Innovation Challenge is a 5-week programme designed to address the real world problems by working on challenge statements from the industries as a technological team and innovate solutions. The announcement of winners took place on October 22 at the Design and Technology building in Anggerek Desa. These winning teams are now poised to join other promising solutions from the 5-week challenge in BIL’s next developmental program, the Innovate Accelerator. (source: Biz Brunei, 2023)

Under the accelerator program, participants will undergo further training and receive resources over the next five to six months to propel the development of their prototypes towards commercialization. (source: Biz Brunei, 2023)

The goals for this programme are:

• Central Platform for Innovation: To provide an opportunity and platform for participants to validate their innovation and technological ideas and turning into reality.

• Inspire Entrepreneurship: To produce more technopreneurs in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

• Development Support: To align with Brunei Innovation Lab (BIL)’s aim to support the development of technopreneurs.

Drone startup SkyVision clinched first place and a B$10,000 prize with its AI-powered photo and video surveillance system at the inaugural Innovation Challenge hosted by Brunei Innovation Lab. everBetter secured second place and a B$6,000 award for its data dashboard designed for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while Keplar claimed third place, earning B$4,000 for its mobile application focused on pet supplies and stray animal control. (source: Biz Brunei, 2023)

“From the challenge, we were able to gain an understanding of the technical requirements so that the solutions we were coming up with could be feasibly implemented,” — everBetter’s Md Zhoriif Zahiruddin Hj Persidi Ahmad

“The app also allows the public to adopt these strays (that have been neutered and treated), as well as purchase pet supplies from vendors,” — Keplar’s Sahrul Nizam

Brunei Innovation Lab would like to express a heartfelt gratitude towards the members who created this programme possible throughout countless contribution and hardwork. We would like to thank opportunity sponsors of the programme for joining the contribution as well.