The "5G Campus Application Competition 2024" (the Competition) organised by the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA), which was open for all secondary students in Hong Kong to participate, held the Final Round Assessment cum Award Presentation Ceremony on 30 November 2024. The judging panel determined the final ranking in accordance with the scoring criteria followed the presentations by the ten finalists of their entries at the final round assessment. The list of winners was then announced, and awards were presented to the winning teams by the Director-General of Communications, Mr Chaucer Leung, together with other guests, at the Award Presentation Ceremony.
In his speech given at the Award Presentation Ceremony, Mr Chaucer Leung said," The final entries are rich and diversified in content, covering a wide range of innovative applications of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on various aspects while achieving the objectives set for the Competition, which included enriching campus life, enhancing learning experience, optimising the use of teaching resources, improving facilities and the environment on campus and in the neighbouring community, as well as realising smart living. The submissions fully demonstrated the innovative ideas of the participating teams in the applications of 5G and AI technologies as well as their capabilities to bring the ideas into practice."
The Competition was organised by OFCA and co-organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council under the theme "5G x AI – Smart Living and Learning Anytime Anywhere". Launched in May this year, the Competition had received entry submissions by 43 teams from 37 schools, and 10 teams were shortlisted by the judging panel in the first round assessment. After attending the training workshops and presentation skills training, the finalists submitted their project reports in early November, and participated in the final round assessment to present their entries to the judging panel. The judging panel then decided the final ranking based on the scoring criteria of the Competition.
Congratulations to all the winning teams and thanks to all participating schools for joining the Competition!
Check out the list of winners at the Competition thematic website.
