The Foundation of the Hellenic World announced that it is organizing the 1st Innovation Competition in Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies in order to highlight and reward original ideas based on new technologies, while promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in both Greek and international youth. Buy.
The competition is part of the activities of the XR Cosmos program, which is implemented by the Center for Research, Development and Excellence of the Foundation and is framed by a comprehensive range of initiatives, such as collaboration with international fora and organizations, liaison with international research organizations and institutions in the US and Europe and the implementation of roundtable discussions.
Start-ups, teams, but also individuals are invited to present their ideas, which will contribute to the development of pioneering systems and applications.
The competition will be held in two phases:
– In the first phase of the competition, interested parties will have the opportunity to submit their proposals, for a period of ten days, from 1 – 10 March 2022, on the program website www.xrcosmos.gr. The proposals will consist of a presentation which will include the summary of the idea and the solution of virtual or augmented reality that is proposed, the issue addressed or the problem to be solved, a brief analysis of the market it covers and the completion of a short questionnaire. For information or clarifications regarding the submission of their participation, those interested can send an email to [email protected].
The proposals that will be submitted will be evaluated by a special committee, which will consist of institutional actors, representatives of Greek and international investment schemes, distinguished executives of technology and innovation, as well as members of the research, business and educational community.
– In the second phase of the competition, the winners will have one month to develop their idea by presenting the “original” of their ideas during the event that will take place after the completion of the development of the prototypes.
On the same day, the competition committee will select the three winners, who will receive a cash prize and will automatically advance to the final of the grand competition, in which the winners of the individual vertical competitions in the fields of culture, tourism, will also participate. education, health, media and entertainment, which will be announced in the near future.
For the winners of the first Innovation competition, targeted support actions are provided, such as the provision of equipment, the possibility of participating in international exhibitions, joining the Start-up Incubator and the possibility of finding venture capital through contact with potential investors.
The final is part of the parallel activities of the 1st International XR Cosmos Conference, scheduled for September 2022, where researchers, creators, entrepreneurs, investors and institutional actors from the global community will shape the new field of idea development, connectivity and entrepreneurship.
The details for the conduct of the Competition, the terms and conditions, as well as the specific schedule of the Competition will be announced in the coming days and will be posted on the website of the XR Cosmos Program www.xrcosmos.gr.
Statement
The Vice President of the Hellenic Foundation, Sofia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou said: “The 1st Innovation Competition is an action under the XRCosmos program, aimed at highlighting the dynamics of augmented reality technologies and their connection to new entrepreneurship. This is the entrepreneurship that strengthens the development perspective of the country, is characterized by extroversion and dares to take advantage of the Greek and global research community. The competition is one of the many activities planned to create an environment that will promote collaborations in the development of this technology and its applications. Their adoption by business initiatives in sectors such as culture, education and health can act as an accelerator of the country’s development and the Hellenic Foundation with its special know-how, through the XR Cosmos Program, can contributes to enhancing this environment of progress “.
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