Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2024: Team Eco Tech Innovator Wins Community Champion

Samsung India has announced Eco Tech Innovator and METAL as the winning teams of the 3rd edition of its flagship national innovation competition, 'Solve for Tomorrow 2024.' Know details here

Samsung India has announced the winners of the 3rd edition of its flagship national education and innovation competition, ‘Solve for Tomorrow 2024.’ Team Eco Tech Innovator from Golaghat, Assam, emerged as the Community Champion in the School Track, while Team METAL from Udupi, Karnataka, claimed the Environment Champion title in the Youth Track. Their achievements highlight the program's expanding impact beyond major Indian cities, fostering innovation in diverse regions across the country.

Eco Tech Innovator, which designed a solution for equitable access to clean drinking water, was awarded a seed grant of INR 25 lakh to advance their prototype. METAL, which developed technology for arsenic removal from groundwater, received a grant of INR 50 lakh for incubation at IIT-Delhi. JB Park, President and CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia, and Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India, presented certificates and trophies to the winning teams.

All 10 finalist teams were awarded INR 1 lakh each, along with certificates. Additionally, School Track participants received Galaxy Watch Ultra, while Youth Track participants were gifted Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphones. Samsung’s flagship CSR program, 'Solve for Tomorrow,' aims to empower young innovators across India to address real-life challenges and improve lives through their creative solutions.

“Through our flagship CSR initiative, we aim to empower young minds by providing them with the tools, mentorship and opportunities they need to address some of the most pressing challenges in their communities and the environment. Eco Tech Innovator and METAL’s achievements reflect the potential of the next generation to create meaningful impact through technology and innovation. We look forward to seeing the ideas of these young innovators come to life and make a lasting difference,” said JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia.

“It has been a great honour to collaborate with Samsung in nurturing these young innovators at a critical stage of their development. Through our partnership, we have provided mentorship, training and access to cutting-edge resources that have instilled confidence and empowered the participants to bring their ideas to fruition. We are proud to see the incredible progress made by team Eco Tech Innovator and METAL and we are confident that their solutions will contribute meaningfully to society and the environment,” said Dr. Nikhil Agarwal, Managing Director, FITT, IIT Delhi.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2024

The top 10 teams, represented by 22 students, advanced to the Grand Finale to pitch their ideas and present prototypes to an esteemed Grand Jury. The jury included Mohan Rao Goli, Chief Technology Officer at Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore; Dr. Srinivasan Venkataraman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Design at IIT-Delhi; Dr. Sapna Poti, Director of Strategic Alliances at the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India; and Sunita Verma, Scientist 'G' and Group Coordinator for R&D at the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY).

Students submitted their ideas under two overarching themes: ‘Community and Inclusion’ and ‘Environment and Sustainability’. The Youth Track submitted ideas under these broad themes, however, most of the ideas focused on tackling key issues such as education and resource access for less privileged communities, challenges in experiential learning, digital literacy, water conservation and arsenic pollution.

Apart from the main prizes at the event, two special awards were also presented during the ceremony, the ‘Social Media Champion Award’ and the ‘Goodwill Award’. Preator VR from School Track and BioD from Youth Track were awarded the Goodwill Awards that honoured audience choice winners. Both teams received INR 1 lakh as cash reward. In addition, You from School Track and EnvTech from Youth Track won the ‘Social Media Champion Award’ that granted INR 50,000 each, in recognition of the teams’ social media contribution.

This year, participants from both schools and colleges participated from Tier 2 and 3 cities and remote regions across India, from Imphal in Manipur to East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. With innovative ideas aimed at addressing local challenges, they sought to transform not only their communities but also contribute to solving broader national issues, driving positive change across the country using technology.

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