Smart Solutions Challenge and Inclusive Cities Awards 2022
Source: Indian Express
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What is discussed under this topic?
- What Are Inclusive Cities Awards 2022?
- Categories of Awards 2022
Why in News?
The winners of the Inclusive Cities Awards 2022 and the Smart Solutions Challenge were announced by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister.
What Is Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards?
- This award was launched in April 2022.
Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash - Aim: Promoting people-centric design and fostering novel home-grown technological innovations and solutions.
- Following an extensive round of screenings and shortlisting by an outstanding 7-member jury panel, the top 10 technology-based ideas were recognised as winning solutions after an open call for proposals garnered over 100 entries.
Categories of Awards 2022
- Category 1: Early-stage Innovations
- Category 2: Market-ready Solutions
- Category 3: Implemented Solutions
The top 10 technology-based solutions were awarded
Category 1: Early-stage Innovations
- Fifth Sense by Glovatrix Pvt. Ltd
- Digital Mobility Subsidy by Ola Mobility Institute
- AxcesAble Places by AxcesAble Designs LLP
Category 2: Market-ready Solutions
- Mouseware by Dextroware Devices
- Signer.AI by Incluistic Pvt. Ltd. / Friends for Inclusion
- IncluMaps by Vikas Upadhyay, Research Scholar, IIT Delhi
Category 3: Implemented Solutions
- Multi-Dimensional Inclusiveness: Using Advanced Technologies for Education and Literacy by Belagavi Smart City Ltd.
- myUDAAN by Tekra Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- ‘Moving with Pride’ (Mo Bus and Mo E-Ride) by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), Odisha
- Nirbhaya App by Sagar Smart City Ltd.
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