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Young Inventors Challenge 2017 Report

Compiled by:YIC 2017 Working Group Committee and ASTI R&D Department

Design, Layout & Editing:Ragavan Pandian (Freelance Designer)

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YOUVERY MUCH

THANKWE WANT TO

YB Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau

YB Dato' P Kamalanathan

Prof. Madya. Dr. Ramzah Dambul

Ministry of Education

Ministry Of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

Malaysian Flying Academy

UEM Group Berhad

Yayasan Hasanah

ECM Libra Foundation

JACTIM Foundation

Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)

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To all Mentors, Judges, Volunteers and Event Committee Members

Working Group Committee of YIC 2017

Project Advisor

Dr. Mohamed Yunus Bin Mohamed Yasin

Project Director

Mr. Anandan Shanmugam

ASTI Secretariat Representative

Ms. Vanitha Vasu

Chief Judges

Dr. Ewe Chun Te

Mr. Faizal Noor Batcha

Mr. Velavan Sengodan

Committee Members

Mr. Jegatheswaran Panderengan

Dr. Hooshmand Palany

Ms. Sharmanee Thiagarajah

Table of Content

Executive Summary Page 2

About ASTI Page 3

1.0 Introduction and Background Page 4

2.0 Mode of Implementation Page 6

3.0 Online Training Page 8

4.0 Event Day Page 9

5.0 Invention Pitch Video Competition Page 25

6.0 Project Paper Writing Competition Page 28

7.0 Assessment Evaluation for YIC 2017 Page 30

8.0 Judging Page 49

9.0 Volunteers Management Page 52

10.0 Funding and Budget Page 53

11.0 Achievement of the Project Page 55

12.0 Recommendations for the future Page 57

13.0 Conclusion Page 60

Executive Summar yYoung Inventors Challenge 2017 is an ‘inventive’ competition organised by the Association of

Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) annually since 2013. We have held this event for

the past 5 years consecutively. The Young Inventors Challenge (YIC) is one of ASTI’s projects

to promote science, technology and innovation among secondary school students.

This year’s theme is “Inventions To Serve…”

YIC 2017 was publicized by sending out flyers, follow-up phone calls, publicity through “word

of mouth” and an interview with one of the local radio stations attended by Dr. Mohamed

Yunus Yasin. We have received a total of 480 teams applications of which 117 teams were

shortlisted based on their proposal. The shortlisted teams were given online training prior to the

event.

A total 102 teams participated in the grand finale. Prizes were given out in categories like

Platinum Award, Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award, Invention Pitch Video

Competition and Project Paper Writing Competition.

A number of 20 judges attended the Judges Training before the final event. The judging

team for YIC 2017 was headed by Mr. Faizal Noor Batcha and Mr. Velavan Sengodan. A total

of 60 judges attended and deliberated during the final event.

In conclusion, YIC 2017 was a success with more schools showing an interest in YIC which can

be seen in the increased number of applications that we have received in 2017 including

applications from the Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. The

students came up with various inventions and were excited to participate in the YIC 2017

Grand Finale.

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Ab out ASTI

ASTI’s Vision

ASTI’s M ission

ASTI’s O bjec tives

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The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is an association of educators, scientists, industry representatives and individuals who are committed to advancing the role of the scientific community in inspiring the youth of the nation to join and excel in the world of science.

The members aim to help revolutionalise the teaching, understanding, and awareness of the vital role of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plays in fulfilling the economic, health and environmental requirements of the world's population.

ASTI was set up by the founders of Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC) on 25th October 2012.

To be the premier association in Malaysia for the promotion of education and understanding of scientific knowledge, technological advancement and Innovative projects in both locally and internationally.

To provide leadership in scientific education and technical support to improve and grow awareness in all areas of science through generation, dissemination and exchange of information & services.

We provide encouragement & support to the young generation through a variety of activities that are able to develop & help creativity, invention & innovative results in science, technology & innovation.

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Introduction & Background1

The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is a non-governmental organiza-tion (NGO) and also non-profit oriented organization working towards empowering young chil-dren through various projects such as Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC), Young Inventors Challenge (YIC), Creative and Critical Thinking Camp (CCTC), ASTI Leap Challenge (ALC), Wings of Fire Series and ASTI outreach programmes.

YIC requires teams of up to 4-5 secondary school students to put their minds together and come up with an invention. The purpose of the programme is to build and encourage the creative and inventive capability of young people.

We started this program in 2013 as a pilot and the response have been remarkable ever since i.e. we have been growing at almost 100percent year on year.

• The Young Inventors Challenge 2013 (YIC 2013) theme was "GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY". A total of 12 teams from all over the country participated in this pilot project, showcasing their green inventions at Wisma Belia on the 24th August 2013.

• In 2014, theme was kept the same; "GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY" and a total of 49 teams participated in the Grand Finale which was held at Dewan Dr.Siti Hasmah, Rumah Puspanita on the 20th September 2014.

• For 2015, ASTI expanded the competition more and the theme was "INVENTIONS TO HELP A MILLION: TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE". A total of 145 proposals from various teams were received and 63 teams were shortlisted to participate in the Grand Finale. The final competition was held at Sunway University on 19th September 2015. There were 52 teams from all over the country who attended the Grand Finale.

• In 2016, new theme was introduced "Inventions To Serve…" and we have received 204 proposals from 292 registrations. We have shortlisted 80 teams to participate in the Grand Finale. The shortlisted teams were given training which was held in Penang, Johor, Pahang, KL& Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak and Philippines. The Final Competition was held at Sunway University on 15th October 2016 with 67 teams participating.

This year ASTI expanded the competition even wider where we target 100 teams from Malaysian and ASEAN countries in conjunction with Malaysia being the Secretariat for the ASEAN education Ministries, as informed to us by the Deputy Minister of Education, Malaysia. The theme was kept the same "Inventions To Serve… " and we had received 372 proposals from 480 registrations from 5 countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. We have shortlisted 117 teams to participate in the Grand Finale. Online Students Training was conducted from May-June 2017 for the shortlisted teams.The Final Competition was held at CIDB Convention Centre, Cheras on 30th September 2017.


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Aims & Objectives

Target Group

Preferred Output and Outcome

The aim and objectives of YIC are:

• To develop future inventors.• To give an opportunity to young and future inventors to develop and showcase their

inventions.• To help young inventors to experience the inventive cycle, from conceptualisation to

product/prototype.• To introduce the idea of "using inventions as a tool to make a positive change in society".• To give opportunities to young people who are inventive to promote their ideas to the

outside world.

By participating in YIC, the participants would also:

• Produce an original invention and receive recognition for participating in the event.• Meet and network with other inventors who share similar passion.• Develop creative and innovative thinking skills. • Develop teamwork dynamics to solve problems. • Use resources such as the internet, library and experts to hone their research skills. • Learn to document their invention project. • Enhance self-esteem and confidence. • Acquire public presentation and writing skills.

• Young people aged between 13 and 17 (Form 1 to 5).• A team of 4 – 5 young people.• Teams made up of different races (Highly Encouraged).

Table 1: Preferred Output and Preferred Outcome

Preferred Output Application Received

Understand the invention process Creation of a network of young Inventors

Understand the Theme Creation of caring Inventors with their own IPsLearn to communicate invention process via Invention Pitch Video

Young People with confidence to think/act outside the box

Learn to communicate invention through project paper writing

A community of young thinkers who would benefit their community and nation

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Mode ofImplementation2

Publicity - Sending Out Letters

Event Promotion

Proposal Submission by Participants

Participants Application

• During the month of January and February 2017 information flyers on YIC 2017 with a cover letter have been send to randomly selected 2600 schools.

• We manage to send flyers and letters to the following Schools:* Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM)* Sekolah Berasrama Penuh* Sekolah Bestari* Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi* Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan* International Schools* Private Schools* ASEAN Countries Embassies* Previous Year's Participants

• Some follow-up with phone calls and ''word of mouth'' publicity was also done.

• The Traxx FM interview was attended by Dr.Mohamed Yunus Yasin on the 8th February 2017.

• As of 20th March 2017, ASTI had received a total of 372 proposals with a broad range of ideas related to the theme to be marked by the judging panel.

• Interested students were requested to form a team of 4-5 people. • Each team is required to have at least one Mentor, and submit their application to ASTI.• As of 15th February 2017, ASTI had received a total 480 applications.• Once the applications were received, the teams were emailed with the Students Manual as a

guideline for them to prepare their Invention proposals. They were given until 15th March 2017 to submit their proposals.



The Judging Process: Proposal Marking and Shortlisting• Each proposal was blindly reviewed by three different judges.• The judges were emailed the proposals along with the marking spreadsheet and marking

guideline.• There were a total of 45 judges from across the nation who volunteered their time. They

were experts from academia and industry.• Each result was cross-referenced.• The judges had a tough time screening through the proposals three times before finalizing

the qualifying teams. • The judges decided to set a cut-off mark of 60% out of the total allocated marks for the

final team to be selected.• 117 best proposals were shortlisted according to the 60% criteria, and the shortlisted teams

were notified via email on the 20th of April 2017. • Table 2 below shows the breakdown of applications received, proposals received and

shortlisted teams.

No State Application Received Proposal Received Shortlisted Team

1 Johor 39 34 11

2 Kedah 17 15 10

3 Kelantan 6 5 2

4 Melaka 14 9 5

5 Negeri Sembilan 12 11 2

6 Pahang 13 12 2

7 Perak 5 4 1

8 Pulau Pinang 25 21 7

9 Sabah 65 52 15

10 Sarawak 49 39 12

11 Selangor 88 62 14

12 Perlis 15 12 4

13 Terengganu 7 5 1

14 W.P.Labuan 1 1 0

15 W.P.Putrajaya 1 1 1

16 W.P.Kuala Lumpur 38 28 6

17 Philippines 21 16 7

18 Thailand 58 39 14

18 Indonesia 5 5 2

20 Singapore 1 1 1

Total Teams 480 372 117

Table 2: Breakdown of Applications Received, Proposals Received and Shortlisted Teams

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Preparation of the OnlineTraining Video

Online Training for Shortlisted Teams

• The training module and script for online video was developed by the R&D department of ASTI with the help of the Mr.Benjamin Iqbal, a Cambridge University trained educationist.

• The voice over talent was identified and the online training video recording was completed.

• YIC 2017 Online Training Video 1: Introduction to ASTI and YIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHbBbMyoEY&t=38s

Published on 8 May 2017

• YIC 2017 Online Training Video 2: Invention and Intellectual Property https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQLQaUxkqqY&t=1s


• YIC 2017 Online Training Video 3 : Project Management and Report Writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g85qxGfa18U&t=11s


• YIC 2017 Online Training Video 4 : Judging Criteria and Report Structure https://youtu.be/5WVfM7oV-eY

Published on 5 June 2017

• YIC 2017 Online Training Video 5 : Mentoring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-u0N4EEifc&t=29s



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YIC 2017 ParticipantsA total of 102 teams from all over Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia participated in the YIC 2017 grand finale. The List as shown below. Each team consist of 4 – 5 students who were mostly multiracial in nature. Participants were between 13 and 17 years old. It was compulsory for each team to have 1 or 2 mentors. These mentors were either the students' teachers, parents or a professional.

No School Name State/Country Team Name

1 SMJK Chung Ling Pulau Pinang The Blazing Starz

2 SMJK Heng Ee Pulau Pinang Future Innovators

3 SMK (P) St George Pulau Pinang Georgian Inventors

4 SMK Bukit Jambul Pulau Pinang The Little Big Inventor

5 SMK Mengkuang Pulau Pinang The Pearls Of Mengkuang

6 SMK USJ 13 Subang Jaya Selangor The Old Schools

7 MAZ Int. School Shah Alam Selangor Contagious Science

8 MAZ Int. School Shah Alam Selangor Eco Filtration Unit

9 MAZ Int. School Shah Alam Selangor Eco-M

10 MAZ Int. School Shah Alam Selangor Greenlight Go

11 MAZ Int. School Shah Alam Selangor Water Hippos

12 SBP Integrasi Gombak Selangor Integomb-mangoilsteen

13 SMA Persekutuan Kajang Selangor The Vernonia Tea

14 SMA Persekutuan Kajang Selangor The Silver Valen

15 SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ Selangor Koolhouz Inventors

16 Sri Murugan Centre Selangor Firebirds

17 SMK Kota Kemuning , Klang Selangor KK3-edible Film

18 SMK Dato Jaafar Johor Bahru The Hype Mechanics

19 SMK Dato Jaafar Johor Bahru Irresistable Inventor

20 SMK Dato Jaafar Johor Bahru The Massive Inventors

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21 SMK Dato Jaafar Johor Bahru Innovation Boys

22 SMK Dato Jaafar Johor Bahru Law & Law

23 SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim Johor Bahru 01 (Zero One )

24 SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim Johor Bahru Alecs

25 SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim Johor Bahru Farvalous

26 SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim Johor Bahru T.R.D.F.T (The Responsible Divine Flawless Teenagers)

27 SMK Seri Kenangan Segamat Johor Bahru Green Apple

28 SMK Seri Kota Puteri 2 Johor Bahru The Vortex Of Smk Seri Kota Puteri 2

29 SMK Taman Daya 2 Johor Bahru SMK Taman Daya 2

30 SMK Taman Mount Austin Johor Bahru Team Massive

31 SMK Puteri Wangsa Johor Bahru SMK Puteri Wangsa

32 SMK Taman Johor Jaya 1 Johor Bahru JJ1 Warrior

33The Malay College Kuala Kangsar

Perak IRIS

34SMK Kubang Bemban, Pasir Mas

Kelantan SMKKB3-ECO PAVI

35 SM Sains Seri Puteri W.P.Kuala Lumpur

S.A.S (Serious About Science)

36 Oxburgh AcademyW.P.Kuala Lumpur

Fabulous Five

37 Wesley Methodist School K.L.W.P.Kuala Lumpur

Cash Me Ousside-Cmo

38 Sekolan Sultan Alam Shah W.P.Putrajaya Super Science Bros

39 Sekolan Sultan Alam Shah W.P.Putrajaya Wajdi Team

40 Nexus International School W.P.Putrajaya Nexus Wolves

41 SMK Bukit Mewah Negeri Sembilan SBM Inventors

42 SMK Bukit Mewah Negeri Sembilan Innovative Team II

43 MRSM Alor Gajah Melaka Fullhouse

44 SM Sains Muzaffar Syah Melaka Engineerie-X Team

45 SM Sains Muzaffar Syah Melaka Mozac 4

46SMA Al Madrasah Al Alawiyah Ad Diniah

Perlis LV Paper


Perlis Evict Insect


Perlis New Herbal

49 MRSM Kuala Terengganu Terengganu MRSMKT 002

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50 MRSM Bentong Pahang Ethehoviant

51 MRSM Kubang Pasu, Jitra Kedah Odcot

52 MRSM Kubang Pasu, Jitra KedahI.K.E (Innovative Kupa Encorparated)

53 MRSM Kubang Pasu, Jitra Kedah Oh My Inventor !!

54 MRSM Kubang Pasu, Jitra Kedah Luminaria Light

55 SMK Taman Hi-Tech, Kulim Kedah Hi-Tech Team

56 SMK Sungai Kob-ALC Kedah Dynamic Proactive

57 SMK Dato Lela Pahlawan-ALC Kedah D'lela Inventors

58 SMK Seri Badong-ALC Kedah Space Shuttle

59 Regent International School, SP Kedah Phantom Alpha

60 Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah Sarawak Tesla Reincarnates

61 Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah Sarawak D'permata

62 Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah Sarawak Jawhira Abdillah

63 Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah Sarawak Eureka Kids

64 SMK Tiong Hin Sarawak Up Up Tiong Hin

65 SMK Tun Abdul Razak Sarawak Soar Dragon Soar

66 SMK Rosli Dhoby Sibu Sarawak D'legend01

67 SMK Rosli Dhoby Sibu Sarawak Zealot Inventors Team

68 SMK Rosli Dhoby Sibu Sarawak Gryffindor Bubble Crystal

69 SMK Jalan Arang Sarawak Enroute

70 SMK St Columba Miri Sarawak Bicycle Railway System

71 SMK Tawau Sabah Aques

72 SMK Tawau Sabah Inventor Brains

73 SMK Tawau Sabah Neutronova

74 SM All Saints Sabah RE Shock

75St Michael Secondary SchoolPenampang

Sabah A-TEAM


Sabah SMSM 3


Sabah SMSM 1

78 SMK Limbanak Penampang Sabah Antique Group

79 SMK Limbanak Penampang Sabah Hakuna Matata-Pain off!

80 SMK Pekan Telipok Sabah Strong Hearted

81 SMK Pekan Telipok Sabah Shield of Faith



82Philippine Science High School,Soccsksarge Region Campus

Philippine The Dreamweavers

83Philippine Science High School,Bicol Region Campus

Philippine Energizers

84Philippine Science High School, CordilleraAdministrative Region Campus

Philippine Pisay B

85Philippine Science High School, CordilleraAdministrative Region Campus

Philippine Pisay C

86Princess Chulabhorn ScienceHigh School Pathumthani

Thailand 3PKN

87Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Pathumthani

Thailand A Little Bit


Thailand PCSHP Warriors


Thailand Plantae-plywoods Girls


Thailand Range Dragon


Thailand Tiger Team


Thailand Valentine Cat

93Princess Chulabhorn ScienceHigh School Mukdahan

Thailand S.W.A.G


Thailand The Study of Efficiency


Thailand Project Alpha

96Princess Chulabhorn ScienceHigh School Loei

Thailand Innogent

97Princess Chulabhorn's College(Phetchaburi)

Thailand 2MT Colorful

98Princess Chulabhorn's College(Phetchaburi)

Thailand Wetland

99Princess Chulabhorn ScienceHigh School Trang

Thailand PCCTRG

100 School of Science & Technology Singapore SK2

101 Kharisma Bangsa School Indonesia Technovation

102 Kharisma Bangsa School Indonesia KBAB

Table 3: List of Teams Participated in YIC 2017

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Three Teams pulled out at last minute which is:


1 SMK Abdullah Munshi Pulau Pinang Munshian

2 SM Teknik Melaka Bukit Piatu Melaka The Aama

3 SM Sains Selangor Selangor VirgoTable 4: List of Teams that Pulled Out

Event Day SummaryArrival, Registration and Breakfast

Booth Setup, Model Setup, Opening Ceremony and Judging

YIC 2017 was held on 30th September 2017 at CIDB Convention Centre, Cheras. The event started at 7.00 a.m. with the arrival and registration of the participants. This was followed by breakfast. A total of 102 teams registered themselves for the competition. After registration and breakfast session, the participants were allowed to setup their booths and models.

Once the booths and models were setup, the Opening Ceremony was held at 9.30 a.m. Next on the agenda was the briefing by the Judging Team at 9.45 a.m. More than 60 judges were present to judge the inventions and they mostly comprised of university lecturers, engineers, environment consultants, intellectual property specialist, etc.

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Mentor Seminar SessionWhile the judging and cross judging process was on going, Mentor Seminar Session took place at the Dahlia Seminar room from 10.00 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. Mentors attended this seminar session. Below is the agenda of the Mentor Seminar Session:

Time Topic of Discussion Speaker

10.00am to 10.15amIntroduction to ASTI and YIC

Dr. Mohamed Yunus Yasin

10.15am to 10.55am ALC as School Level YIC Dr. Mohamed Yunus Yasin

10.55am to 11.35amInnovation In Empowering Teachers

Ms. Aishah Parkes100% Project

11.35am to 12.15pm

How Educational Systems Can Incorporate Community Building and Start-up related community event

Ms. Gwen YiTribeless Founder

12.15pm to 12.55pm Structuring a Unicorn

Mr. Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Jaafar Head of Social Enterprise Ventures (SEV) in Malaysia

12.55pm to 1.10pmJudging Feedback by the Chief Judge

Mr.Mahamed Faizal Noor Batcha

1.10pm to 1.30pmMentor Sharing Session and Certificate Presentation

Mr. Anandan Shanmugam

Table 5: Agenda of Mentor Seminar Session

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Public Viewing and Certificate PresentationAt 1.00 p.m., the hall was opened for public viewing. Public was allowed to visit the booths and ask questions if they had any. Public Viewing session was closed at 3.00 p.m. All the teams that participated were presented with Certificates of Participation by our special guests at their respective booths.


Prize Giving CeremonyOur Guest of Honour YB Dato' P Kamalanathan, Deputy Minister II, Ministry of Educationarrived at 2.30 p.m.

The VIPs who attended the event were Prof. Madya. Dr. Ramzah Dambul, Deputy Secretary General of MOSTI, Dr Mohamed Yunus bin Mohamed Yasin, President of ASTI, Major Dr Vineswaran Munikanan, Treasurer of ASTI, Mr.Anandan Shanmugam, Project Director of YIC 2017, Mr.Faizal Noor Batcha, Chief Judge of YIC 2017, Mr.Velavan Sengodan, Chief Judge of YIC 2017, Mr.Yoshiaki Okabe, Director and International Cultural Exchange (ICE) Committee Chairman, JACTIM Foundation, Mr.Kazuki Kimoto, Secretary General, JACTIM Foundation, Datuk B.Sahadevan, Managing Director of NLFCS, YBhg Datuk Florence Goh, President of Care United, Ms.Sumitra Nair, Vice President Talent and Digital Entrepreneur, MDEC

Ms.Aneita Abdullah was the host for the Closing & Prize Giving Ceremony.

Before the Prize Giving Ceremony, few of our dignitaries gave their speeches. Mr.Anandan Shanmugam was the first dignitary to give his opening remark. He said the teams that have participated in YIC in the past have gone abroad and won competitions at international level such as in Hong Kong. He added that this should not be the end and the students should continue their inventing journey.


After the speech by Mr.Anandan Shanmugam, The guest of honour, Deputy Minister II, Ministry of Education was called upon on stage accompanied by Dr.Mohamed Yunus Yasin to deliver keynote speech and give out Tokens of Appreciation. The recipients of the Token of Appreciation were, Mr.Yoshiaki Okabe, Director and International Cultural Exchange (ICE) Committee Chairman, JACTIM Foundation, and Ms.Siti Kamariah, Vice President Education of Yayasan Hasanah who were the funders of YIC 2017.

Mr.Velavan Sengodan was called on stage to give the judging feedback. He said that the judges had a tough time judging the participants due to so many amazing inventions. He added that the judging was done based on creativity, innovation, presentation skills and safety features.

After that, Dr.Mohamed Yunus Yasin gave his thank you speech in which he encouraged the participants, regardless of the result, not to give up and to continue their inventive journey. Besides that, he also thanked everyone involved in YIC 2017 including the volunteers in making YIC 2017 a success.



The winning teams for Invention Pitch Video Competition, Project Paper Writing Competition, Bronze Award, Silver Award, Gold Award and Platinum Award were announced. The details of the winning teams are as below:

Platinum Award WinnerSchool Name State/Country Team Name Team Invention Title

SMK Seri Kota Puteri 2 Johor The Vortex Left-Over Food Separator Version 1

School Name State/Country Team Name Team Invention Title

Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Trang

Thailand PCCTRG Filtering Oil Tank

Philippines Science High School Cordilera Administrative

Philippine PISAY C Land Slide Warning System

Gold Award Winner

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St Michael Secondary School Penampang

Sabah A-Team Chili Track

Princess Chulabhorn Science High School Mukhadan

Thailand Project AlphaWireless Sensor Network For Illegal Logging Detection

Kharisma Bangsa School

Indonesia TechnovationScoliosis Measuring Device Using Waterpass And Gyroscope Concept

Silver Award Winner

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SMK Mengkuang Pulau PinangThe Pearls Of Mengkuang

The Capsule To Planting Vegetables

SMK Pekan Telipok SabahShield Of

FaithLow Cost Environmentallu Friendly Air Ventilation

SMK Bukit MewahNegeri

SembilanSbm Inventors Smart Ward

SMK Taman Mount Austin Johor Massive Xo-Switch

Bronze Award Winner

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Winning Teams of YIC 2017 Invention Pitch Video Competition

The participating teams were requested to come up with a 3 minute video to pitch their invention, but it was not made compulsory. 34 teams participated in this competition and submited their videos on time. The details of the winning teams are as below:

ChampionSchool Name State/Country Team Name Team Invention Title

Philippine Science High School, Soccsksarge Region Campus

PhilippineThe

DreamweaversHybrid Portable Nebulizer (HPN)

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1st Runner Up

2nd Runner Up


SMK Kubang Bemban KelantanSMKKB3 Eco

PaviEcoPAVI


SMK Rosly Dhoby Sibu SarawakZealot Inventors Team

SMART Gree-N-uino

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Winning Teams of YIC 2017 Project Paper Writing Competition

The participating teams were requested to come up with 3 page project paper but it was not made compulsory. 32 teams participated in this competition and submitted their paper. Judging teams have marked the paper and selected three best project paper. The details of the winning teams are as follows:

ChampionSchool Name State/Country Team Name Team Invention Title

School of Science and Technology

Singapore SK2 Grey Water Recycling System



1st Runner Up

2nd Runner Up


SMK Rosly Dhoby Sibu SarawakZealot Inventors

TeamSmart Gree-N-Uino


SM St. Michael, Penampang

Sabah SMSM3Mucko (2 In 1 Insect Repellent And Disinfectant)

AssessmentEvaluation forYIC 20177

Student’s Assessment EvaluationA survey was conducted during the event and the survey forms were distributed to the participants of the YIC 2017. A total of 465 students answered the survey forms. An analysis of the feedback that we received through the survey is shown below:

Figure 1 is about participants' gender and Figure 2 shows the ethnicity of participants. Based on Figure 1, male students were more than female students. From the total participants, 49% of YIC 2017 participants were Female students. Meanwhile, Male students were 237 of the total participants. Figure 2 shows that Malay participants were the majority at the event. They comprise of 39% of the total students. This is followed by the Chinese and Other ethnicity participants. Other ethnicity includes participants from Kadazan, Kadazandusun, Brunei, Indonesian, Filipino, and many more. Indian students also took part in the event and were 16% of the total participants.

51% 49%

Gender of Participants

Male

Female39%

16%12%

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Ethnicity of ParticipantsMalay

Chinese

Indian

Others

Figure 1: Gender of Participants Figure 2: Ethnicity of Participants



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Figure 4: Participants Opinion on Competition and Resources Provided

Figure 3 shows the satisfaction level of participants on the venue and event day. The topics covered to know the satisfaction level of participants were comfortability of venue, suitability of location, cleanliness of the venue and surroundings, registration counter helpfulness & efficiency, how interesting and complete was the event's agenda, facilitators' helpfulness & courteousness, booth space, location guide satisfactory & helpfulness, food & drinks satisfactory and coordination of overall event. Students were very satisfied with all the aspects mentioned above as most of them rated good and very good.

Participants' opinion on students' manual helpfulness, students' online training helpfulness and overall YIC competition is shown in Figure 4. Most of the students rated good and very good on these questions. On overall YIC satisfaction, majority of students have rated as above good.


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Figure 6: Students’ Opinion on Inventions

Assistance from organisers and how well they answered questions on inventions, how useful YIC was in making students think innovatively and students' contribution towards writing invention report is shown in Figure 5. Overall, most students have rated Good and Very Good for the above mentioned matters. Students who have said these matters are Below Average and Poor are very few.

Figure 6 is also on students' opinion on inventions. Students were asked if they were motivated to be an inventor by participating in YIC and if they would participate in more events such as YIC. A vast majority of the students have said Yes to both the questions that were asked.


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Figure 8: Students’ Opinion on YIC 2018

Figure 7 explains how much YIC has helped students gain certain qualities. Qualities that we wanted the students to gain are self-confident, leadership skill, team work, project management skill, public speaking & presentation skill, report writing skill and to think creatively & out of the box. For each of the qualities mentioned above, 80% of the students have rated Good and Very Good.

Figure 8 explains students' opinion on YIC 2018. Students were questioned if they would like to participate in YIC 2018 and if they would like to have training session for YIC 2018. Based on the above chart, a majority of the students eager to participate in YIC 2018 and would like to have a training session for YIC 2018.



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Figure 9: Students’ Opinion on Invention Pitch Video Competition

Figure 10: Students’ Opinion on Project Paper Writing

Students' opinion on Invention Pitch Video Competition if they participated in Invention Pitch Video Competition is shown in Figure 9. To know the students' opinion on Invention Pitch Video Competition, students were asked if the video making helped them in area of creativity/innovation, to communicate their invention to public and further improve their invention and understanding. Most students have said that the Invention Pitch Video Competition has helped them to improve in all the 3 aspects above.

Figure 10 shows students' opinion on Project Paper Writing. Students were asked if they have participated in project paper writing, how it has helped them in written communication skill, understanding their invention and organise their thinking. It's shown that project paper writing has helped them to improve the above mentioned qualities as most of them rated good and above.


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Figure 11: Students’ Opinion on the Judging Process

Figure 11 is on students' opinion on the judging process. According to the students, the judging process was clear because out of 465 students only 34 of them have said that it was not clear. The judges were said to be friendly by most students. And a large number of students have said that the judges had spent enough time at their booth.


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Figure 16: Satisfaction Level of Mentors on the Venue

Satisfaction level of the mentors on the venue can be seen in Figure 16. This subject includes comfortability of venue, suitability of location, cleanliness of venue, and adequacy of space for the team. Most mentors have rated venue Good and Very Good which means they are satisfied.

A survey was conducted during the event targeting all the mentors. A total of 66 mentors answered the survey forms that were distributed. An analysis of the survey is shown below:

Figure 12, 13, 14 and 15 show the age of the mentors, mentors' gender, and ethnicity of the mentors and education level of the mentors. Majority of the mentors come from the 25 – 34 years old age group which is 36% of the total mentors followed by mentors who are 35 – 44 years old which is 34%. Out of the 66 mentors, 67% of them are female. Mentors for YIC 2017 comprise of Malay, Chinese, Indian and from other races as well. Meanwhile, 52% of the mentors hold a Bachelor's Degree.

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Figure 18: Satisfaction Level of Mentors on the Event and Food

To know the satisfaction of mentors about the facilitators, mentors were asked on courteousness of the facilitators, how well informed were the facilitators and how helpful and effective were the facilitators which is shown in the figure 17 above. Most of the mentors rated Good and Very Good for the above mentioned questions.

Figure 18 shows the satisfaction level of the mentors on the event and food. Mentors have mentioned that the registration counter was helpful; the agenda was interesting, the guides/signs were adequate and useful and coordination of overall event was good. This is because most of the mentors ranked above good for these aspects. Satisfaction with food and drinks is rated good the most followed by very good.


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Figure 20: Mentors’ Opinion on How Much YIC Helped Them Gain Certain Qualities

Figure 19 explains the satisfaction level of mentors on the competition and the resources provided to them. It comprises of helpfulness of YIC student's manual, YIC online student training adequacy, overall satisfaction of YIC 2017 and the support they received from their school. On the whole, mentors were happy and satisfied with the above mentioned matters. This is because less than 10 people have said it was below average.

Mentors' opinion on how much YIC 2017 has helped them gain certain qualities is shown in Figure 20. Qualities that we wanted the mentors to obtain through YIC are like instilling discipline & responsibility among team members, ability to listen to young people, help to develop mutual trust & respect, problem solving, mediating disputes/maintaining team cohesiveness, leadership skill to guide the team, how far do the mentors think the students have overall benefitted from participating in YIC and what they think of the students experience in the inventive cycle/process/challenge. From the graph in Figure 20, it is clear that most mentors gained these qualities by participating in YIC. Most mentors have rated Good and Very Good for each quality that we wanted to instil and develop in the mentors.


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Figure 21: Would you like to participate again as mentor in YIC 2018

Figure 21 is about mentors' opinion about YIC 2018. 98% of the mentors have said they would like to participate again as mentor in YIC 2018.

Besides that, we also asked the mentors for the suggestion of theme for YIC 2018 and their responses as shown below:Suggestion of Theme for YIC 2018 by Mentors• Invention to help address climate change• Towards a cleaner environment• Invent and Educate• Creative innovation• Innovation for life• Recycling• Sustainability• Invention for everyone• Invent for a better future• Science saves world• Eco- friendly• Green House/Green Tech• Invention/innovation for a better world


We asked the Mentors the following question and their responses are as below:

1. How many hours did you spent with your team for YIC 2017?• 1 hour at least per week• Too many hours count 400 hours• Twice a week• 1-7 months• 10-70 hours• Average 4 hours/day• Every day after school 2.30pm- 4.30 pm

2. What impacts did you have with your students/mentees?• Mentor and mentees vital role for a successful project completion • Cooperation• Teamwork, good listener, increase confidence level• Enhance communication insight of the young minds through show• Discipline and preference• Improve the students report writing skill and innovation skills• Awareness on problem statement• More creative & critical thinkers• Closer rapport understanding among the members

3. Any other support or assistance would enable you to be even more effective in YIC 2018?• Collaborative workshops with the organizations• More knowledge on guiding students in the invention • Funding and expert to help• More training program• Financial support and technical experience

4. What do you think the students have gained?• Besides knowledge, skills, sense of responsibility and goal-focused • Problem solving, trouble shooting skills, scientific skills, communication skills• Experience and exposure • The creative thinking and soft skills• Discipline and teamwork• Easily adapt to new environment

5. How good was YIC's role in creating opportunity for young inventors for the outside world?

• By opening their minds on the possibility of helping humanity at young age• Very good in motivating the students to show their invention and innovation

6. Do you think YIC has cultivated the idea of using inventions to make a positive change in society?

• Yes definitely• Yes, obviously• Yes-need to focus on specific team• Yes. It would even good to have information videos to explain


7. What are your creative suggestions to improve the YIC?• Project tracking and sustainability follow-ups• Please send at least one volunteer to each school• Workshop during mentor session• Each group get a medals• Sponsorship either in the form of accommodation or air ticket• Ways to marketing the inventions• More categories of prizes

8. Suggest ways to create awareness/participation from school/students.• Common Facebook page where all projects presented can be seen so others will become

aware of the existing tech/projects which will help them generate ideas/innovations and improvements

• Advertisement through TV and radio• More reached programme in Sabah• More promotion • Full support for the accommodation, food, ticket expenses • To organize school level competition• Create blogs• Workshop ( hands on)

9. What were the biggest challenges or problem you faced as a mentor?• Financial aspects in accommodation and transport• How to motivate students whenever they have problems along the way• Need a course on mentoring• Time constraint• The effectiveness of the product, poor knowledge on coding• Encouraging teams to participate without any funds

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A survey was also conducted among visitors to know their feedback at YIC 2017. We managed to get feedback from 24 visitors.

Visitor’s Evaluation

Figure 22, 23, 24 and 25 above shows the demography appropriation of visitors. Based from the pie chart, 84% of the visitors are in the age of 18 to 54 years old. While for gender of visitors there were 33% male and 67% female. Most of the visitors were Malays during the YIC Event 2017. Besides that, 46% of the visitors have bachelors degree as their maximum degree of education.

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Figure 26: How Did You Know About YIC 2017?

Figure 26 indicates respond of the visitors on how they know about YIC 2017. 42% of the visitors respond falls into schools groups which mean they know about YIC 2017 through their teachers, the participants, and through word of mouth. Based on the pie chart, majority of the visitors who were involved in the survey were public and guardians of the participants.



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Figure 28: How impressed were you by the following aspects of competition

Figure 27 shows the visitors response when they were surveyed about their satisfaction level on the Venue and Event. A large portion of the visitors rated good and very good for suitability of location, availability of parking space, comfortability of environment, cleanliness of venue , availability of food resources, usefulness of information counter, helpfulness of facilitators and lastly satisfaction of location guides.

Figure 28 above shows the visitor's impression on attractiveness of booth and setup, presentation skill of team and the level of inventing. More than 22 visitors rated good and very good for attractiveness of booth and setup, presentation skill of team and the level of inventing. While most of the visitors specified that they have learned and gained information by going by Young Inventors Challenge 2017.


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Figure 29 above refers to suggestions for Next Year's YIC 2018 when they were surveyed. Based from the analysis above, almost all the visitors agreed to have their children to participate in YIC 2018 and will recommend this competition to others to be part of YIC as participants, visitors, mentors and volunteer.

Judging8

49 | Young Inventors Challenge Report

Judges Selection

Judges Training

An invitation was sent to all the judges who participated in both Young Inventors Challenge and National Science Fair for Young Children via e-mail. At that time, 50 professionals agreed to contribute as a judge for Young Inventors Challenge 2017 Grand Finale. As decided by the working group committee the judging team worked independently from the working group committee.

A Judges Training was conducted on 9th September 2017 at ASTI Secretariat Office. A total of 20 judges attended this training session before the Grand finale. The judges were given a small introduction about ASTI and YIC by Mr.Anandan Shanmugam, the project director of YIC 2017 upon their arrival. Mr.Velavan Sengodan, the Chief Judge, then presented the Judging Score Sheet and had a discussion with all who attended. The purpose of this session is to develop a common understanding amongst the judges and what constitutes an invention with the aim to have a uniformed judging would be carried out uniformly.

Later on the judges were requested to mark all the reports. After marking the reports, the judging panel also brainstormed on the sets of questions to ask the participants. The training session concluded with Q&A session.


Event Day JudgingIn the morning, judges started arriving at 7.30am for briefing at 8.00am. That morning we had 60 judges who turned for the event, and 2 more judges for the Core Judging Panel. The judges were divided into 15 judging groups in total, each judge group were made up of 2 judges and 2 cross-judges. The judges came from varied backgrounds and organisations.

Briefing was given to the judges until 9.00am. The judges were reminded not to give suggestions to project teams as it will influence the next cross judging process. Shortly after the opening ceremony, the judging process officially started and the judges visited the Student Project Teams booths and scored the inventions based on the Judging Score Sheet. The main judging process started at 9.45am and ended at 12:30pm as planned.

The time keeping was centralised by the announcement from the emcee. Each Student Project Team were given at most 20 minutes of the judges' time, hence the Ushers guided the judges at every 20 minutes interval. Each Project Team was given 10 minutes to present, and another 5-8 minutes for Q&A by the judges. During this time, the moderating Panel of Judges visited the Student Projects Teams at random to get a general sense of the entire competition.

Judges then went to the judge's room and the judging groups agreed on a score (including the report marks) for each project team. At 12.45 pm, the scores were tabulated and ranked. The top scoring Student Project Teams were then deliberated by the Panel of Judges. At 1.00pm, the Core Judging Panel visited the top 10 projects and verified the prize winning teams by 3.00pm.

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VolunteersManagement9

ASTI formed an Event Committee comprising of volunteers from various fields during the Young Inventors Challenge 2017. In developing the volunteers to be future leaders of the society, these volunteers were assigned to head departments within the YIC Event Committee. The details of the departments headed by the volunteers are shown in table 6:

Before the final event, meetings were held to discuss the implementation process of the event day. Each Head of Department (HOD) was given the task within their job scope under the supervision of the YIC Working Group Committee. Another 28 facilitators attended the event to assist the HODs on the event day. Most of the facilitators were from UPSI and Manipal International University. All the facilitators were very helpful in making the event a success.

No. Name Department

1 Mr. Anandan Shanmugam Project Director

2 Ms.Vanitha Vasu Event Committee Head 1

3 Ms. Umahsankaiah Muthunaikar Event Committee Head 11

4 Mr. Sakthivel Ganeson Safety & Hall Management

5 Mr. Jaganath Rajaendran Crowd Management

6 Ms. Noorul Huda Stage & Prizes Management

7 Ms. Sankari Ganesan Judging

8 Ms. Dharisinee Jegathisan F&B Management

9 Mr. Sivaraj Arumugam Traffic, Transportation & Security Department

10 Ms. Malini Ushering Department

11 Ms. Caroline Survey Department

12 Mr. Mohamed Hassan Public Relation

13 Ms. Yugeswari Krishnan Press Management

14 Mr. Kumaresan Ramakrisnan Media Management

15 Ms. Nanthini Registration Department

16 Ms. Malini Mentor Seminar Session (Saturday, 10Am-1Pm)Table 6: YIC 2017 HOD List


Fundingand Budget10

FundingYoung Inventors Challenge 2017 was supported and funded by Yayasan Hasanah,UEM Group Berhad, Malaysian Flying Academy, JACTIM Foundation, ECM Libra Foundation and Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF).

These funding organizations are the backbone of the achievement and success of the event. The funds pledged and disbursed by our major sponsors are shown in the table 7 below:

No Funders/Sponsors Grant Allocation (RM)

1 Yayasan Hasanah 50,000.00

2 UEM Group Berhad 50,000.00

3 Malaysian Flying Academy 35,000.00

4 JACTIM Foundation 25,000.00

5 ECM Libra Foundation 25,000.00

6 Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) 10,000.00

TOTAL 195,000.00

Table 7: YIC 2017 Funding

Note: Due to funding constraints, we successfully reduced the expenses. For example seed funding, accommodation and etc. was reduced to complete the project with great success



Fundingand Budget10

Account Statement of YIC 2017Income Statement for the Project Period Ended 30 October 2017

*The excess of expenditure was paid by Association of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Income 2016 (RM)

Yayasan Hasanah 50,000.00

UEM Group Berhad 50,000.00

Malaysian Flying Academy 35,000.00

JACTIM Foundation 25,000.00

ECM Libra Foundation 25,000.00

Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) 10,000.00

TOTAL INCOME 195,000.00

L e s s : E x p e n d i t u r e

Module Development, IP generation and internal licenses 15,000.00

YIC Letter Postage 3,816.00

Judges Training 1,000.00

Online Training 10,000.00

Evaluation & Research 1,000.00

Sponsorship for SMK Rosli Dhoby 900.00

Venue 22,000.00

Exhibition Booths 28,200.24

Prizes & Souvenirs 25,560.00

Insurance (for students , mentors & volunteers) 4,482.00

Accommodation (students & volunteers) 4,560.00

Meals (students & volunteers) 12,875.00

Audio / Visual Rental 2,450.00

Designing, Printing & Promotion 8,769.02

Event Committee 5,000.00

Transportation for Event 2,350.00

Project Manager 45,738.00

Project Manager Benefit 8,572.20

Project Directors Allowance 12,000.00

Secretariat Utilities 20,000.00

Volunteers and WGC Appreciation Dinner 5,000.00

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 239,272.46

Excess of (Expenditure)/Income (44,272.46)*

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Figure 31: Application received by State and Country for YIC 2017

Figure 30 shows the growth of YIC since 2013. There is an increase in the number of applications received from 2013 to 2017. This indicates that Young Inventors Challenge has reached more people year by year as more people are interested in participating in YIC.

Figure 31 shows applications that we had received for YIC 2017 by state and country which was overwhelming. Teams from Selangor have sent the most applications. YIC 2017 has even reached out to ASEAN country as there were applications from Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.


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Recommendations for the Future12

YIC Event Committee Strength and WeaknessStrength Weakness• Experienced team• Venue was very convenient and near to

public transport• The accommodation was near to public

transport and near to the venue as well• Certificate presentation in booth was good

idea and saves times• Good teamwork and cooperation from all

facilitators• Early planning system and easy to navigate• Great networking and team building• Flow for the event was well planned• Participation of students from oversea• All the rooms (secretariat room, VVIP room,

judging room and teachers briefing room) located in one building and it was easy to manage with minimum facilitators.

• The booth setup and hall setup was approved two days earlier and this makes the preparation to complete earlier

• Respondents did not have any problems in understanding the Survey forms and they were able to answer all the questions.

• Registration went on smoothly• Able to multitask at once• All volunteers were very helpful• The event went on smoothly because

the students and teachers followed the instruction from the facilitators.

• Space for sitting arrangement very limited as not able to accommodate seating for mentor

• For press management good response when follow up, but less press members turn up for the event

• Registration set up was delayed because the hall opened late

• Not enough garbage bins provided• The lights on few booths were not working• PA system in charge person arrived late



Recommendations for the Future12

YIC Working Group Committee

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Opportunity

• Good Project Director• Expending internationally to ASEAN

countries• Attracting more variety school• Effective online training• Cost savings from online training• Good venue for the event• VVIP arrival was on time• Good coordination for overall YIC

programme• Sponsorship in kind for drinks from Milo,

Revive and Calpis• Manage to save and cut cost to run the

overall event • Able to manage the event with few

facilitators• The event serve as training ground for

younger volunteers• CIDB allowed to do the set up earlier• Strategic and cost effective hotel• Time management was good• Facebook live was good (Social media)• 480 registration and 372 proposals (100%

increase)• Many committed judges• More team from Sabah and Sarawak• Implemented most of last year’s

recommendation

• Funding• Publicity • Too many competitions• Last minute withdrawal

• Look for more sponsors• Train future Project Director• Look into same venue• Automatic qualification for schools that organize school level YIC (ALC)• More publicity• Further improve and add online training• Do publicity via social media live interviews

• Funding constraint • Food was spicy for international students• Emcee not provided with clear information• Younger volunteers should manage

separately• Poor working group attendance• Late arrival of few guest without

notification• Cost incurred due to withdrawal of few

teams at the last minute• Improve on Judges comments for the

inventions for the inventors

• Possibility of more product funding• Schools from more countries• More event broadcasting • Schools interested to do School Level YIC

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Conclusion 13YIC 2017 was a huge success. We had attracted some multiracial teams from various parts of Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. We had received 480 proposals which is an increase from last year but only 117 teams were selected. From the 117 teams selected, 102 teams participated in the Grand Finale. Even the number of participating teams had increased from last year.

Our survey shows a high satisfactory level of all of our stakeholders. We believe that this program can be a platform for young creative and inventive students to showcase their talent and possibly build their career in this area.





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Documents

REPORT - ASTI · Table of Content Executive Summary Page 2 About ASTI Page 3 1.0 Introduction and Background Page 4 2.0 Mode of Implementation Page 6 3.0 Online Training Page 8 4.0