The list of semifinalist teams in the international Technovation Girls competition has been announced. 7 teams of girls from Romania have impressed a jury of IT and business experts from around the world with their projects. Here are the ideas that have brought recognition to these girls on a global scale!
To participate in the Technovation Girls competition, female students from public schools had to develop a mobile app or an AI prototype to solve a real problem in their community! Participants from high school had the opportunity to also develop a business plan for their idea, thus paving the way for a future career through the skills they acquired.
Which teams are making Romanians proud
In total, 31 students from Romania have qualified for the semifinals of the international IT entrepreneurship competition, Technovation Girls.
The semifinalists in the Technovation senior division
- The team Ginger beer and info, consisting of 5 students from Suceava → with the project Edumap
- The team Nemesis, consisting of 4 students from Râmnicu-Vâlcea → with the project Asteria
- The team No shame, consisting of 3 students from Câmpulung, Argeș → with the project You Are Not Alone
- The team Swoosh, consisting of 5 students from Satu Mare → with the project JoyXchange.
- The team TERAA, consisting of 5 students from Bucharest → with the project YPS (Your Panic Support)
- The team Unimind, consisting of 4 students from Bucharest → with the project Go Pill.
The semifinalists in the Technovation Junior division
- The team LadiesFirst, consisting of 5 students from Neamț → with the project Woman’s life matter.
The proposals from the participants:
For the competition, the team "Ginger beer and info" developed "Edumap", an application that sends notifications about interesting, cultural, and traditional places in Romania when the user is in proximity to them. The information is presented in an appealing way for teenagers and young people.
The "Nemesis" team developed an application that provides resources and assistance to domestic violence victims, as well as information about shelters and psychological counseling for Ukrainian refugees. The app also has a section for those who want to donate, provide legal assistance, medical services, and job announcements for domestic violence victims and refugees.
The team TERAA created the YPS (Your Panic Support) app, which provides assistance to those suffering from a panic attack and are alone, using easily accessible relaxation techniques.
Unimind created the Go Pill application, which functions as a medical treatment guide, providing the user with a treatment calendar and the status of medication stock.
The Swoosh team reached the semifinals of the competition with the help of the JoyXchange project, an application designed to prevent object waste. It includes a map where users can place items they want to donate and locate a collection point.
You are Not Alone is the project through which the No Shame team offers moral and informational support for young mothers, along with advice from doctors and psychologists.
The LadiesFirst team represents Romania in the junior division with an application that can provide medical support for women by allowing them to schedule appointments based on the tests they need, as well as having a discussion category.
Congratulations to all participants for their courage and involvement!
What does Technovation mean to the participants?
"It was a great experience to learn how to develop the app and write the code because, even though we were all in the math and computer science track, none of us had any experience with what we did in school, and it was a unique experience," said Cosmina Mihăescu, a member of the semifinalist team Nemesis.
Technovation Girls Romania, the competition that fulfills dreams
Romania has a visible place on the map of the Technovation Girls competition after last year when a team of high school girls proved they deserved their regional prize for Europe. Five high school girls created the app Safe Walk, with which they wanted to convey a strong message: women in Romania need to be safe when they walk the streets. The app was inspired by the Caracal case.
BlooDo Challenge, another app developed in 2019 for the competition, motivated the participants so much that the mobile app was launched and continues to actively encourage blood donation.
The Technovation Girls competition brings together tens of thousands of girls from over 100 countries who develop ingenious and innovative IT solutions for real community issues. The program is a challenge for participants as they learn to build a mobile app or an artificial intelligence program from scratch.
The journey of the girls in the competition, a learning experience
The competition is open to all girls passionate about technology between the ages of 8 and 18. After registering, participants form teams and, with the help of a mentor, identify a community issue related to poverty, the environment, peace, equality, education, or health.
After registration, participants develop their idea into a mobile app or artificial intelligence program project. They program the project from scratch, ensure it works correctly, and is complete, but most importantly, that it addresses the identified problem.
