SingularityU India Global Impact challenge

Further to the state government's 'Kerala Innovation Challenge' policy to find solutions for socially relevant problems, a partnership has been formed between Kerala Startup Mission and Singularity University, to launch SingularityU India Global Impact Challenge.

Singularity University (SU) is a global community using exponential technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges and build an abundant future for all.

In line with this mission, the SingularityU India Global Impact Challenge is inviting moonshot innovations and startups in the field of education and environment that can positively impact a billion people over the next 10 years, a press releas said.

Singularity University has hosted many successful "Global Impact Challenges" since 2010 in many countries all over the world.

To date, the university has hosted 120 Challenges in 45 countries awarding 162 winners, it said.

The objective of these challenges is to spur moonshot innovations to solve the worlds greatest global challenges-- energy, environment, food, shelter, space, water, disaster resilience, governance, health, learning, prosperity and security-- by using exponential technology.

The newly announced "SingularityU India Global Impact Challenge" is open to all residents and citizens of India.

The winner of the Challenge will be selected on July 7 and awarded a prize to participate in the SU Ventures Incubator Program free of charge.

The winners will get training in leadership, structure and foundation for companies, develop a minimum viable product and meet other amazing innovators from all over the world.

The jury will consist of representatives from Singularity University, Kerala Startup Mission, as well as senior representatives of the entrepreneurship, business or innovation community, the release said.

The top teams will also be shortlisted for the Kerala Innovation Challenge and have the opportunity to pitch for an innovation grant for implementing the solution in Kerala.

"We are thrilled to partner with Kerala Startup Mission to identify talented entrepreneurs who are passionate to solve problems around education and environment", said Regina Njima, Director Singularity University Global Impact Challenge.

Through Global Impact Challenge, India edition, the effort was to identify and support innovations which could address various issues using exponential technologies, according to Dr Saji Gopinath, CEO of Kerala Startup Mission.