Frost & Sullivan and Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum organizing “Innovate to Zero Case Challenge” to deliberate Business Model Innovation for Open Defecation Free Nepal
Taking forward the government initiative to execute the Open Defecation Free (ODF) campaign, Frost & Sullivan and the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum (NYEF) announce the launch of “CASE CHALLENGE” on 28th June in Kathmandu, Nepal. This initiative aims at eradicating open defecation and envisions major sanitation reforms across Nepal.
Dealing with the menace of open defecation necessitates a concerted effort; after the 2015 earthquake, achieving the goal of ‘sanitation for all’ by 2017 has become even more challenging. This “CASE CHALLENGE” is aimed at educating and inspiring the youth to deliberate on digital solutions to address this challenge within the country. The intent is to eliminate open defecation across communities, in order to accelerate the country’s progress through digitization.
Talking about the need to address the challenge of open defecation in an exponential way, Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Partner & Managing Director, APAC, Manoj Menon said,
"We live in a Digital Era and companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and UBER have all unleashed the power of digital solutions combining them with innovative business models to help solve some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. There is a great opportunity to apply the same thinking to addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing developing nations. We have to think of innovative ways to solve the challenge of open defecation in an exponential way. We need to leverage the power of digital technologies to have a much higher impact for the same resources we invest in."
Participants will need to leverage the power of digital technologies and facilitate solutions. They need to ensure that their solutions cover the following areas.
Nominations for participating in the “CASE CHALLENGE” will be accepted till July 18th. This will be followed by an assessment process slated for July 25th conducted by a panel of jury and thought leaders.
The jury will further shortlist the top 3 teams/cases and announce the finalists by 29th July. These teams will be mentored and coached by Frost & Sullivan to enhance their case development. The top 3 finalists will be announced on 3rd August 2018 at Frost & Sullivan’s Digital Nepal Summit, where they will have an opportunity to interact with government agencies, private sector companies, NGOs, and other supporting partners of the Digital Nepal program.
Submission of entries can be sent to Case@frost.com. To know more details about the “CASE CHALLENGE” or for any further queries, please contact – pooja.rayamajhi@frost.com
