GlobalX Innovation Joint Challenge: AI for Advancing Maritime Security

The Singapore challenge is open to all Singapore and foreign-based companies, startups and academia with innovative ideas to solve the published challenge statements.

Please take a look at the challenge statements to view more details.

Winners of each challenge statement will receive a contract by Cap Vista, or funding by the Office of Naval Research (Global) or both to demonstrate the technology in a short trial.

You may submit your proposals by clicking on the "Apply" button or sign up and log in to apply. Your solution should fit the requirements stated in the challenge statement.

Applications will open from 6th May 2025 - 23rd May 2025, 5pm (GMT+8).

You will be able to make edits to your submitted proposals before the submission deadline.

Please remember to click on the "Submit" button when you have completed drafting your proposal and are ready to proceed with the submission.

Please note that successful applicants may be awarded by one or both organisations for project trials:
● Award by Cap Vista for project trials will be in the form of a contract based on the submitted proposal.
● Award by the Office of Naval Research (Global) will be in the form of a research grant.

Participants can apply to one of the challenge sites based on the type of award most suited to their objectives. Detailed guidance on the application processes for each organiser's challenge can be found on their respective websites. To apply to the Office of Naval Research (Global) site, please click here.

You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration for the Challenge. If you have not received it, please reach out to contactus@capvista.com.sg.

All submissions will be assessed by a panel comprising members from the Organisers, and based on the following criteria:

• Innovativeness and Relevance

◦ How innovative is the solution?
◦ Can the solution address the challenge statement effectively?

• Tech Feasibility and Implementation

◦ Is the solution feasible and ready for implementation?
◦ How easy is the solution able to scale for large-scale deployment in a cost-effective manner?
◦ Has the solution been adopted commercially?

Some tips to increase your chances of a favourable evaluation:

• Be clear in explaining how your proposal addresses the problem statement, including how your solution is superior compared to existing solutions.

• Share clearly how you would be able to demonstrate your technology solution via a trial, including metrics to be measured and any resources required from the Organisers.

• Share any past experiments, demonstrations, trials, or deployment conducted to support the viability of your technology solution.
  
  

The Office of Naval Research (Global)'s evaluation criteria is separate. For more information, please click here.

Per our evaluation criteria, solutions that are feasible and ready for implementation will be more favourably evaluated.

All background intellectual property (IP) rights are owned by creators. For more information, please refer to the terms and conditions.

The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights in the submitted solution is the sole responsibility of the applicant. Cap Vista would not request for a stake in the IP(s) of the solution submitted for the challenge. Please see the section on Intellectual Property in the terms and conditions.

Selected companies, startups and academia will be notified via email within 60 days from the closing date of submissions.

Shortlisted companies, startups and academia will be invited to elaborate their solutions and clarify any queries from a panel comprising members from the Organisers, to be determined by the Organisers’ sole discretion.

Successful participants will be awarded to perform proof-of-concept, experiment or demonstration.

You will be pitching to a panel of challenge statement owners and technical experts selected by the Organisers. Any changes to the panel shall be determined by the Organisers' discretion.

Shortlisted companies, startups and academia should try to attend the given slot to present at the pitching event to avoid any delays in the contract award.