Winners at 2021 ASEAN Data Science Explorers finals honoured
Teams from Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia won the 2021 ASEAN Data Science Explorers (DSE) Regional Finals 2021 that was co-hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and the multinational software group SAP from October 5-7.
Jakarta (VNA) – Teams from Thailand, Cambodia andMalaysia won the 2021 ASEAN Data Science Explorers (DSE) Regional Finals 2021 thatwas co-hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and the multinational software group SAPfrom October 5-7.
They came out on top for their insights and data-drivensolutions that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), highlighting the importance of climate action and sustainability.
Specifically,team Youth Forward from Thailand’s Saint JosephConvent School became the first winner with their presentation on empowering farming towards a sustainablefuture of the ASEAN Community covering SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 4 – QualityEducation, and SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth.
TeamSprinkle from Cambodia’s Kirirom Institute of Technology took the firstrunner-up position. Their presentation focused on recycling centres as thesolution for waste management covering SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growthand SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Meanwhile,team Brain Drain from Sunway University of Malaysia, secured thesecond runner-up place, with presentation on prioritising e-waste covering SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.
ASEAN DSE is a regional programme by the ASEAN Foundation andSAP that aims to catalyse activism and critical thinking among universitystudents in ASEAN. Since its inception in 2017, the programme has equipped morethan 30,000 youths and 2,000 educators from over 700 institutes of higherlearning with data analytics skills.
Last year, team Catfish from RMIT VietnamUniversity won the first place in the final competition that drew 10 tea꧟ms from10 ASEAN member states./.
Team Catfish from Vietnam won the first prize at the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) 2020 competition, which was jointly hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and its partner SAP.
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