NATO Innovation Challenge

Help preparing first responders to operate in a fast-paced environment,

understand and decide

in unpredicted and complex crises, withstand stress, and manage a very

dynamic technology and information environment.

Relevant solutions could support the development of future concepts, doctrine, STANAGs, user requirements, capability development, and will get stage-time at NATO-wide events

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CHALLENGE TOPICS

JUDGING CRITERIA

TIMELINE AND INSTRUCTIONS

EVENT INFORMATION

Leadership Skills

Decision Making Solutions

Human-Machine Optimization

Mental Resilience

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Solutions will be scored against:

Usefulness: potential impact of proposed solution on challenge topic.
Innovativeness: is it a genuinely new idea or an already existing solution adapted for this Challenge?
Feasibility: is the solution easy and cheap to develop and implement?

Aug - Sep

Registration

30 Sep

Abstract Submission

3 Oct

Pre-Selection

26 Oct

Solution submission

29 Oct

Pitch Day - Award Ceremony

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The purpose of the NATO Innovation Challenge is to tap into the minds of innovative people and teams to find more effective and efficient ways for NATO, and other response organizations, to ensure security and respond to crisis situations.

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