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Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa
Open new ways to experience the world with voice technology
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ABOUT AMAZON ALEXA
Digital tools are an integral part of everyday life and a significant factor in economic and social integration. Amazon and Alexa, its voice assistant, are committed to contributing to a more accessible and inclusive society for all and making a positive impact on communities.
Discover more about Amazon Alexa : HERE
Discover more about Amazon Alexa : HERE
AMAZON ALEXA CHALLENGES
Challenge 1
SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY
Challenge 1
SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY
Design the next solutions that will reconnect the generations and make life easier for the elderly.
Senior citizens often face digital exclusion, loneliness and remaining autonomous can be a challenge. Voice technology can provide a simple way to access digital content, while helping to break isolation and facilitate everyday tasks.
Senior citizens often face digital exclusion, loneliness and remaining autonomous can be a challenge. Voice technology can provide a simple way to access digital content, while helping to break isolation and facilitate everyday tasks.
Context / Need:
As technology rapidly evolves, there is an increased ability for senior citizens to maintain their independence. Alexa is one such tool that makes living alone and aging at home easier than ever before. While some solutions already exist, how can we go further and imagine features specifically designed to cater the needs of seniors - while reassuring their loved ones.
As technology rapidly evolves, there is an increased ability for senior citizens to maintain their independence. Alexa is one such tool that makes living alone and aging at home easier than ever before. While some solutions already exist, how can we go further and imagine features specifically designed to cater the needs of seniors - while reassuring their loved ones.
Expected Solutions:
- Increase automy of elderly people
- Easy access to entertainment and news (for instance local activity news feed)
- Digital inclusion and intergenerational communication (for instance family diary)
- Increase automy of elderly people
- Easy access to entertainment and news (for instance local activity news feed)
- Digital inclusion and intergenerational communication (for instance family diary)
Challenge 2
LEVERAGING
OPEN DATA
OPEN DATA
Challenge 2
LEVERAGING OPEN DATA
Imagine how we could use public data to improve the quality of life of Alexa's users and make these crucial info accesible via voice technology.
Open Data is a gold mine for a better information of the general public, as well as an improvement of the quality of life of citizens. We envision voice technology as a new and easy way for the citizens to access the data they need when they need it with a few simple words.
Open Data is a gold mine for a better information of the general public, as well as an improvement of the quality of life of citizens. We envision voice technology as a new and easy way for the citizens to access the data they need when they need it with a few simple words.
Context / Need:
The Alexa team is looking for skills and experience that leverage open data to solve citizens' everyday challenges in a creative way.
The Alexa team is looking for skills and experience that leverage open data to solve citizens' everyday challenges in a creative way.
Expected Solutions:
- Give real time information (for instance real time commuting information with widget)
- Geolocalize useful services around our users (for instance public service information)
- Facilitate access to open source cultural assets (for instance virtual visit of museum)
- Use public data to raise awareness on hot topics such as sustainability (for instance polen map with widget)
- Increase the possibility to engage with your community as a citizen (for instance experience reminding future elections)
- Give real time information (for instance real time commuting information with widget)
- Geolocalize useful services around our users (for instance public service information)
- Facilitate access to open source cultural assets (for instance virtual visit of museum)
- Use public data to raise awareness on hot topics such as sustainability (for instance polen map with widget)
- Increase the possibility to engage with your community as a citizen (for instance experience reminding future elections)
WHY APPLY?
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- Pitch your idea to Alexa's international business team.
- Obtain help for a go to market strategy.
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- Get coached by the Alexa team to finetune your project and define a go-to-market strategy.
- Get AWS credits.
OUR TIMELINE
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CHALLENGE
OPENINGMay 2nd
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CHALLENGE
CLOSINGJune 23rd
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SELECTION
RESULTSJune 30th
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VIVA
TECHNOLOGYJune 14th-17th