Tattoo, powered by Globe,together with the Global
Shapers Manila Hub launches a nationwide competition where young Filipinos can
transform their ideas into viable programs that could create social change with
the help of modern technology.
The
youth challenge is part of Cat@lyst, a Tattoo-branded initiative that seeks to
promote the use of innovative ICT tools to provide solutions to real community
problems such as air pollution, traffic enforcement, crime prevention, among
others.
Tattoo is the most
reliable mobile broadband while the Global Shapers Manila Hub is composed of
young extraordinary individuals with great potential for future leadership
roles in society. It is part of the
Global Shapers community, a global program of the World Economic Forum
“We
are looking for a realistic solution that has an ICT component and has the
potential to be replicated in other communities. We need young people who have a genuine
desire to help,” said Dong Ronquillo, Head of Tattoo Nomadic Broadband Business.
Anybody
ages 18-30 is welcome to present a project that focuses on a specific need and
addresses a social issue. They should be
able to demonstrate the practicality of the project and how it can be executed
technologically via mobile or web while mobilizing stakeholders.
Criteria for the
entries include, the ff:
1. Innovation – demonstrates creativity and originality
2. Implementation
Feasibility – proposal should be executable in the given timeline and
proponents should demonstrate capability to mobilize stakeholders involved
3. Impact – provides a long-lasting solution
to an existing social problem
There
will be five winners who will receive P200,000 in cash each for program development as well as ICT support
to see through the ideation, distillation, and incubation of technology-based
innovations useful to catalyze change in local communities.
In
June, Tattoo and theGlobal Shapers Manila Hub will be hosting Shapers Lab, an
event that provides an avenue for the top 15 teams or individuals to further
develop their ideas through a multi-stakeholder dialogue and mentorship from
development professionals and ICT experts.
“We want to utilize technology and new media to help
shape the future and build a better world.
We want to show that our youth can serve as catalysts for change by contributing
their insights and solutions to social challenges,” said Bianca Gonzalez, Tattoo
AmbassadorandGlobal Shaper.
While
the winners will be announced during the Tatt Awards in June, the teams will
still continue to work on their projects for a three-month period with
assistance from Globe Bridging Communities, the CSR arm of Globe and the Global
Shapers. Viable projects may also be
adopted as part of Globe BridgeCom’s activities.
Application
form may be downloaded from the Cat@lystwebsite www.catalyst.com.ph to be filled up and submitted via email. Applicants must also submit a one-minute
video entry from May 2 to 31 using an .mp4 or .3gp format with a maximum
resolution of 20 mb to pitch their solution for an existing community problem.
