Program Objective:

Empower Universities to inspire the next generation to build better business models

Value Proposition for Students:

Winning teams will receive the Chief Minister’s Innovation Award and will be allowed to participate in Phase 2 of the Berkeley-Andhra Scalable Smart Village Project.

Participants are expected to fill out one of the applications and express interest on one of the eight “Open Innovation Challenges” for evaluation.

How does the decision-making process work?

Decisions will be made by August 1st. A contact person at the University will be provided with information on the process and judging criteria. Any college/university student can apply – there are no geographic restrictions. Groups consisting of six students are to be formed by the participating university.  Teams should apply Open Innovation by forming teams from different disciplines in order to secure talent outside its ecosystem. UC Berkeley faculty and Smart Village Team will select the best teams & mentor them in the selection process and finalize the teams to present at the main event.

Students will select from one of the challenges that UC Berkeley students have formulated (UC Berkeley Hackathon Challenges will be available HERE on August 1st). If your group wants to create your own challenge, it should fit one of the eight Open Innovation Hackathon Challenges listed below. To submit your ideas, ontact Teja R.P.

For more information, please contact:

Teja R.P.
Operations Manager (HR, Marketing)
reddytejachowdary@gmail.com
Phone : +91- 9177692345

The Way Forward – Post Smart Villages Phase 2 

Successfully demonstrated offerings in the 466 villages can then be adopted for scaling to rest of the 36,000 villages in Andhra.

Process, Steps, and Deadlines

1. Students from all Universities and Colleges will be invited to participate in the hackathon challenge
2. Groups of no more than six students for each challenge will need to be formed independently
3. Student Registration Deadline: Aug. 1st
4. Hackathon Challenge Solution submission to one of the 8 listed Challenges – deadline Aug. 10th
5. A brief of the group’s solution to rural problems along with a Business Model should be submitted to mentors – Aug. 15th
6. 30 teams will be selected & taught about Open innovation & Smart Village core concepts on virtual medium – Aug. 18th – 20th
7. Three mentors will select finalists for each challenge. Aug 25th
8. Hackathon day with mentors and corporations in Vijayawada – Aug. 29-30
9. Selected teams will receive award from CM. Aug 31

Registration Required by August 1st:

You must register by August 1st to be selected for a virtual pitch. You will have plenty of opportunities to refine your idea and/or join a team.

How Teams will be Formed

We would like to implement an “Open Innovation Process” to tap into the global brain of ideas.  Teams must be self-formed and self-selected for a good balance of talent and skill-set to address the challenge. The role of the mentor is to work with UC Berkeley faculty and staff at the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation in implementing the challenge.

Teams will have access to the following mentors:

Industry Representative:
Ganesan Narayanasamy
OpenPOWER leader in Education and Research IBM
phone : +1 914 204 2581
ganesana@in.ibm.com

Academic Representative
Prof. Iyyanki V. Muralikrishna
PhD (IISc-Bangalore} M Tech( IIT-Madras)
Dr. Raja Ramanna Distinguished Fellow Company NameDRDO, Hyderabad
Phone +91-9848049624
iyyanki@icorg.org

Government Representative
Judah Darwin
Smart Village Fellow (UC Berkeley – Andhra Pradesh Government)
jdarwin@berkeley.edu

Program Objective: 

Empower Global Brands to adapt their technologies to rural markets

Value Proposition for Corporates: 

Building relationships with local universities and participation in the Phase 2 of the Berkeley-Andhra Scalable Smart Village Project.

1.  Access to 466 villages to test products for scalability
2.  International Visibility
3.  Business Model Consulting with Berkeley & Stanford Faculty
4. Infrastructure to pivot and fine-tune offerings to 466 villages
5. Exposure to vast untapped and scalable markets
6.  Education about new government programs to enable growth
7.  Collaborations with an ecosystem of universities, government entities and enterprises.

Corporates can participate in two ways:

1. Participation in the Hackathon on August 29/30: Formulating a Challenge and offering access to their tools and platforms on with university students can build upon.
2. Signing up to participate for Phase 2 of the Berkeley-Andhra Scalable Smart Village Project to pivot your existing or new products to scale by adapting it to the rural populations.

How does the pivoting process work in the Phase 2 of the Smart Village Project?

The process will be administered by Berkeley trained fellows. They will perform three pivots on your offering. Your product or service will be introduced through a face-to-face interaction to rural population in 466 state-approved villages to test for traction.  An optimal structure has been created for feedback and response mechanism for corporates to adapt your offering through three separate reiterations over the course of six months (September 2017 – March 2018).  The process is meant to develop optimal business models that will serve the people, your firm, the government and the planet.  Business model consulting will be provided by Berkeley faculty at no cost during the pivoting period. The project is a part of the UC Berkeley research program to study and develop optimal models with no commercial interest.

The Way Forward – Post Smart Villages Phase 2 

Successfully demonstrated offerings in the 466 villages can then be adopted for scaling to rest of the 36,000 villages in Andhra.

Program Objective:

Empower Start-ups to flourish in a scalable market.

Value Proposition for Growing Start-ups:

1. Access to 466 villages to test products for scalability
2. Network opportunity with Silicon Valley firms and Global Brands
3. International Visibility
4. Business Model Consulting with Berkeley & Stanford Faculty
5. Infrastructure to pivot and fine-tune offerings to 466 villages
6. Exposure to vast untapped and scalable markets
7. Education about new government programs to enable growth
8. Collaborations with an ecosystem of universities, government entities and enterprises.

Growing start-up that already have a product developed that has demonstrated traction with customers may showcase their products at the Hackcelerator event on Aug 29/30 for evaluation by the judges. Winning firms are allowed to participate in Smart Villages Project Phase 2. Our Berkeley team in India will pivot your offering in 466 State-Approved Villages for adapting the offering and developing the right business model for scaling.

How does the pivoting process work?

The process will be administered by Berkeley trained fellows. They will perform three pivots on your offering. Your product or service will be introduced through a face-to-face interaction to rural population in 466 state-approved villages to test for traction.  An optimal structure has been created for feedback and response mechanism for corporates to adapt your offering through three separate reiterations over the course of six months (September 2017 – March 2018).  The process is meant to develop optimal business models that will serve the people, your firm, the government and the planet.  Business model consulting will provided by Berkeley faculty at no cost during the pivoting period. The project is a part of the UC Berkeley research program to study and develop optimal models with no commercial interest.

The Way Forward – Post Smart Villages Phase 2 

Successfully demonstrated offerings in the 466 villages can then be adopted for scaling to rest of the 36,000 villages in Andhra.

Program Objective: 

Empower government entities to engage with universities and technology firms to further economic development.

Value Proposition for Corporates: 

Building relationships with local universities and participation in the Phase 2 of the Berkeley-Andhra Scalable Smart Village Project to empower their constituencies.

Government Entities can participate in two ways:

1.  Attend the Hackathon on August 29/30 to observes what is available to empower their constituencies.
2.  Support and be involved in Phase 2 Execution of the Berkeley-Andhra Scalable Smart Village Project

How does the pivoting process work in the Phase 2 of the Smart Village Project? 

The process will be administered by Berkeley trained fellows. They will perform three pivots on your offering. Your product or service will be introduced through a face-to-face interaction to rural population in 466 state-approved villages to test for traction.  An optimal structure has been created for feedback and response mechanism for corporates to adapt your offering through three separate reiterations over the course of six months (September 2017 – March 2018).  The process is meant to develop optimal business models that will serve the people, your firm, the government and the planet.  Business model consulting will provided by Berkeley faculty at no cost during the pivoting period. The project is a part of the UC Berkeley research program to study and develop optimal models with no commercial interest.

The Way Forward – Post Smart Villages Phase 2

Successfully demonstrated offerings in the 466 villages can then be adopted for scaling to rest of the 36,000 villages in Andhra.