IIT Delhi & IIM Ahmedabad Secure Top Spots at 2023 Accenture Innovation Challenge; Check Details Here

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The participants from IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad have emerged as the winners in the engineering and business schools' categories, respectively, at the 2023 Accenture Innovation Challenge.

New Delhi: The participants from IIT Delhi have secured the leading positions in the engineering category, while students from the IIMA have won the top spots in the business schools' category at the 2023 edition of Accenture Innovation Challenge.

This competition focused on creating inventive, technology-driven solutions for real-world challenges. With over 182,000 students from 6600+ colleges involved in the 3.5-month-long event, 37 percent of the participants were women.

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Raghavan Iyer, Senior Managing Director and Innovation Lead at Accenture's Advanced Technology Centers expressed that Advanced Technologies possess the capability not only to tackle business obstacles but also to confront crucial societal challenges like climate change, clean energy, and responsible consumption.

He highlighted that these technologies can significantly contribute to ensuring equal access to education, skill development, healthcare, and can expedite progress in Agriculture, financial inclusion, and governance.

What is the Accenture Innovation Challenge?

The annual Accenture Innovation Challenge serves as a platform to inspire creative thinking driven by technology among young minds, encouraging them to address real-world issues with solutions that are both affordable and scalable, he said.

According to a press release from Accenture, the challenge revolved around the theme 'Reinvent Businesses and Accelerate Change through the Power of Technological.'

Participants were given the task of leveraging emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, the cloud, blockchain, the internet of things, and digital twins, to create and present innovative solutions.

Winners of the Accenture Innovation Challenge

The IIT Delhi delegation won the competition in the technology category with Team Svar, who developed a mobile app based on AI and Machine Learning. This app automates and customizes speech therapy for children facing speech impairments.

Currently accessible in English and Hindi, the app aims to include additional regional languages and provides a 24x7 virtual speech therapist. The app employs a reward system, encouraging children to sustain their therapy by acknowledging correct word pronunciations.

Within the business school track, the TARS team, consisting entirely of women from the Indian Institute of Management, IIM Ahmedabad, developed a virtual stylist app. This app has the capability to curate new and stylish outfits using items from people's existing wardrobes, highlighting thriftiness and responsible consumption.

Based on AI, Machine Learning, and Digital Twin Technology, the app promotes a sustainable approach to wardrobe expansion through collaborative sharing.

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