The future holds great promise, but one of the keys to greater success in driving global economic development is to equip today’s students with the skills to thrive and thrive in this digital and ever-changing economy. It’s about giving them the skills they need to do it. Countries that invest quickly in developing a skilled workforce with digital and technical skills will not only create an economic advantage. They will empower people to lead innovation and growth.
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Microsoft harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and computing skills to transform individuals and their communities so that all learners are empowered regardless of ability, income, language, location or mobility. We are committed to helping you access the best learning opportunities. Identity. To achieve this goal, Microsoft offers a comprehensive range of products, partners, content, and curricula to help educators engage and prepare students for the future.
Programs like the Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior and major technology competitions help educators teach new technology concepts and, when used in sophisticated ways for deeper, more engaged learning, encourage student critical thinking. can encourage thinking. Students learn in different ways through different means and experiences. Microsoft programs and tools help educators reach diverse student audiences, guide students, and make learning experiences more personalized.
Now in its fourth year, the Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior 2023 (ICJ) is a global student competition for students aged 13-18 to compete for good in technical challenges against competitors around the world. Focuses on understanding and applying AI. Leveraging ICJ, educators use his Microsoft-created lessons to teach students about AI technologies, and students form teams to apply the lessons learned through AI-infused curriculum to help create world-class learning opportunities. Devise solutions to solve your biggest challenges. ICJ is a timely opportunity to demonstrate how Microsoft is teaching AI to all students, regardless of technical skill, and raising awareness and application of AI in their daily lives. ICJ also includes deeper learning for students interested in pursuing a career in technology to start the conversation towards the next step towards an industry-recognized Microsoft Fundamentals certification. / How to continue.
“Students want to explore how we can bring real positive change to the world. We believe there is.” Christina Thoresen, Director of Public Sector Education Worldwide, Microsoft
This year’s competition was extremely fierce, with ICJ teams from more than 100 countries entering, making it the largest ever. Today, we are pleased to announce the top AI projects and the winning student teams and countries for this year’s Imagine Cup Junior AI for Good Challenge. The entire Microsoft community and judges from across the industry and around the world will be inspired by the ideas and sensitivities of students using Microsoft technologies, AI curriculum to address global problems, and learning as AI tools evolve. I continue to be impressed by the continued curiosity of
“Imagine Cup Junior is more than just a competition. It is a learning journey that empowers students to improve their skills in AI and other technologies. “It has shown us how AI can be beneficially used to help us solve problems and create a better future for all. and congratulations to all the competitors and the winners on their amazing achievements.” Steven Ibaraki, Founder of UN AI for Good, Imagine Cup Junior 2023 Judge
The top 10 winners of the Imagine Cup Junior 2023 Global Competition are listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ireland, AI for Amnesia: AI for Memory Loss is an app that uses Azure Cognitive Services to assist people with dementia in their daily lives.
- Data Dynamo, India: Cancerscope is an AI app that creates predictive models to find out a person’s chances of getting cancer and recommend preventive measures.
- Food Print Bot, Singapore: FoodPrintBot is a multimodal bot that can detect food waste, encourage people to donate food based on the amount of waste, and offer advice on how to reduce food waste in the future.
- Frontier, China: AI to Analyze Damaged Artifact Integrity is an AI-driven cultural artefact generation app that creates complete images and 3D models of damaged artefacts, assessing the condition of artefacts and prioritizing restoration projects. .
- Goat, Vietnam: IntelliGlow is a smart lighting system that minimizes power consumption while maintaining sufficient brightness.
- US Wall Street Hacktivists: By creating notes and quizzes from videos in any language, Educate AI is an educational tool that makes learning easy for anyone, including those with learning disabilities and those who can’t afford a tutor.
- Rehab, United Arab Emirates: Rehavety is an AI skin application patch and app that aids recovery from addiction.
- Shiny Stars, Saudi Arabia: Smart Chip for Aphasia Patients is a smart chip that connects to a smartphone application that is compatible with all international human spoken and written languages and translates them into readable and writable texts to communicate with aphasia patients and other people. enable communication.
- Soysquad, UK: StreetSmarts is an AI app that shows the safest routes for pedestrians, enabling easy and safe navigation on busy streets around London and applicable to cities around the world.
- TA Cubed, Australia: TA Cubed is an AI interactive mobile application that provides resources and techniques designed to reduce anxiety disorders and address mental health in children and adolescents.
While congratulating these winning teams and all of the ICJ students who participated from around the world, our hope is that the emergence of AI applications in society and competition will unite educators, students, parents and policy makers to It continues to inspire us to consider whether such skills are the skills we need. Students must navigate uncertainty, solve complex challenges, and shape meaningful futures in a changing economy. This means embracing the challenge of providing learning that promotes agency, awareness, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, connection and well-being.
In 2023, the Malaysian and Saudi Arabian ministries of education will launch a national initiative to introduce the ICJ curriculum, which educators use in the classroom to teach AI concepts and lessons, and a competition for all secondary schools across the country. Demonstrated leadership by doing We look forward to further partnerships to improve the technical skills of our students in the future.
Examples around the world are already showing that AI tools deployed by well-trained and well-supported teachers are invaluable in accelerating progress and opportunity in schools. Imagine Cup Junior provides an excellent example of the power of adopting emerging technologies. A school where students grow and prepare for the future.
You learn when you are excited!
That’s what Imagine Cup Junior students teach us every year.
“The ICJ competition has really opened our minds to how big a part AI can be in our lives,” said one participating student. [the] University. “
Congratulations again to our competitors in 2023. You all inspire us. Stay tuned for more information about future skills and learning opportunities at Microsoft. In the meantime, check out the links below to learn more and further your AI learning journey.
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Students aged 16 and older who want to further their learning and competitive experience are encouraged to enroll in the 2024 Imagine Cup Challenge or apply to be a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador at their university.
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