Team Incognito to Represent the Philippines
The ASEAN Foundation and SAP SE claim that the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) faces no slowdown despite the COVID-19 pandemic as they pulled off their first virtual National Finals this year.
Teams from Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, University of the Philippines – Visayas, and Ateneo de Manila University are hailed as champions in this year’s ASEAN DSE 2020 National Finals.
ASEAN DSE continues to solicit interest from the youth and remains true to its endeavor in equipping them with essential digital age skills. A total of 852 youth participants across the ASEAN region competed to represent their respective countries in the National Finals. A total of 4,563 students and lecturers were trained in SAP Analytics Cloud this 2020.
The winners were judged based on their ability to design the best all-rounded concept that tackles ASEAN socio-economic issues, driven by data insights. Judging criteria look at the creativity, feasibility, innovation, and the team’s ability to demonstrate the solution’s implementation.
As the first winner, Team Incognito from Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology will represent the Philippines in the ASEAN DSE 2020’s Regional Finals this November. Here’s the complete list of winners:
[Champions] Team Incognito, comprising Jairus Cairo Libunao and Alleah Eunice Tuliao from Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, took first place at the National Finals. Their project focused on Waste Management.
[Runner-up] Team Gugma, comprising Kyle Anne Villariza and Genesis Daquinan from the University of the Philippines Visayas, emerged as the runner-up. Their project was designed to tackle the overexploitation issue of the ASEAN fisheries.
[Second runner-up] Team Board Men, comprising Gabriel Carlo Gamulo and John Michel Lee from Ateneo de Manila University, became the second runner-up for their project on Neural Community.
“Now more than ever, we need the youth’s creativity and innovativeness in finding solutions and ways to solve emerging problems that our region and the world are facing. Their participation is paramount especially in our recovery from this pandemic and in pushing forward our collective vision of a more resilient and sustainable future for all,” according to Paul Anthony Pangilinan, Commissioner-at-Large at the National Youth Commission.
ASEAN DSE is a regional program by the ASEAN Foundation and SAP that aims to catalyze activism and critical thinking among university students in ASEAN. Since its inception in 2017, ASEAN DSE has empowered over 16,259 students, 1,420 lecturers from 370 higher education institutes in the region with data analytics skills. The program engages youth to develop data-driven solutions that highlight six Sustainable Development Goals namely (1) good health and well-being, (2) quality education, (3) gender equality, (4) decent work and economic growth, (5) industry, innovation & infrastructure and (6) sustainable cities and communities by harnessing SAP’s Analytics Cloud software.
ASEAN Foundation and SAP share the common objective of continuing the implementation of ASEAN DSE 2020 as a way of equipping youths with future-ready skills that will enable them to thrive in the “New Normal” era and supporting the theme of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship, which is building a “Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN.”