OAU Team Humane App For The Blind Wins Microsoft Imagine Cup
Team Humane wins Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria 2016
After
the semi-finals in Ibadan and other regions, the finals of the
Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria 2016 was held in Lagos on Friday, March
15th and we were there to cover the event live.
11 teams from
different tertiary institutions around the Nigeria gathered together to
slug it out with their innovative pitches in 3 different categories;
Innovation, World Citizenship and Games.
At the start of the
event, Kabelo Makwane Country Manager Microsoft Nigeria called in from
Redmond, Washington to talk to the participants and encourage them.
Seated
on the panel of judges from right to leftt were four judges; Abiola
Olaniran – CEO Gamsole, Blessing Nnachi – Sales Solutions Specialists
Microsoft Nigeria, Olayinka Oni – Information Officer at Sterling Bank
and Opeyemi Olaniran Premiere – Field Engineer Manager at Microsoft
Nigeria.
Team Humane won with their solution that allows visually impaired people interact with smartphones
.
In second place was Team Circuit came second with Ulcerex a
non-invasive testing solution for people with ulcer. In third place was
Team Elite with IDP Finder
team Humane are now qualified to represent Nigeria at the international finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016.
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