FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The ASEAN Data Science Explorers competition is designed to promote awareness and enhance the appreciation of an ASEAN Community amongst today’s youths through digital literacy intervention in the form of an analytics competition. The competition aims to accelerate the learning curve of students through a national and regional competition using the SAP Analytics Cloud tool.

The Contest is open to individuals (“Participants”) who:

  1. are nationals of ASEAN member countries (includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) only. Permanent residents of the ASEAN countries are not allowed to join the Contest
  2. are youths currently undertaking full-time education at educational institutions based in ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) only
  3. are 15 to 30 years old at the start of the Contest Period. Parental consent is required for participants under the age of 18 (click here to download consent form)
  4. were not Top 3 finalists from National Finals in preceding years
  5. did not represent their country at the Regional Finals in preceding years
  6. have agreed and will adhere to the Terms and Conditions herein. By entering the competition, Participants confirm that they will be available to travel for regional competition which will happen in in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia if the competition is organised on the ground

Each participant is only eligible to join one team.

Each team needs to have two members from the same educational institution or two different educational institutions. Two team members must have the same nationality.

Each team can register for the competition via this Registration Page

Yes. However, please ensure that your team member has not registered with another team.

The team leader and team member will receive an email confirmation after registering.

In this competition, your team (one team comprising two students from the same ASEAN country) is required to develop data analytics storyboards/proposals using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). You need to choose one particular issue in ASEAN across the six selected SDGs to solve through their data analytics storyboard.

After your team selected the issue, the team is advised to gather relevant datasets to analyse using SAC and start developing their storyboard. You can use this list of sources to gather your datasets or other reliable sources you know and are familiar with. If you are not familiar with SAC and how to operate it, you can learn about it through the SAC Manual and mock-up datasets we have provided in this website. Alternatively, you can join the enablement session, organised by us and our working partners. Updates on the dates of the enablement session are published on our social media platforms.

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Yes, it is possible! This competition is meant for all students regardless of their level of IT knowledge. Contestants do not need to have any programming and coding knowledge to join. SAC is user-friendly and easy to learn. You may join so long as you have an analytical mind and enjoy presenting ideas backed with facts.

The Organisers will provide free enablement sessions and SAC for all registrants. Registrants are advised to keep an eye on the announcement released by the Organisers via emails on the schedules of the sessions and register to join the sessions.

Check out our training resources page here. Check out our YouTube tutorials here.

Note that SAC training sessions will be provided to participants signing up to the competition. The sessions will help the participants get familiar with SAC, their utilisation and functionalities, and interact with SAP trainers. Alternatively, participants can learn about SAC from the SAC Manual and sample datasets provided here.

SAC access will be sent directly to team leader’s email address at least 7 days after he/she registered his/her team.

Note that the SAC training sessions will be provided to participants signing up to the competition. The sessions will help the participants get familiar with SAC, its utilisation and functionalities, and interact with SAP trainers. SAC access will be sent directly to team leader’s email address at least 7 days after he/she registered his/her team. Alternatively, participants can learn about SAC from the SAC Manual and sample datasets provided here.

Each team may only submit one storyboard.

Not to worry. Participants can login to re-submit their correct entry (storyboard). This will by default replace the old file they have submitted.

For complete details on the rules and regulations that govern the ASEAN Data Science Explorer Competition, refer to the helpful links below:

National Finals

  • 1st Prize – Trophy, Prize (worth USD 1,000) and an all-expense paid trip to attend the Regional Final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • 2nd Prize – Trophy and Prize (worth USD 800)
  • 3rd Prize – Trophy and Prize (worth USD 600)

Regional Finals

  • 1st Prize – Trophy and Prize (worth USD 2,000)
  • 2nd Prize – Trophy and Prize (worth USD 1,500)
  • 3rd Prize – Trophy and Prize (worth USD 1,000)

Please refer to Important Dates

No.

All participants who successfully register their team and submit their storyboard will be given a certificate of participation. Participants who are shortlisted to attend the National Finals and Regional Finals will be awarded a certificate of achievement.

Both team members are required to be present during the National Finals and Regional Finals. In the event that one team member is unable to be present, the team leader is required to write to the ASEAN Foundation explaining the reason for no-show. The organisers reserve the right, to decide if the team can be represented by one member only. If both team members are unable to attend the competition, the organisers may choose to disqualify the team and select another to attend the finals.