From idea to product“ competition: an initiative promoted by Telefónica, the Andalusian Regional Government and the University of Malaga.
This competition, promoted by Telefónica, the Andalusian Regional Government and the University of Malaga, aims to support the university community in this way in the technological transformation of their idea and turn it into a business opportunity. The project has a budget of 415,000 euros and its aim is to «identify innovative technology-based business ideas» presented by students from Andalusian universities. The deadline for submitting proposals will be open until 18 March.
The programme will have two calls, the first one coinciding with the current academic year and the second one will be activated with the next academic year. Once the training, which will last four months, has been completed, a committee at each university will choose the two projects with the greatest potential to turn their idea into a business option. For the current edition, each of the ten universities will carry out an initial pre-selection process, with a maximum of 50 students. These students will receive training from experts on enabling technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence or Big Data, and specialised sessions in the business field on legal, legal or financial issues.
What will it bring you? Tools that will help you launch and accelerate your business project.
Training
In the first phase of the competition, you will have access to sessions of technological training in virtual format, led by Telefónica experts; in addition to training that will help you develop your business idea, with content based on the Lean Canvas Model, market research and segmentation, communication and marketing.
Mentoring
Once the training has been completed, a final selection of a maximum of 2 projects will be made, which will go on to the second phase. mentoring phase.
Prize
Finally, you can earn up to 5.000€ for the development of the project as MVP (minimum viable product).
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION
- Be enrolled in the 2021-22 academic year in official or UMA-specific degrees (bachelor's, master's, postgraduate or doctorate).
- Or accredit that they belong to the teaching and research staff or administration and services staff of the University of Malaga.
Fill in the registration form (at the top of this website) and send it completed to the e-mail address: idea-producto@uma.es
All the information (rules and registration form) can be found at the following link: http://www.link.uma.es/deideaaproducto/
If you want to know more about the initiative visit https://www.diariosur.es/tecnologia/programa-emprendimiento-junta-andalucia-telefonica-20220216114800-nt.html
