ADMU wins ASEAN Data Science Explorers Nat'l Finals '19

10/11/2019 11:47:00 PM

Ateneo emerged as the top Philippine team in the 2019 ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEANDSE)’s National Finals that took place the past month at the Seminar Room A of TIP in Quezon City.

Team Sustainablue, comprised of Krystel Iris de Castro and Anne Nicole Dolfo from ADMU bagged the top spot with their project focused on job automation and displacement. In the finale, the champion team solutions on how talents can thrive in the digital world by gearing them up for the Industry 4.0, improving the educational systems, providing mid-career training for a successful job transition, and rebuilding an integrated ASEAN labor market. With the victory, Team Sustainablue represented the country at the ADSE 2019’s Regional Finals held in Thailand just recently.

Joining Ateneo De Manila University in the list of top winners are Team Isdabest from De La Salle University and Team Celestial-EX from this year's host Technological Institute of the Philippines.

The duo of Patricia Nicole Joyce Cruz and Dominique Hannah Sy emphasized on a project designed to highlight and promote gender equality in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) industry. They presented data and solutions to help women entering into STEM professions. 

Lastly, the team of Daniel Soriano and Joshua Bacani became the second runner-up with their project on carbon emission management. To create more sustainable cities and communities, they highlighted the importance of alleviating the carbon footprint of each country in ASEAN by using solar panels instead of traditional power plants and replacing mechanical vehicles with electric cars. They also noted the importance of reforestation and the use of CO2 Filters and Air Purifiers. 

The ASEAN Foundation and SAP SE looked for the best Filipino young scientists who could make a difference through the 2019 ASEAN Data Science Explorers program that lets them  team developed data-driven solutions that highlight six Sustainable Development Goals  through SAP's Analytic Cloud software, such as: (1) good health and well-being, (2) quality education, (3) gender equality, (4) decent work and economic growth, (5) industry, innovation & infrastructure and (6) sustainable cities and communities and can contribute to solve the region’s most pressing social issues.

Over 243 registrations – comprises of 624 students – were part of the competition and training under the SAP Analytics Cloud that lets them analyze real-time data of the current social and economic crises in ASEAN member nations and thus provide a solution. 

“Together with the ASEAN Foundation, we at SAP continue to encourage youths to be creative and develop innovations to support the social and economic issues that our country and others in the region face, especially with providing them with skills that helps them to face the experience economy and contribute to the Philippines’ goals for Industry 4.0,” said Edler Panlilio , SAP Philippines Managing Director. “Last year, our very own Filipino team from Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology bagged second place in the regional finals with a project that focuses on creating better opportunities through entrepreneurship education. This passionate spirit from our Filipino youth is one of the keys to sustainable growth for the Philippines, as our youth helps the country, and in turn, the world to run better and improve people’s lives.”

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