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1. Call for ideas – brief
What it’s all about
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Smart Forest is an open call for ideas organised by Sitra with the aim of finding and supporting new value-adding IoT (internet of things) solutions to forest products and services.
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The call for ideas is taking place during the autumn of 2015.
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Sitra has the right to publish ideas at the CEPI European Paper Week in Brussels on 17 November 2015 and in Sitra’s programme at the Slush 2015 event.
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Sitra may also provide sparring support to the awarded teams for further development of their ideas in the spring of 2016.
Assignment
- We are looking for IoT solutions that can most effectively add value to forest products and services.
- See section 3, “Idea submissions”.
2. Instructions and rules
Who can participate?
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Participation in the call for ideas is open to teams of 2 to 5 people.
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The submission can be an existing or a completely new solution (see criteria).
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All ideas submitted by 08:00 on 22 October 2015 that fit the criteria will be evaluated.
Forming a team
- Participation requires teams of 2 to 5 people.
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A representative of the team must be appointed.
- Each team must prepare a presentation that briefly describes the skills and backgrounds of team members.
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Teams can register their participation through the Viima online tool on Sitra’s website.
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A team can also be formed at the Smart Forest Hackday event on 19 October 2015.
3. Idea submissions
Submitting ideas
- Each team will submit their ideas (in English or Finnish) by using the Viima online tool on Sitra’s website.
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Participants are asked to take into account that ideas are public, open for comment and as a result available for use by anyone.
- Ideas cannot be edited afterwards, but new ideas can be submitted.
What needs to be described in the idea submission?
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What and how big is the problem the team specifically wants to solve? (Problem framing is critical – do it well!)
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How would the proposed IoT solution solve the problem?
- How much added value could the solution bring to forest products and services?
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How will the idea be implemented and what is required?
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Links need to be provided to supporting material (PDFs, SlideShare, Prezi, websites, etc.).
4. Smart Forest Hackday event on 19 October 2015
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Sitra will organise a Smart Forest Hackday event in Helsinki.
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Register your interest through the participation link provided, by 5 October 2015. Places are limited.
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At the event teams can develop and receive feedback on their ideas.
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Preliminary schedule, 08:30-17:00:
- Team formation
- Presentations on the forest industry and the internet of things
- Assignment
- Idea hacking in teams
- Feedback sessions
- The final schedule and programme will be sent to event participants.
5. Idea evaluation and criteria
Evaluation criteria
- Novelty and innovation
- Potential for sustainable well-being
- Feasibility of idea
- Diversity of team
- Co-creation and feedback
6. Prizes
- Sitra has the right to publish ideas (for example at the European Paper Week 2015, Sitra sessions at Slush 2015).
- Sitra may provide sparring support from Sitra specialists and partners to reward ideas for further development of ideas.
- Sitra will offer some selected teams the possibility to participate in potential Sitra-organised co-working sessions in the spring of 2016.
- Sparring support and organsiation of co-working sessions will be decided upon the results of the call.
- Prize money for best teams and ideas:
- 1st place: 3000 euros
- 2nd place: 2000 euros
- 3rd place: 1000 euros
7. Use rights
- Sitra has the right to freely use, spread, publish and edit team idea submissions.
- Each participant must ensure that their submissions do not violate any third party right and that Sitra may use submissions in the way described in this document.
8. Contact
Co-ordinators of the call for ideas
Ernesto Hartikainen ernesto.hartikainen@sitra.fi, tel. +358 50 346 1035
Kalle Nieminen kalle.nieminen@sitra.fi, tel. +358 50 387 9350
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