Proceedings of the 'Innovation Challenge : Go Green'

Abstract

The Innovation Challenge: Go Green was a competition for young people between 17 and 30 years of age. Individuals or groups of up to three members each were invited to identify an environmental problem, come up with a green innovation solution to this problem, carry out a feasibility study for their solution, and submit a proposal for evaluation. Any theme or subject concerning environmental sustainability was welcome. Following submission of proposals, a final judging event and award ceremony was held, where three finalists delivered a 10-minute presentation about their proposals, followed by 10 minutes of questioning from the judges and the audience. The proposals were reviewed and evaluated by the judges on their local relevance, potential for internationalisation, innovativeness, feasibility, impact, and clarity by a panel composed of the following five judges. The proposals submitted by the three finalists are featured in this publication. The proposals begin with a description of the environmental problem that they address, including an explanation of the issues and challenges that they present, with a focus on the Maltese context. They then include an outline of the green innovation solution that they proposed to tackle this problem, followed by a basic feasibility analysis for the implementation of the solution.