdel Qader Muharram, President of the Institute, indicated – in a statement today, Tuesday – that the hackathon aimed to stimulate innovation and creativity among entrepreneurs, startup companies, graduate students, researchers, students at public, private and technological universities, as well as school students in the field of deep technology, with the aim of Meeting the requirements and needs of the various sectors of the country, as well as preparing qualified cadres to meet the needs of the labor market.
She stressed that the distinguished results of the winning projects in the hackathon reflect its success in representing an ideal environment for refinement and development. The skills of the participating youth in the fields of programming, electronic circuit manufacturing, and energy technologies, in addition to encouraging them to think design, overcome challenges, and train on ways to harness deep technology to solve real problems.
She pointed out that the hackathon touched on many fields, such as (energy, environment, water, transportation, agriculture, and health), as well as the success of the events in enhancing communication between participants and experts from the industry and business sectors in various fields, stressing that the institute is following up on ways to contribute to transforming their ideas into viable projects.
She said that the winning projects will form the first building block for promising emerging companies that contribute to strengthening the knowledge-based national economy.
She added that the number of projects submitted for the hackathon reached 110 projects for a total of 600 students belonging to 32 universities (governmental, private and technological), in addition to the participation of a number of students from schools for excellence in science and technology.
She explained that 47 projects were selected after an initial evaluation process for the advanced projects that proved their worth in the competition, and the jury evaluated them based on the criteria set for the jury, including; Creativity and innovation, teamwork and feasibility study, marketing methodology and mechanisms, as well as the economic and social impact of the product. She pointed out that the first-place winning team won a prize worth 40,000 pounds, the second winner won a prize worth 20,000 pounds, while the third winner received 10,000 pounds.
With regard to Student projects track: The results resulted in the “Four-Axis Robot for the Food Industries” project, for students at Delta University of Technology, winning first place, and the second place was won equally by all Pharos University students for the project “Assessing the effect of sustainable flame retardants on the physical and mechanical properties of polystyrene compounds.” And the remains of sugar cane,” and the students of Delta Technological University for the project “A smart electric chair to help people with mobility disabilities and the elderly.” The third place was won equally by; Students from Helwan University for the project “Renewable Energy Production,” and students from Delta University for the project “A Robot with a Multi-Task Arm for the Food Industries.”
The Institute’s award certificate was presented Encouraging electronics research in the fields of green technology and clean technology for the New Cairo University of Technology and the Egyptian Russian University.
In the field of projects for graduates, entrepreneurs and researchers, the Electronics Research Institute won first place for the project “Manufacturing a coin-shaped battery used in memory applications,” and second place was won by the Modern Academy of Engineering and Technology for the project “Smart Vest to Help People with Special Needs,” and third place was shared equally between Delta Technological University for the project “Plastic injection machine for manufacturing food containers.” ;, the National Research Center, and the Canal Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology for the project “Improving the generation of biodiesel from various raw materials.”
A certificate of technological innovation was also handed over to the research institute. Electronics for the “Bus 14” project, which is one of the Tarik Incubator projects that is being implemented in cooperation with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.
For his part, Engineer Bakr Muhammad Al-Bayoumi, Deputy Minister of Communications, praised and information technology, with the efforts of participating researchers and students, noting the work to implement it practically and localize advanced technology within Egypt, offering thanks to the Electronics Research Institute for embracing these talents, reviewing the role of the Ministry of Communications in supporting the achievement of integration between different sectors as a link between industry and scientific research.
Engineer Amr Abdel Aziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qadir Factory for Advanced Industries, affiliated with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, stressed the importance of the partnership between the factory and the institute in developing high-quality national products that meet the needs of the local market and serve the economy.
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While, Dr. Hala Abu Al-Saad, Undersecretary of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee in the House of Representatives, expressed her pride in the institute’s pioneering role in supporting entrepreneurship, noting that the Council seeks to provide a legislative environment that promotes emerging projects, As well as cooperation with the Institute in encouraging entrepreneurial ideas that serve the national economy.
Dr. Ghada Mahmoud, member of the House of Representatives for the Parties Youth Coordination, praised the Institute’s role in empowering youth, stressing the coordination’s endeavor to strengthen Legislation that supports innovation and entrepreneurship.
Dr. Hisham El-Badawi, head of the IEEE Egypt branch, pointed to the prominent role of the Electronics Research Institute in supporting innovative researchers and providing them with technical services of the highest standards. We appreciate the strong structure of the institute and its advanced scientific expertise as an academic reference in technology development.
On the sidelines of the hackathon, the participants, accompanied by the president of the institute, toured the product exhibition and a number of laboratories that were recently accredited and obtained the ISO certificate. The guests praised the capabilities and capabilities of the institute, appreciating the efforts made in organizing and hosting the hackathon.
On the sidelines of the events, benefiting from the institute’s accredited laboratories at the national level was discussed in coordination with A number of stakeholders, including: The Telecommunications Regulatory Facility, the General Authority for Export and Import Control, mobile companies, and other entities.
