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Challenges

Pick a problem worth solving

Choose one of the domains below, or make the case for your own under Open Innovation. The detailed problem briefing is given on the day.

  • 01

    Healthcare & Wellbeing

    AI that helps people get diagnosed earlier, treated better or cared for more easily.

  • 02

    Education & Learning

    Tools that personalise learning, support teachers or widen access to knowledge.

  • 03

    Agriculture & Food

    Smarter farming, crop health, supply chains and food security.

  • 04

    Climate & Environment

    Disaster readiness, energy, pollution and sustainable cities.

  • 05

    Finance & Inclusion

    Safer payments, fairer credit and services for people the system leaves out.

  • 06

    Open Innovation

    A problem you care about that does not fit a box. Make the case for it.

Phase 1 scoring

How ideas are judged

Every idea is scored out of 100 by the review panel. The top 30 teams go through to the on-site round.

  • 20

    Problem relevance

    Is this a real problem, for real people, worth solving?

  • 25

    Innovation

    Is the approach new, or a clear improvement on what exists?

  • 25

    AI application

    Is AI essential to the solution and used soundly?

  • 15

    Feasibility

    Can a working version be built in the pre-build and the five-hour final?

  • 15

    Potential impact

    If it worked, how much would it matter?