We want participants to focus on developing a high-quality AI solution that addresses a specific problem, offers a clear business plan, and has the potential to attract sponsors or partners:

• Team Formation: Teams of 2 to 4 members should begin working on their project as soon as they submit their ideas. We encourage mixed-gender teams and teams with different disciplines.

• Phase I: Participants should identify a specific problem faced in Douala from the target sectors that could be addressed using AI technology. The problem should be well-defined, significant, and feasible to solve using AI. The first phase consists of submitting their ideas via the following form. The best ideas will be selected and will continue to the next phase.

• Phase II: Selected ideas will be assigned a mentor that will guide the team toward the production of their final project. The final project in this phase is a clear report following instructions from a template that will be sent to the teams.

• Phase III: This is the final phase where teams will pitch their ideas in front of a jury and they are going to be judged and the winners will be none on that day. Participants will be judged based on criteria such as creativity, feasibility, impact, business viability, technical proficiency, and presentation skills. There will be exciting prices for the 3 best projects.