Ericsson recently hosted six talented students from Region Middle East in the company’s headquarter in Sweden. As winners of the Ericsson Smart Schools competitions held in Oman and Egypt, the students – three from each country – were invited to Ericsson’s Experience Center Studio to attend an innovation seminar with the Ericsson Global Research team.
During the seminar, students exchanged innovation-related ideas with Ericsson’s experts. They discussed innovative ideas in which the Networked Society can be realized. Examples of ideas were connected historical monuments that provide visitors with a full history of the location; a connected table that allows users to choose their own menu before making your order by simply touching it; connected shopping items that give you advice according to your body type, and many more.
Rafiah Ibrahim, President of Ericsson Region Middle East and North East Africa, said: “Our Smart School competitions revealed the potential amongst Region Middle East’s youth as the future leaders of the Networked Society. There is a considerable passion and understanding of the benefits of living in a smart society. From the level of creativity that the students have shown throughout the competition and the trip, I believe the future will be an exciting one for us all.”
Ericsson launched the Smart Schools competition earlier this year. For the first time in the Middle East and starting in Oman, Ericsson organized the competition to focus on the role that the Networked Society can play in fostering innovation among high school students and through education. Participating students were asked to come up with ideas of new inventions that will enable the Networked Society. The competition was replicated in Egypt, with three winners selected from each country.
Source: http://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/ericsson-egypt-smart-school-599221