“The revolution is here with the Automation of Everything”. Do you have a product or a solution which will rock the world of Industrial Automation? Then, Nokia Open Innovation Challenge offers the opportunity for the bright minded companies. Further, to propose the best-in-class products and solutions within the Industrial Automation domain to an international jury. Additionally,  The Nokia Open Innovation jury will then select the most advanced and innovative candidates to attend the final event that will be held at primary Nokia location in November at Nokia headquarters. In the final event, these finalists will present their innovative products or solutions to the executive level jury who will then select the winners.​

Moreover, The next generation industrial revolution will not only affect traditional industry operators, but also every single business which has requirements for automation and optimized services. Further, These enterprises are making the leap to a new era of higher productivity and quality with the next generation of connectivity and applications. ​
Furthermore, NOIC is about evolution and revolution. We are looking for innovations which might be already be established, but with your idea will reach new heights of interest within the industry domain with the right support from Nokia, or innovations which are totally new ideas and concepts, but might need some tuning to fit the requirements of potential customers. ​

Additionally, On the final round, You will have 8 minutes (5 minutes pitch & 3 minutes Q&A) to convince our executive jury. Further, You will compete alongside the other finalists for a cash prize and other opportunities to work with Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs.

Benefit

• 1st place – $100,000
• 2nd place – $50,000
• 3rd place – $25,000

Eligibility

• Innovativeness, feasibility, and scalability of the idea according to the themes as well as the joint business potential.
  The suitability and the fit of the submission with respect to the Nokia Future X Network architecture.

Important dates

• Submission phase 1, April 29 to June 30, 2019
• Assessment round 1, July 8 to August 11, 2019
• Submission phase 2 – Video, August 27 to September 10, 2019
• Assessment round 2, September 16 to September 29, 2019
• Mentoring Event, October/November 2019, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
• The grand final, November 22, 2019, Nokia HQ Espoo, Finland