Announcement date News
Feb 8, 2023

Online Experience Sharing Session and Expert Talk is completed on Feb 4, 2023. Replays can be watched in the following links.

Primary Division：click here
Secondary Divison：click here
Jan 16, 2023

Online Briefing Session is completed on Jan 14, 2023.
Replays can be watched at the link here.

Introduction and Aims

STEAM Student Competition 2023 is proudly presented by Ocean Park, Fortinet, Hong Kong Wetland Park and China Mobile Hong Kong. Students from local primary and secondary schools are invited to submit their innovative solutions for animal conservation.  

Cyber security and animal conservation are closely related. Cyber security highly enhances the efficiency in animal conservation by providing a secured monitoring system and predicting the path of animal migrations, especially birds. All the data collected from these systems will be uploaded to the cloud storage system. In this case, scientists could easily reach the data they need for their research and studies from afar. However, if there are loopholes in the network system, criminals may use the data recorded to track and hunt the animal in the wild for illegal poaching. Therefore, cyber security is essential in animal conservation. 

Participants of this year's competition, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security elements and design thinking, have to create a
5G intelligent artificial bird nest for monitoring and protecting wild birds in Hong Kong. During the design process, participants will conduct in-depth discussions and research on wetland conservation, AIoT and network security. The completed projects may be installed inside Ocean Park or within the school campus, hoping to attract wild birds to inhabit and breed.  

Institutions and organizations from different areas are invited to cooperate in this competition, creating multi-angle experiences and attempts for the academic field. Hong Kong Wetland Park will provide experience sharing and guided tours on wetland conservation and artificial bird nests; China Mobile Hong Kong will provide technical instructions and hardware support to guide students on the application of AIoT systems, such as identifying bird species and characteristics, controlling the humidity and temperature in the artificial bird nests, to ensure smooth operation of the system. 

It is an honour to have cyber security expert, Fortinet, with us once again this year to share a series of network security solutions with students. Through interactive games, sharing sessions and workshops, participants can better understand the importance of network security and choose the suitable solutions to apply on their works.  

 Theme of Competition

Background
There are still a lot of unsolved mysteries regarding the environment and wildlife that we have yet to learn. In Hong Kong alone, there are more than 500 species of birds. In order to reduce the disturbance to birds and efficiently collect accurate data for future conservation, the production of artificial bird nests do not only provide a safe home for the wild birds, but together with Artificial intelligence Internet of Things (AIoT), network security and high-tech configuration, they also help to observe and record the situation in the bird nests in real time, which can help effectively grasping the relevant data of wild birds.

However, if cybercriminals steal the information in the intelligent artificial bird nests, they can accurately track the location of the wild birds. If the information is leaked, it may attract the public to go bird watching, or even destroy the habitat. In severe cases, it will even affect the reproduction of wild birds and the growth of the fledgling. In short, AIoT and a secure and fast network system are essential to the conservation of birds and the adjacent habitats.


Theme of the Competition Participants are required to
5G AI Bird Nest
  1. Design and create a 5G AI Bird Nest suitable for wild birds and
  2. Configure the device for collecting data in the nest and
  3. Conceive methods to transfer data through a secure network

 

 Eligibility

  1. Hong Kong local Primary school and Secondary school
  2. Maximum of 2 teams from each school
  3. Maximum of 3 students in each team and each student can only be in 1 team
  4. At least 1 supervising teacher from each school
  5. Top 4 schools in each level of the First Round Assessment will be selected to enter the Final Round Presentation

 

 Competition Divisions

  • Primary Division
  • Secondary Division

 

 Competition Timeline

Date & Time Content  Activity Venue
January 11, 2023 (Wednesday) 23:59 Application Deadline for Competition Online Briefing Session --
January 14, 2023 (Saturday) 10:00 – 11:00 [Primary Division & Secondary Division] Online Briefing Session Online
February 1, 2023 (Wednesday) 23:59 Application Deadline for Online Experience Sharing Session and Expert Talk --
February 4, 2023 (Saturday) 10:30 – 12:30 [Primary Division] Online Experience Sharing Session and Expert Talk Online
February 4, 2023 (Saturday) 15:00 – 17:00 [Secondary Division] Online Experience Sharing Session and Expert Talk
February 27, 2023 (Monday) 23:59 Deadline for Enrolling the Competition --
March 10, 2023 (Friday) Announcement of Finalists (The result will be announced through email) --

* If the school cannot submit the proposal in the online system before the deadline due to the COVID-19 epidemic or special circumstances, please contact us by email, and the situation will be taken into consideration according to the circumstances.

Activities for Finalist：

Date & Time Content  Activity Venue
March 18, 2023 (Saturday) 15:00-16:00 [Primary Division & Secondary Division] Online Finalist Briefing Online
March 25, 2023 (Saturday) [Primary Division & Secondary Division] Hong Kong Wetland Park visit Hong Kong Wetland Park
April 1, 2023 (Saturday) [Primary Division & Secondary Division] CMHK 5G Lab Site visit and Student Workshop Hong Kong Science Park
May 15, 2023 (Monday) 09:30-11:00 [Primary Division] Ocean Park visit and Ocean Park x Fortinet Student Workshop Ocean Park
May 15, 2023 (Monday) 14:00-15:30 [Secondary Division] Ocean Park visit and Ocean Park x Fortinet Student Workshop Ocean Park
July 8, 2023 (Saturday) Final Round Presentation & Prize Presentation Ocean Park

    * All activities will be conducted in Cantonese with bilingual teaching materials.

 Online Competition Briefing Session

The important information of the competition will be disclosed in the briefing not limited to the theme of the competition, details of student workshops, enrollment method and notes of proposal. A limited quota for the briefing will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Online Competition Briefing Session Registration

Target Date1 Time Venue Quota3
[Primary Division & Secondary Division] Supervising and IT teachers January 14, 2023 (Saturday) 10:00 – 11:00 Online At most 1 teachers from 1 school
  1. Enrollment deadline: January 11, 2023 (Wednesday) 11:59 pm
  2. Zoom link will be sent out, once the enrollment is confirmed  
  3. Schools unable to attend the Briefing Session are also eligible to enter the competition. Details will be disclosed after the briefing.

 Sharing Session & Expert Talk

In order to apply appropriate network designs to the products, the expert of cyber security Fortinet will also share a series of cyber security practices so that students can further understand cyber security and increase their awareness on network security; China Mobile Hong Kong will share how the software and hardware related to 5G can be applied to 5G AI Bird Nest.
Sharing Session & Expert Talk Registration

Target Date1 Time Venue Quota3
[Primary Division] Participants, Supervising and IT teachers February 4, 2023 (Saturday) 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Online (In Zoom2 platform) At most 1 teacher  and 3 students from 1 team
[Secondary Division] Participants, Supervising and IT teachers 3:00 - 5:00 pm
  1. Enrollment deadline: Extended to February 3, 2023 (Fri) 6:00 pm
  2. Zoom link will be sent out, once the enrollment is confirmed  
  3. Each school should only submit one enrollment form. A limited quota for the talk will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Schools unable to attend the Expert Talk are also eligible to enter the competition. Details will be disclosed after the talk.

 Activities for finalists only

Online Finalist Briefing (for finalists only)

The finalist briefing will introduce the arrangement of final presentations, judging criteria and notes of presentation etc. We encourage all finalists to join but participants who are unable to attend the briefing are also eligible to enter the final round competition.

Target Date Time Venue Quota
[Primary and Secondary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers March 18, 2023 (Saturday) 3:00-4:00pm Online (In Zoom1 platform) At most 1 teacher and 3 students from 1 team
  1. Zoom link will be sent out, once the enrollment is confirmed  

Visit Hong Kong Wetland (for finalist only)

Finalists will have the chance to visit Hong Kong Wetland Park and observe the habitats of wild migratory birds, which can stimulate their innovative ideas and improve their prototypes.

Target Date Time Venue Quota
[Primary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers March 25, 2023 (Saturday) TBC Hong Kong Wetland Park At most 4 teachers and students each team
[Secondary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers TBC


Visit and Expert Talk at China Mobile Hong Kong "Joint Innovation Plus" Hong Kong 5G Open Lab (for finalist only)

CMHK provides 5G internet, AIoT technology and hardware support. Students can have an in-depth understanding of artificial intelligence.

CMHK "Joint Innovation Plus" Hong Kong 5G Open Lab was established in March 2018. It is located at the Hong Kong Science Park. It has been serving as an industry exchange platform and cooperation contact point, receiving guests, i.e. schools educational institutions, government, and industry customers. Previously, it mainly focused on promoting the maturity of the 5G end-to-end industry, analyzing the needs, exploring applications, expanding partnerships, and promoting cross-industry integration. This activity aims to enhance students' understanding of 5G technology, letting them learn more about 5G technology, and learn to apply it in environmental protection and biological nurturing scenarios through the 5G expert talk, application introductions, learning exchanges, and other forms, enhance environmental awareness and promote green development with science and technology.

Target Date Time Venue Quota
[Primary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers April 1, 2023 (Saturday) TBC Hong Kong Science Park At most 4 teachers and students each team
[Secondary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers TBC

Ocean Park Bird House visit & Student Workshop (for finalist only)

Finalists will visit the facilities of Bird House, so as to further explore and observe birds' behavior and habits; and their husbandry.

For Student Workshop, the cyber secuity expert Fortinet and education specialists from Ocean Park will lead each team to analyse and optimize the design, share the experience of making prototypes and other reminders, in terms of "cyber security" and "animal conservation".

Fortinet is a global leader in cyber security, delivering a broad, integrated and automated security fabric to accelerate their digital journey. It makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, applications and data everywhere. This is why the world's largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. Throughout the Student Workshop, interactive games, sharing sessions will be provided by Fortinet. Thus, participants can better understand the importance of network security and choose the suitable solutions to apply on their works.


Target Date Time Venue Quota
[Primary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers May 13, 2023 (Saturday) 9:30 - 11:00 am Ocean Park At most 4 teachers and students each team
[Secondary Division] Participants and Supervising teachers 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Application and Submission

First Round Assessment
  1. Fill in the Online Application Form. Competition enrollment
  2. Prepare a Project Proposal on your respective competition topic:
    1. Project Proposal (Maximum 4 A4 pages)
      • Project proposal should be written in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese or English;
      • Project Proposal written in Chinese should also include a Title in English;
      • The content of the Project Proposal must include:
        1. Conceptual designs of a 5G AI Bird Nest with introduction
        2. Elaboration of sensors on the nest for collecting environmental data
        3. Flow chart with reasons of conceive methods to transfer data through a secure network
      • Please download the“Template for Project Proposal” from the website. Please format your proposal using this template setting.
        Please do not change any document, paragraph, style or style name setting.
      • The finalised Project Proposal should be saved as an MS WORD document named in the format “School Name_Project Proposal Title”, and be submitted through our online submission system.

Final Round Presentation
All finalists will be invited to participate in “The Ocean Park STEAM Student Competition 2023” presentation.

Details of presentation will be announced at the finalist briefing.

 Prizes

A certificate of participation will be given to every finalist.

Judges will select a Champion, a First Runner-up and two Second Runner-ups for each level.

Champion
Each team will receive:
12 Ocean Park Admission Tickets and Water World Admission Tickets

Awardees will receive the following fabulous prizes offered by China Mobile Hong Kong:
- Smart Watch for Kids (Worth around HK$1,799)
- Innovation and Technology Courses (Worth around HK$3,000)
- Smart Product (Worth around $500) and

A certificate of winner will be given to every winner.
First Runner-up
Each team will receive:
9 Ocean Park Admission Tickets and Water World Admission Tickets

Awardees will receive the following fabulous prizes offered by China Mobile Hong Kong:
- Smart Watch for Kids (Worth around HK$1,799)
- Innovation and Technology Courses (Worth around HK$3,000)
- Smart Product (Worth around $500) and

A certificate of winner will be given to every winner.
Second Runner-up
Each team will receive:
6 Ocean Park Admission Tickets and Water World Admission Tickets

Awardees will receive the following fabulous prizes offered by China Mobile Hong Kong:
- Smart Watch for Kids (Worth around HK$1,799)
- Innovation and Technology Courses (Worth around HK$3,000)
- Smart Product (Worth around $500) and

A certificate of winner will be given to every winner.

 Judging Criteria

First Round Assessment Final Round Presentation
The submitted Project Proposal will be judged on the content including:

  • Understanding on artificial bird nest and targeted species;
  • Understanding on cyber security;
  • Application of the software and hardware of 5G and AIoT;
  • Effectiveness on observation and conservation; and
  • Feasibility and originality of the conceptual designs
 The submitted Project Proposal will be judged on the content including:

  • Completeness, creativity and aesthetics of the prototype;
  • Feasibility of the actual artificial bird nest; and
  • Application on effective cyber security; 
  • Application of the software and hardware of 5G and AIoT; and
  • Presentation format and skills

Project Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Organiser. Participants will be contacted via email by March 10, 2023, with the results of the review.

 Co-organised by

 Supporting Organisations

In no particular order


 Enquiry

For enquiries, please contact us via email at STEAM@oceanpark.com.hk.

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