Art Smart
Challenge for Smart Villages and Cities
Introduction
The Art Smart Challenge for Smart Villages and Cities is an artificial
intelligence–based challenge that promotes the integration of AI applications
and technologies in developing innovative solutions for villages and cities.
Participants may choose to work on entire villages or cities, or on specific
parts thereof, such as schools, hospitals, sports facilities, roads,
neighborhoods, or residential units, transforming them into smart environments.
Participation does not require developing a full village or city.
The challenge program consists of four progressive stages. Participants
advance from one stage to the next only after successfully completing the
previous stage, ultimately reaching the final stage. Each stage has its own
evaluation score and participation certificate, encouraging participants to
enjoy a comprehensive learning journey that culminates in the final stage.
Participants who do not pass a stage are not eligible to advance to the next
stage and will receive a participation certificate for the stage they
successfully completed.
In this context, Art Smart Company—specialized in smart solutions for
urban planning—has launched this challenge as part of its social
responsibility. The challenge is designed as an applied training and skills
development program, transforming the learning process into a challenge-based
journey that motivates participants toward self-directed learning. Artificial
intelligence is positioned as a means rather than an end, with the ultimate
goal of enhancing participants’ innovative and creative capabilities in
problem-solving and community development.
Objective
The challenge aims to discover creative and innovative talents by
promoting self-learning and developing logical and critical thinking skills in
the effective use of artificial intelligence to improve and develop
communities.
Challenge Stages
Similar to the branches of a tree, participants may progress to higher
stages only after achieving a minimum score of 75% in each stage. The stages
are organized as follows:
1.
Innovative
and Creative Ideas and AI-Based Solutions Stage
2.
AI-Based
Design Stage
3.
Prototype
Development Stage
4.
Final Product
Stage**
(Includes analysis of
scientific and engineering test results of the final product, along with future
outlook)
Challenge Categories
§ Primary School Students
§ Preparatory (Middle School) Students
§ Secondary School Students (All Types)
§ University Students
§ Graduates
Administrative Participation Fee
200 Egyptian Pounds only.
Excellence Incentives for Participants
The Art Smart Challenge for Smart Villages and Cities is committed to
recognizing creative and innovative participants across all age groups through
excellence incentives, which include:
1.
An electronic participation
certificate from Art Smart for all participants in the Innovative and Creative
Ideas and AI-Based Solutions Stage.
2.
An electronic participation
certificate from Art Smart for all participants in the AI-Based Design Stage.
3.
An electronic participation
certificate from Art Smart for participants who score less than 75% in the
Prototype Development Stage.
4.
An electronic achievement
certificate from Art Smart for participants who score 75% or higher in the
Prototype Development Stage.
5.
An electronic participation
certificate from Art Smart for participants who score less than 75% in the
Final Product Stage.
6.
An electronic achievement
certificate from Art Smart for participants who score 75% or higher in the
Final Product Stage.
7.
A trophy awarded to
distinguished participants who achieve a score of 90% or higher in the final
stage for each challenge category.
8.
A graduation ceremony for
trophy recipients in the final stage across all challenge categories.
Challenge Program Schedule
§ Launch, registration, and participation period: January 1,
2026 – February 28, 2026
§ Announcement of first-stage evaluation results and qualifiers to the
second stage: March 3, 2026
§ Deadline for submission of second-stage designs: March 10,
2026
§ Announcement of second-stage evaluation results: March 13,
2026
§ Deadline for submission of third-stage prototypes: March 21,
2026
§ Announcement of third-stage evaluation results and qualifiers to the
final stage: March 28, 2026
§ Final stage evaluation: April 3–4, 2026
§ Announcement of final stage results: April 5, 2026
§ Graduation ceremony and trophy presentation for distinguished
participants: May 4, 2026
Evaluation Process
The evaluation process combines artificial intelligence–based assessment with human judging, ensuring a balanced, objective, and fair evaluation system.
To register:
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