IDEA Competition for Agriculture combined ICT

IDEA Competition for Agriculture combined ICT

KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) will be holding an Idea Contest for new agricultural solution that combines ICT Technology to improve and enhance Cambodia’s agriculture and farmer lifestyle. Anyone who lives in Cambodia can apply for the contest, regardless of academic background, gender, nationality.

<Download the Khmer language version>
<Download the English/Korean language version>

■ What is the concept of “ICT”?

ICT (Information & Communication Technology) means IT Technology combined the Communication Technology such as social networks, mobile contents, smartphone or tablet PC applications, e-learning, and crowd-funding.

ICT(Information & Communication Technology) ​គឺជាបច្ចេកវិទ្យាពត៌មានវិទ្យា​ដែលមាន​ការរួមបញ្ចូលពី បច្ចេកវិទ្យាក្នុងការទំនាក់ទំនង ដូចជាប្រពន្ធ័បណ្តាញសង្គម ទូរសព្ទ័កម្ម​​វិធីរសព្ទ័​(Smartphone Application) និង មូលនិធិ ផ្សេងៗ។​

■ Schedule

 - Deadline: 2013. 9. 9. (Mon)

 - Announcement of results: 2013. 9.17. (Tue)

 - Cambodia A.T. Center blog announcement and will contact individually via email.

■ Topic

 - Any Idea that can improve and enhance the agricultural conditions in rural areas as well as farmers’ lifestyle using ICT and other recent information technology.

■ Application:  kotrapnh.yb@gmail.com

  - Anyone who lives in Cambodia can apply for our contest, regardless of academic background, gender, nationality.

  - You can download application form at our blog (http://kotraat.blogspot.com)

  - Please do not forget to fill in your name, occupation (university, workplace and so on), and contact information.
  - Download the Application Form

■ Award: each 400 USD (maximum 5 teams)

 - If there is one, all the rights of winners’ works will belong to KOTRA Phnom Penh and if winners would like to participate, Kotra will provide incubator system such as office space, human resource and business consulting.

 - There might not be a winner depending on the evaluation of the quality, uniqueness, and originality of the ideas submitted.

■ The Host

 - KOTRA Phnom Penh (A commercial section of Republic of Korea embassy in Cambodia)

■ Contact information (office time : Monday~Friday, 09:00 ~ 17:00)

 - Office: 023 999 098 (Khmer)

 - Mr. Kai: 017 240 504 (English/Korean)

 - kotrapnh.yb@gmail.com

■ Case of ICT+Agriculture (linked our post)