The Ateneo Intellectual Property Office (AIPO), Ateneo Management Engineering Association (MEA), and Accenture Ventures Philippines have launched: “JUMPSTART THE FUTURE: An Innovation for Society Case Competition”. Contestants will be asked to choose a problem statement or focus area in which they will be working their case and attend mentorship sessions to fully optimize them.
In the competition, the three organizations presented what the focus of this year’s case competition was all about, which are: innovation and creating impactful ideas for a better future. When talking about societal impact, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the perfect blueprint to achieve this. These goals address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. The competition challenges its participants to build a future by constructing a startup dedicated to tackling an SDG.
As an additional spark plug to the startup journey of the participants, the AIPO has given optional focus areas currently being tackled by existing startups. Namely, search and recovery operations, electricity consumption monitoring, and deaf learning experience.
