This Challenge is organised by Huawei International Pte. Ltd. (the “Organiser”).
The aim of these Rules is to set out the terms and conditions governing your participation in the Challenge.
By registering for and participating in this Challenge, you are deemed to have (i) read and fully understood these Rules; and (ii) fully and
unconditionally agreed to comply with these Rules. Participants provide their agreement to these Rules by checking a box on the Challenge Website
(as defined below) while enrolling for the Challenge on the Challenge Website. If you do not agree with any of these Rules, do not register for this Challenge and do not submit an entry.
This Challenge begins on 26th March 2025 and ends on 30th November 2025. The Challenge will be accessible 24 hours a day on the dedicated Challenge website operated by the Organiser at http://tech4city.sg (the “Challenge Website”), subject to possible IT maintenance operations. Dates and times in these Rules refer to Singapore Time (SGT).
Any eligible person, who is registered on the Challenge Website to participate in the Challenge (“Participant” or “you”), is required to review and accept these Rules. By accessing and accepting these Rules, you:
Upon a breach of any provisions in these Rules by a Participant, the
Participant will be immediately disqualified from the Challenge and no prize
will be awarded to that Participant or his/her team.
To take part in the Challenge, we must receive your completed registration by 31st July 2025 at 23:59 SGT (GMT +8).
To register, the Participant must first have created a user account on the Challenge Website, and must have truthfully and accurately completed required information, such as full name, email address, etc.
Any registration based on inaccurate, false or incomplete information will result in the Participant’s disqualification. Refusing collection, recording, use and/or disclosure of a Participant’s personal data that is strictly necessary in relation to the Challenge will result in the Participant’s disqualification.
Refusing collection, recording, use and/or disclosure of a Participant’s personal data that is strictly necessary in relation to the Challenge will result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Participant is solely responsible for the information he/she provides when registering for the Challenge. Any
intentional or unintentional mistake, anomaly or inconsistency, regarding this information, may result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Organiser reserves the right to conduct all necessary verifications at any time regarding the information submitted during registration on the Challenge Website, including but not limited to the Participant’s identity, postal and/or email address.
Deletion of a Participant’s user account on the Challenge Website will be deemed as a withdrawal from the Challenge. In this case, the Participant,
regardless of whether the deletion results from the Participant’s personal action or not, will not participate in the Challenge, and will not obtain any compensation.
Registration for and participation in the Challenge is free, with no purchase or payment obligation.
This Challenge is open and offered solely to individuals (i) who are between 16 and 35 years old (both inclusive) as at the date of registration for the
Challenge; and (ii) who are able to attend in person the activities and events relating to the Challenge that are physically held in Singapore. Each eligible individual can only participate in the Challenge as part of one (1) team submitting one (1) entry only.
The Organiser may request for documents to confirm the Participant’s eligibility (including but not limited to identification documents), prior to awarding any prizes.
This Challenge is not open to employees and representatives of Huawei International Pte. Ltd. or its related companies.
Participation in the Challenge must be as a team. Participants shall form a team of three (3) to six (6) members (“Team”). Each Team shall not consist of more than six (6) Participants. Each Team member must accept these Rules, by clicking a hyperlink through the Challenge Website. The Organiser may disqualify any Team (and all its members) if one or more member has not accepted or has breached these Rules. The Organiser may also disqualify any Team if one or more members is unable to, for reasons apart from sickness and illness, attend in person the activities and events relating to the Challenge that are physically held in Singapore.
The goal of the Challenge is for the Participants to submit contributions (or projects) meeting the requirements determined by the Organiser in the Challenge brief, and that are formalised by deliverables. The brief includes information regarding various deadlines, details of the prizes, and the
Organiser’s requirements etc. (the “Brief”). The Brief is accessible through the Challenge Website.
During the Challenge, Participants may upload any documents or other materials (such as texts, presentations, videos, etc.) relating to their project to the Challenge Website in response and as a solution to the specific issue(s) set out in the Brief as determined by the Organiser (the “Deliverable”).
To be eligible, Deliverables must (i) address the specific issue(s) set out in the Brief; (ii) be in a common digital format, such as, PDF, PPT, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, JPG, MP3, MPEG, MOV, MP4; and (iii) be in English, and be in compliance with these Rules.
If a Deliverable cannot be downloaded, is not in the right format or is incompatible, illegible, or unintelligible, the Deliverable will be disqualified.
A Deliverable shall satisfy the following requirements:
Participants are responsible for and shall bear all costs and expenses associated with preparing and submitting the Deliverables. Participants
assume all responsibilities and risks for damaged, lost, late, incomplete, invalid, incorrect or misdirected Deliverables.
Challenge Rounds. The Challenge consists of the following rounds:
Deliverable. If a Team does not upload any Deliverable on the Challenge Website before the deadline for Application Phase, this will be deemed a
withdrawal from the Challenge. The Team shall be withdrawn from the Challenge, and the Participants of that Team shall have no rights to obtain
any compensation from the Organiser.
Selection Criteria. Deliverables will be judged according to the paragraph “Criteria based judging”, as described below. You agree and acknowledge that the Challenge relies on your creativity, capacity, ability, and ingenuity to solve difficult problems. The Challenge does not depend, even partially, on chance or luck, and therefore should not be considered as a lottery. Under no circumstances are factors such as appearance, religion,
membership in a trade union, political opinions or sexual orientation considered.
Criteria based judging. The judges (representatives of the Organiser selected at the Organiser’s discretion to form a selection panel) (the
“Judges”) will evaluate and select the Deliverables in each round, based on their content and the criteria set out below for each round.
Notification to Participants. Once selections in respect of the Application Phase and Semi-Finals have been completed, Participants will be directly notified by email (via the email address provided during registration) of the results of each round. The Organiser will be free to alter the dates on which results are released should this become necessary due to the number of projects to be assessed.
Dishonest conduct. Any attempt to cheat, use fake profiles or any other dishonest conduct of which the Organiser becomes aware will result in the disqualification of the relevant project/ Deliverables and the disqualification of this project’s Participants, who will not receive any prize or award. The Organiser’s decision regarding disqualification is final and its decision shall not be contested by Participants involved in the project in question or by any other Participant.
All Application Phase Deliverables must be submitted before 31st July 2025 at 23:59 SGT (GMT +8). Participants must meet the specifications set out in Section 6 above, and also the following:
Criteria based judging for Application Phase will take place from 1st to 30th August 2025. Organiser will announce the Top 12 going into the Semi-finals on the 31st August 2025. The Judges will evaluate and select the Deliverables in the Application Phase, based on their content and the following criteria:
Up to 12 Teams with the highest scores at the end of the Application Phase will be selected by the Judges to proceed to the Semi-Finals.
Participants who have been selected to participate in the Semi-Finals will be required to submit a maximum of 5-minute pitch video and presentationslides. Each Team is required to upload Deliverable to the Challenge Website by 30th August 2025.
Up to six (6) Teams with the highest scores at the end of the Semi-Finals will be selected by the Judges to proceed to the Finals.
Criteria based judging for Semi Finals will take place from 1st September 2025 to 21st September 2025. The Judges will evaluate and select the Deliverables in the Semi-Finals, based on their content and the following criteria:
Participants who have been selected to participate in the Finals will attend the Finals event, it will be held physically in Singapore will be directly notified by email to the email address provided during registration and/or submission period. In the event a Participant does not confirm his/her attendance at the Finals event, the Organiser reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify this Participant and/or his/her Team. This disqualification shall not entitle the Participant and/or his/her Team to claim any kind of compensation from the Organiser.
The Finals consists of an oral presentation of the project by each of the Teams selected to participate in the Finals. The Teams are also required to showcase their prototype at the Finals exhibition venue. Each Team is required to upload the Deliverables to the Challenge Website before the Finals, including Finalised presentation slides (no long videos are allowed; only quick demos on application/prototype are allowed).
This above-mentioned presentation slides shall be presented by each Team in the Finals during the oral presentation stage in the Finals.
At the end of the Finals, the Judges will choose the winning project and will rank the finalists.
Criteria based judging for Finals will take place at the Finals. The Judges will evaluate and select the Deliverables in the Finals, based on their content and the following criteria:
The prizes are awarded to the winners of the Challenge and are subject to compliance with all of the following conditions:
No prize will be awarded to winners who do not fulfil the above conditions.
Subject to these Rules and the discretion of the Organiser, the winning Teams will receive the following:
Other prizes:
Each winning Team may have its own discretion in sharing the prize awarded to it among the members of that Team.
No assignment or transfer of prizes is allowed by a winning Team or its members. If a potential winning Team cannot be contacted, is unable to accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, the Organiser shall have no further obligation to such potential winning Team or its members. The Organiser will not replace any lost or stolen prizes after the prizes have been awarded to the winning Participants. All winning Participants will accept the prizes “as it is”. The Organiser expressly disclaims any warranty regarding the prizes.
In the event a winning Participant cannot be contacted, by email or by phone, for more than three (3) months after the first attempt to contact them was made, he/she will be deemed as having waived his/her right to claim the prize and will not be entitled to any prize or any kind of compensation.
If the prize as initially planned is unavailable, the Organiser will be free to substitute another prize of similar value. Any such decision is at the Organiser’s sole discretion and shall be final.
Any Participant who does not fulfil the conditions of participation in the Challenge as provided in these Rules during their registration and/or at any time during the Challenge will be summarily disqualified from the Challenge without prior notice and will not be entitled to any prize. In the event that
a prize is awarded to a Participant who does not meet the aforesaid conditions when registering or throughout the duration of the Challenge, Organiser reserves the right to require the Participant to return the awarded prize and the Participant shall comply with such requirement accordingly.
Each Participant acknowledges and consents that the Organiser may, throughout Singapore and for the duration of the Challenge and for a period of three (3) years following the Finals use the Challenge and his/her respective Deliverables and related information (including any personal data relating thereto) for publicity, including for the Organiser’s advertising or other marketing purposes, by any means and through any format (whether via website, advertising banners, social networks, newsletter, press release or otherwise) now known or unknown to date, free of charge.
In particular, you consent to the use, collection and/or disclosure, by the Organiser of your details and personal data submitted during registration
for the Challenge and/or obtained by the Organiser during the entire course of the Challenge, including but not limited to your name and surname, your city and region of residence, the name of the institution in which you studied or in which you obtained your diplomas/ degrees and other biographical information, your image, the information regarding the prize (if you are a winner) and any other personal data that you submit with your Deliverables as well as the content of your Deliverables relating to the Challenge, for the purposes (i) set out in the foregoing paragraph; and (ii) relating to the organisation, operation and implementation of the Challenge by the Organiser, its officers, employees and/or agents; and (iii) for the purpose of future engagement and potential recruitment by the Organiser.
As a non-exhaustive example, each Participant authorises the Organiser to use the photographs taken during the Finals to disseminate them via any communication medium.
Such use does not entitle each Participant to any other payment apart from the prize he/she may receive in the Challenge. The Organiser agree to cease the use of the aforementioned information and materials in connection with the Participant(s) at the end of the aforementioned period.
The Organiser has no obligation and owes no obligation to any Participant to keep the information contained in the Deliverables confidential. When submitting any Deliverables, the Participants understand, agree and accept that any information contained therein may be publicly disclosed by the Organiser.
If you are a prize winner, the Organiser may request that you execute a confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement for the purpose of entering into
negotiations regarding the further development of your project, as embodied in your Deliverable(s). Such confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement will relate to your Deliverable(s) and all intellectual property that it/ they may contain.
Each Participant recognise that other Participants, individuals or entities may have provided to the Organiser or others, or made public, or may in
the future submit, or make public, content that is the same or similar to any piece of information contained in any of the projects submitted by the
relevant Participant (“Other Materials”). Hence, each Participant acknowledges, agrees and accepts that the Organiser shall have the right
to use such Other Materials, and that the Participants will not be entitled to any compensation arising from the Organiser’s use of such Other Materials.
If the contestant/participant is less than 21 years of age (or the age of majority as prescribed by applicable laws/regulations), consent from a
parent or legal guardian must be obtained before registering for the competition. If you are under the age of 21 (or the age of majority as prescribed by applicable laws/regulations), please have your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) read this Privacy Policy with you. If you are reviewing this Privacy Policy as the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) of a contestant/participant under the age of 21 (or the age of majority as prescribed by applicable laws/regulations), by your child’s/ward’s registration/participation in the Challenge, you hereby consent to the processing of your child’s/ward’s personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If a minor’s personal data is collected with prior consent from the minor’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s), we will only use or disclose the data as permitted by law, with the explicit consent of the minor’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s), or when necessary for the protection of the minor. If we inadvertently collect a minor’s personal data without verified prior consent from the minor’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s), we will attempt to delete the data as soon as possible.
Definitions. For the purposes of this section,
Warranty of non-infringement. When submitting any Deliverable, at any stage of the Challenge, each Participant represents, warrants and guarantees to the Organiser that he/she is the owner/ co-owner and/or holder/ co-holder of the Intellectual Property Rights regarding all or part of
the Creations contained in the Deliverables submitted at any stage of the Challenge, and that he/she has obtained all rights, permissions and/or
licences regarding all pre-existing Creations and any elements of the Deliverables used for the purpose of submission of the project in the Challenge, for which he/she does not hold the relevant rights.
Each Participant further represents, warrants and guarantees that (i) his/her contribution is original and unprecedented and to the extent his/her Deliverable incorporates the Intellectual Property Rights of third parties, the relevant rights, permissions and/or licences have been obtained in accordance with the foregoing paragraph; (ii) it does not infringe upon the copyright or any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (iii) all the elements of which his/her submissions in the Challenge are formed, as well as all pieces of contributions and information communicated in the submission presentation documents are accurate, reliable and complete; and (iv) the submission of the relevant Deliverables does not constitute an act of unfair competition of any kind.
It is compulsory for all Participants to indicate the source of any pre-existing Creations of whichever nature and on whichever support that are included in any submitted Deliverable. Any Deliverable involving several Participants constitutes a collaborative work and it should be treated as such in accordance with the applicable regulation in force (if any).
Liability. The Organiser shall not be held liable for any infringement of this Section 12 by any of the Participants. Each Participant shall indemnify the Organiser against any and all disturbance, action, claim, opposition and demand or eviction attempt from any third party in connection with any Creation in the Deliverables (Intellectual Property Rights included), whether in relation to any infringement or otherwise.
Use of Intellectual Property Rights in Deliverables/ Creations. Subject to Sections 9 and 10 above and the immediate subsequent paragraph, by submitting a Deliverable and participating in this Challenge, you are not granting the Organiser any rights to any Intellectual Property Rights held or owned by you, which relate to all or part of the Deliverable and the Organiser makes no claim to the ownership of your Deliverable or any Intellectual Property Rights that it may contain.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, by taking part in the Challenge, each Participant expressly agrees to grant the Organiser a licence in respect of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Creations and the Deliverable for a period of three (3) years following the Finals of the Challenge, on the following terms:
The licence is non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable within the Organiser’s group of entities and royalty-free.
This licence shall include the right to reproduce (wholly or in part), display (wholly or in part), analyse, adapt, modify, disseminate, translate and use any elements which are part of the Creations and Deliverables, as well as any Previous Rights, which may be necessary for the purposes of (i) the assessment and selection process as described in Section 7 above; and (ii) the Organiser’s publicity, advertising and marketing as described in Section 9 above, including for future challenges and events organised by the Organiser.
Update of the Rules. The Organiser reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time, including the Challenge duration in case of operational
imperatives/ exigencies, without prior notice to Participants regarding the enforcement or the validity of these amendments. Participants are
encouraged to review/consult these Rules regularly. Participants expressly waive all claims or disputes related to any amendment to these Rules by the Organiser.
Should any provision of these Rules be declared or judged illegal, unenforceable or void by a competent court, that provision in question will
be considered null and void, but all other unaffected provisions/ paragraphs will be enforced within the limits of the law.
Challenge Cancellation or Suspension. The Organiser reserves the right in its discretion to (i) cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Challenge
and these Rules, for any reason, at any time and without any liability; and (ii) limit or restrict participation in the Challenge. The Organiser will not be held liable for the modification, cancellation or suspension of the Challenge and no compensation or remuneration will be payable by the Organiser.
The Organiser shall in no way be held liable in the event of breakdown or failure, regardless of the cause, of any telecommunications network used that causes Participants difficulty in or prevents Participants from identifying themselves on or gaining access to the Challenge Website.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, Participants agree that the Organiser, its affiliates and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, representatives and agents will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be released and held harmless by Participants for any claims, liabilities, or causes of action of any kind or nature for any injury, loss or damages of any kind including direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential, special, enhanced, exemplary or punitive damages. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Challenge Website and in connection with the Challenge is provided on an “as is” basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Participation in the Challenge implies acknowledgement and acceptance of the characteristics, limits and risks of the internet and related technologies, particularly with regards to performance, response time, security of software and computer equipment against various potential attacks, such as viruses, logic bombs or Trojans, and loss or misuse of data. As a result, the Organiser shall not be held liable in any way for any damage incurred by Participants arising from these characteristics, limits and risks, which Participants accept by registering for and taking part in the Challenge.
The Organiser shall not in any case be held liable for damages resulting from faults with or delays in the submission of Deliverables by Participants, including refusal by the Organiser to accept these Deliverables as a consequence of their submission outside the deadlines set out in the Rules, from faults with or delays to the sending of any emails by the Participants sent as part of the Challenge, or from any alterations made to the Deliverables independently of the Organiser.
The Organiser shall not in any case be held liable for damages resulting from services provided by a third-party relating to the prizes.
The Organiser shall not be held liable for the consequences of a Participant’s disqualification from the Challenge as a result of his/her violation of these Rules.
Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that participation in the Challenge requires the collection, use and/or disclosure of the Participant’s personal data (“Personal Data“) by the Organiser.
Collection, use and/or disclosure of Personal Data by the Organiser
To the extent Personal Data is collected, used and/or disclosed by the Organiser, the Organiser shall adhere to its obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”), including but not limited to those set out in Annex A (Privacy Policy Statement) to these Rules.
Without prejudice to your consent provided under Section 9 above, you hereby consent to the use, collection and/or disclosure by the Organiser of your details and Personal Data submitted during registration for the Challenge and/or obtained by the Organiser during the entire course of the Challenge, including but not limited to your name and surname, your city and region of residence, the name of the institution in which you studied or in which you obtained your diplomas/ degrees and other biographical information, your image, the information regarding the prize (if you are a
winner) and any other Personal Data that you submit with your Deliverables as well as the content of your Deliverables relating to the Challenge, for the purposes as set out in paragraph 1 of Annex A to these Rules.
Any Participant’s queries/ issues arising from the Challenge, should be addressed no later than thirty (30) days following the Challenge’s end date to tech4city@huawei.com. All emails in respect of such queries/ issues must include: (i) the Participant’s complete contact details (name, address, email address and phone); (ii) the name of the Challenge; and (iii) clear details relating to the queries/ issues.
The Challenge, these Rules and any action related thereto shall be governed by the laws of Singapore.
In the event of any disputes arising from the Challenge or under these Rules, the Organiser and the Participant undertake to submit their dispute to an amicable discussion/ conciliation prior to any legal proceedings. The party wishing to initiate discussion/ conciliation shall inform the other party by means of a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt in which it will state its intentions and will explain the cause. If no agreement is reached between the parties within thirty (30) days after receipt of the registered letter, either party may choose to proceed with further legal actions.
In the absence of an amicable resolution following the discussion/conciliation, parties hereby agree to submit all disputes arising from the
Challenge or under these Rules to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.
This statement sets out the Organiser’s privacy policy and the practices that will be followed with respect to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your Personal Data. This statement is provided in accordance with the PDPA.
You hereby agree that the Organiser, its officers, employees and/or agents may, as the organiser and Organiser of the Challenge, collect, store, process, disclose, access, review and/or use Personal Data about you, whether obtained from you or from other sources, for the purposes set out below and/or any other purposes in connection with the Challenge:
The Organiser will take reasonable steps to ensure that the Personal Data it collects, uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up to date.
The Organiser will take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data it holds from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
The Organiser will not keep Personal Data for longer than is necessary and will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify/ anonymise Personal Data if it is no longer needed.
You are entitled to have access to the Personal Data about you that is in the possession or under the control of the Organiser and information aboutthe ways in which the Personal Data has been or may have been used or disclosed within a year before the date of the request. This can be done by you making a written application to the Designated Person (as defined below) requesting for any such information. The Organiser reserves the right to charge a fee (representing its costs in administering your request) for supplying such information and to refuse requests which, in its opinion, occur with unreasonable frequency.
The Organiser will also, where you have requested that it correct an error or omission in the Personal Data about you that is kept with the Organiser, correct such data as soon as practicable and send the corrected Personal Data to every organisation to which the Personal Data was sent before it had been corrected, unless that organisation does not need the corrected Personal Data for any legal or business purpose.
The Organiser may however choose not to provide you with access to or correct such information, in accordance with the exceptions under the PDPA. This would include cases where:
If your Personal Data is transferred to a country or territory outside Singapore, the Organiser will ensure that the recipients thereof provide a standard of protection to your Personal Data so transferred that is comparable to that which is provided herein.
The Organiser has designated the person whose details are set out below as the person (“Designated Person”) who will be responsible for ensuring the Organiser’s compliance with the PDPA. If you have any queries or requests or wish to make any applications concerning your personal information or data, please contact the Designated Person:-
Data Protection Officer of Huawei International Pte. Ltd.
Email:dpo.sg@huawei.com