'I suspect they are professionals' award

The "I suspect they are professionals" award goes to Hassan Rashid Hassan's Team from LUCT. We would like to note that their entry exceeded the time limit (we allowed a max of 10 seconds above the 3 min limit) therefore not eligble for any prizes. They shall be receiving a certificate from the GIT Malaysia organizers.

Find out who's the winner of GIT Malaysia 2009

Go to our facebook group to view the winning entries

Ready to announce the winners and the global challenge

The overall winner for GIT Malaysia has been selected by the judges yesterday. The most viewed entry shall be determined by 11.59pm today. By tomorrow 5pm the winners for GIT Malaysia shall be announced.

In the mean time, be prepared for the global challenge, as it will be released on the 4th of November. This is where the big prize is e.g. Tickets to China (Plus Cash), Time with AirAsia X CEO, Porsche experience, White Water Rafting and many more.
1) Form your team (new team)
2) Register your team in Malaysia (www.gitmy.blogspot.com) and globally (http://www.unleashingideas.org/tournament/participate)
3) Learn as much as possible about GIT at a global level
4) 4th November start creating and then upload your video on youtube.
5) Send the link to us (git@alphacatalyst.com) and global organizers.

Judging Begins at 2:30pm 29 October 2009

37 teams submitted their entries for GIT - the Malaysian Challenge.

Judging begins at 2:30pm tomorrow.

Thank you Bank Rakyat: GIT in Berita Harian Today

Meet some of the people behind GIT in Malaysia. From Left Saliman (Bank Rakyat), Michael (Youth Entreprenuer Malaysia), Ir Rahim (Teras Teknologi), Azim (Alpha Catalyst Consulting), Dash (Warisan Global), Fuad (Bank Rakyat), Peter (Microsoft), Sherena (Enak), Bugs (Uncle Bugs) & Wan Ling (Nomad Adventure).

The Green Malaysia, from Nottingham is ahead

The Video Green Malaysia (The University Of Nottingham) is currently leading in terms of viewership on youtube. They now have 645 views. Trailing behind them is the team from UM, Back to Basic with 500 views. To view all the entries go to youtube and that search "gitmy2009" and all will be revealed.

Judging will begin tomorrow and we are giving a special award to the team with the highest views on youtube (team go out there and promote your entries).

Lastly, please remember to register and participate for the Global Challenge as the challenge will be revealed on the 4th of November by the team from Stanford. Register both, in Malaysia and Global site as well (details is at http://www.gitmy.blogspot.com). You can form a new team if you want to.

This is where the big prize is:
1) Tickets to China by AirAsiaX plus special tour to AirAsiaX by the CEO.
2) Most IT savvy teams gets to spend time with Microsoft Malaysia Management (please refer to blog for details)
3) Porsche experience and many more ...

P/S Teams that did not tag their entry with gitmy2009, please do so soon or your team will miss out.

View the GIT Malaysia entries on youtube

One way to view the entries for GIT Malaysia on youtube is to put in the key word "gitmy2009" on the youtube search box.

View some of the GIT entries at our GIT Malaysia facebook group.

The entries are in. What's are your views of the entries?

GIT Malaysia 2009 Challenge

The Mystery Object:

The day has finally come....THE CHALLENGE IS OUT!!!!! So come on students.... get cracking.

If you did not catch the video, the mystery object is..... a pencil !!!



You can either choose to do:

1. Share with us your ideas on how a pencil can help stimulate innovation in Malaysia

OR

2.How the pencil can help banks make your life as a student easier.

Remember...you must somehow feature the object in your video.

Anything will do... let your imagination flow, let your creativity blossom!!

Good luck!!!

Let us bring the local global!

Note: You may not be able to view this video if your university/company blocks youtube.

What you need to do participate in GIT in Malaysia

1) Watch the winning entry from last year to understand tournament format.
2) Register to participate (Click the yellow box on the right). You must register by the 24th of October 2009.
3) Watch the GIT Malaysia 2009 challenge launch video today at 5pm on this site or our facebook group.
4) Brainstorm your solutions and then capture your ideas, or your team implementing the solution on video (3 minutes maximum)
5) Upload on youtube by 12.00mn, 26th of October (tag it with gitmy2009) and email the youtube link to us at git@alphacatalyst.com
6) Relax and wait for the results - 3rd Nov 09.
7) If you are super innovative - enjoy being a winner
8) You can submit more than one entry if you want to do so.

Note:
Remember, to qualify for the special Microsoft award of most IT savvy solution:

• Use a Microsoft software as part of the solution to the challenge.
• Solutions can be a .NET application using Visual Studio or Expressions.
• Bonus points for use of: Windows 7, Windows Live SDK, Windows Mobile & SMS Server Toolkit, Silverlight
• Get all the software you need from DreamSpark (www.dreamspark.com), email msdnaamy@microsoft.com for support.

GIT on VOIZE

Let the tournament begin!

By Voize on 17 Oct 2009 at 10:40am

Students from Malaysian universities will for the first time be participating in the prestigious Stanford Global Innovation Tournament that is being held in conjunction with the Global Entrepreneurship Week (16-22 November). The Stanford Global Innovation Tournament was founded by Stanford Technology Ventures Program in 2008 in conjunction with GEW. It is a fast-paced competition that will challenge student teams to solve a common, world problem in about eight days, creating as much value as possible. In Malaysia, Bank Rakyat has come forward as a principal sponsor for the Global innovation Tournament (GIT) in Malaysia.

“GIT in Malaysia has taken a new twist as it comes in TWO different packages; the national level and the global level,” explained Dash, CEO of Warisan Global, the Malaysia host of GEW. Alpha Catalyst Consulting, a boutique Innovation consulting company doing regional work, based in Malaysia is the lead organization that is spearheading GIT here. Azim Pawanchik, the founder of Alpha Catalyst Consulting, also the Innovation Catalyst for GEW added, “becoming successful in the 21st century economy requires more than just resourceful management. Innovation is the key to success. As such, partaking in creative activity is a pre-requisite in spurring ingenious ideas that will in turn lead to innovation and this is what GIT intends to do; to provide the platform for idea generation.”

Since the inception of GEW last year, Malaysia has been leading the way with out-of-the box activities in igniting GEW locally as well as in the global arena. Again, Malaysia has chartered another milestone by introducing the Malaysian version of GIT known as GIT Malaysian Challenge (GIT MC) as a prelude to the Global tournament.

Datuk Kamaruzaman Che Mat, Managing Director of Bank Rakyat, the Principal Sponsor of the GIT MC emphasized the importance of innovation in today’s thriving economy. He strongly pointed out that, “as a financial institution, Bank Rakyat has to be creative in finding the best solutions for our customers. Therefore, we value innovation greatly as that’s what makes us different from our peers. In fact, we were the first to establish an Innovation and Technology Department within the local financial circle. GIT MC is indeed in line with our passion in driving innovation amongst all walks of Malaysians, especially the youth.”
He further added, “the GIT MC will challenge participants to create solutions within 10 days to a set of Malaysian problems that will be announced on 16th October 2009 whilst the global challenge will be released on the 4th November by Stanford University.”

To read more go to VOIZE

GIT in the news

Calling all innovative students

Source: NST online
2009/10/16

KUALA LUMPUR: A flash of creativity could win you a trip to China on an AirAsia X flight, with a personal tour of the low-budget carrier by its chief executive officer, Azran Osman Rani.

For the first time, Malaysian students will take part in the Stanford Global Innovation Tournament (GIT) which starts today.

The competition, which is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) from Nov 16 to 22, will see local students coming up with creative solutions to common problems.

Alpha Catalyst Consulting founder Azim Pawanchik, who is the host of GIT, said he hoped to take Malaysian talent global through the competition.

Bank Rakyat general manager of human resource Ahmad Fuad Mohd Amin (right) handing a mock cheque for RM30,000 to Warisan Global Sdn Bhd director B. Dhakshinamoorthy during the Stanford Global Innovation Tournament’s cheque-presentation ceremony at Sooka Sentral yesterday. With them is Alpha Catalyst Consulting founder Azim Pawanchik.

"The collective solutions from GIT will hopefully offer pragmatic and creative solutions to common issues in Malaysia," he said in a media briefing at Sooka Sentral yesterday.

The GIT is divided into two -- the Malaysian Challenge which starts at 5pm today, and the Global Challenge on Nov 4.

Past GIT challenges included Post-It notes and plastic bottles.

B. Dhakshinamoorthy, director of Warisan Global Sdn Bhd, the official host of GEW, said he was excited about the prospects of the GIT and GEW. He added that Malaysia did not lack innovative talent.

So far, 700 participants from 12 schools and universities have signed up for the challenge.

Participants only need to log on to gitmy.blogspot.com to find out the "challenge". They are given 10 days to solve the Malaysian Challenge and eight days for the Global Challenge.

Teams must record a three-minute video of their solutions, upload it to www.youtube.com and also send it to the organiser.

Sponsors of GIT include Bank Rakyat, AirAsia X, Microsoft, Nomad Adventure and Teras Teknologi Sdn Bhd.

GIT Malaysian Challenge will be launched today at 5pm on this site and GIT Malaysia facebook group

What you need to do participate in GIT in Malaysia

1) Watch the winning entry from last year to understand tournament format.
2) Register to participate (Click the yellow box on the right). You must register by the 24th of October 2009.
3) Watch the GIT Malaysia 2009 challenge launch video today at 5pm on this site or our facebook group.
4) Brainstorm your solutions and then capture your ideas, or your team implementing the solution on video (3 minutes maximum)
5) Upload on youtube by 12.00mn, 26th of October (tag it with gitmy2009) and email the youtube link to us at git@alphacatalyst.com
6) Relax and wait for the results - 3rd Nov 09.
7) If you are super innovative - enjoy being a winner
8) You can submit more than one entry if you want to do so.

Note:
Remember, to qualify for the special Microsoft award of most IT savvy solution:

• Use a Microsoft software as part of the solution to the challenge.
• Solutions can be a .NET application using Visual Studio or Expressions.
• Bonus points for use of: Windows 7, Windows Live SDK, Windows Mobile & SMS Server Toolkit, Silverlight
• Get all the software you need from DreamSpark (www.dreamspark.com), email msdnaamy@microsoft.com for support.
  

We now have teams from 12 Universities/Colleges/Schools

1) IIUM(largest team - congratulations IIUM)
2)UUM
3)UTAR
4)Nottingham
5)LUCT
6)UCTI
7)INTI (Penang)-USM
8)MMU Melaka
9)KL Metropolitan UC
10) TAR College - Setapak
11) Catholic High School
12) SMK Putrajaya 8 (1)

When are you joining the challenge?

The Students from Malaysia are Ready to Innovate

GIT Malaysia in LimKokWingUniversity of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya

Current prizes that awaits the winners from Malaysia

Make your choice

Join the local challenge (16th Oct - 10 days to post solution)

or Global Challenge (4th Nov - 8 days to post solution)

- Flight and Cash to China (Global Challenge prize)
- Private time with CEOs - AirAsia X, Microsoft, Media Prima
- Experience Porsche
- Adventure time - white water rafting, caving or rock climbing
- Smart Tags, Touch Go and experience the technology behind Teras Teknologi
- Makan time in Enak and Kelantan Delights
- Special IT savvy solution award from Microsoft Malaysia (more details later)
- plus many more ....

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and register for GIT

GIT Malaysia: Taking the Local Global

GIT Malaysia 2009 in a Nutshell (Click to enlarge image)

Summary of Global Innovation Tournament in Malaysia (click on image to enlarge)

Inspiration session in University Malaya and International Islamic University(Gombak)

To help students prepare for GIT in Malaysia, we are planning to conduct a few inspiration sessions.

Agenda:

• What is GIT?
• Why Participate?
  
• How to participate?
• How to Innovate: Session with Innovators (speakers shall be from the industry e.g. Microsoft Malaysia, Bugs Tan (Award Winning Inventor) Senedi, GEW Youth Catalyst, Warisan Global and many others)
  

Registration to attend session: email to git@alphacatalyst.com your name, university and handphone number:


1) University Malaya (Open to all university/college students):

Date:    13th October (Tuesday) 2009
Time:    4:45-7:30pm
Venue:  Bilik Mesyuarat Perdana 3, Aras 2, Blok D, Kompleks Perdanasiswa, Universiti Malaya, 50603 KL.

2: International Islamic University ((Open to all university/college students):

Date:    10th of October (Saturday) 2009
Time :   2.30 pm
Venue : Admin Building Lecture Theater 4, IIUM Gombak