About The Program
In celebration of International Girls in ICT Day, YCDI presents #iamWITy.
#iamWITy is a tech immersive competition for high school and university female students who will come together in teams to create a solution around this year’s theme:
DIGITAL INCLUSION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The team participants will have a unique opportunity to have a mentor to support their ideation alongside weekly online workshops,over a four week period, between March 23- April 17, 2020 in preparation for the competition finals on April 23, 2020.
This year's workshops will be focusing on 4 main areas
Frequently asked questions
What is International Women’s Day ?
What does #iamWITy mean?
I am a Woman in Tech
Can I still participate if I have no experience in AI or IT in general ?
What is Digital Inclusion?
What is Artificial Intelligence?
What Learning workshops will be included?
Can more than one team enter per school?
Competition Timeline
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Registration Opens March 11, 2020
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Registration Closes March 19, 2020
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Mentor Assignment March 20, 2020
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Workshops Begin March 23, 2020
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Workshop Ends April 17, 2020
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Preliminary Submissions April 20, 2020
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Girls in ICT Competition Day April 23, 2020
Point System
Problem [30%] - What issue are you targeting?
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Feasibility/Practicality
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Justification
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Social Impact
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Commercial Viability
Solution [40%] - What are you doing to fix it?
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Uniqueness
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Execution
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Technical Demonstration of Completeness
Presentation [30%] - How are you going to present the solution?
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Clarity
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Tools, Flow & Content
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Engagement/Delivery