Margao: Goa State Innovation Council has announced the launch of “Ideathon 2021”, inviting ideas for affordable technology innovations in the healthcare sector.
Announcing the launch, Council’s Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha said that the event aims at boosting ideas of affordable technology innovations in healthcare.
“We have seen how priorities changed after the pandemic. These kind of ideas would help us to tackle such a situation,” he said.
The event is held in collaboration with Bits Birac Bio Nest, Forum for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship (FiiRE) at Don Bosco, Fatorda and Coin Medi Private Limited.
The six week long contest will culminate on July 30, 2021. The participants will have to submit their innovation ideas and technologies online at www.goastateinnovationcouncil.com/ideathon-healthcare.
The event is open for students, innovators, entrepreneurs, and professionals from the state. The Ideathon contest would seek innovation ideas having the potential to provide access to cost-effective healthcare options to the people of Goa.
LACUNAES IN HEALTH CARE
Noronha said: The ongoing pandemic has revealed several lacunas in the global healthcare system. Ensuring swift, effective and affordable healthcare access for the people of paramount importance. The thought behind organising the Ideathon is to harvest ground-breaking technology innovations that could enrich the state’s healthcare system. The Goa State Innovation Council has always been at the forefront of identifying and nurturing innovative ideas across fields and spheres.
WHAT SUPPORT THE CONTESTANT CAN GET
Conceptualised to foster innovation while offering a workshop like experience to the participants, the Ideathon offers handholding support to the contestants in the following ways:
- Access to prototyping lab
- Mentoring by tech-based incubators
- Connect with mentors
- Networking opportunity with industry experts
- Training and workshop knowledge sessions
A jury of distinguished leaders, experts and professionals will examine the entries and the select ideas wlill get an opportunity to present the business pitch. The submitted ideas will be evaluated based on 1. Problem identification and ideation, 2. Innovation 3. Sustainability.
