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Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities Regulations

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YOUTH PARTICIPANTS

  • Eligibility
    • Age: 14~23 years old(probably 7~12th graders in school)
    • Officially registered as a person with disability (no restriction on types of disabilities)
    • Persons who can be contacted with chaperones
    • Persons who can participate in the competitions in English(translating functions available)

CHAPERONES

  • Eligibility
    • Public officials related to IT or social welfare, NGO professionals in the field of persons with disabilities
    • Able to manage participants of each country
    • Reasonable knowledge and familiarity with the GITC
    • English proficiency
  • Roles
    • To manage and support the participants
    • To review the eligibility and qualification of application forms and approve
    • To conduct education and deliver announcements about the competition to participants of each country
    • To report on the financial support, if relevant
    • To deliver award and prize to the winners
    • To evaluate the implementation of the Hanoi Declaration and capacity building of youth with disabilities
    • To publicize to recruit and expand participants

Multiple chaperones within a country could share the roles. However, one representative chaperone should communicate with the Secretariat attending working-level meetings after collecting other opinions.

The COMMON RULES

  • Since the official language of the GITC is English and International Sign Language(ISL), all information and questions will be given in English and ISL. Translating function is available and each participating country can provide language interpretation(including sign language) for the convenience of its participants. (however, it is not allowed to provide interpretation during the basic competitions to prevent the risk of cheating.)
  • Answers must be written in English.
  • GITC Secretariat does not provide a screen reader program. The program must be prepared by each participant who needs one. The Secretariat is not responsible for any disadvantage caused by technical defects of screen reader program.
  • Online participants in the Preliminary and Final Rounds must gather at the designated venues in each country to participate in the competitions. (the participating plan should be informed to the Secretariat in advance.)
  • GITC Secretariat shall not be responsible for the outcome of any occurrences out of its control such as natural disaster, power failure, local network condition etc. during the competition.

The RULES FOR EACH COMPETITION

eTool_Presentation Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the skills to make and edit presentation slides (editing design, Hyperlink, functions of slidemaster, etc.)
  • Type of participation: Individual
  • Duration of competition: 50 minutes (70 minutes for screen reader users)
    (※ However, it could be difficult to solve the tasks for screen reader users due to the features of PowerPoint.)
  • Type and the number of questions: 10 subjective questions

b) Competition Environment

  • Equipment available for Google Slide or the Powerpoint of MS Office
  • Software
    • Operating system: Windows 7 or newer
    • Web browser: Chrome is recommended to use.
    • Screen reader program: Jaws, NVDA, etc.

c) Checking questions and submitting answers

  • Checking questions and submitting answers are made on the competition platform.
  • The question file can be downloaded from the competition platform immediately after the announcement for start.
  • After completing and saving the task given in the downloaded file, it must be uploaded and submitted to the online competition platform within the allotted time.
  • If a participant cannot submit the file due to an error on the platform, please send mail to globalitchallenge.info@gmail.com. If a participant sent mails multiple times, scoring based on the last one before the end of the test.
  • Attached file has to be named as the participant’s name.
  • Answers must be written in English, otherwise it will not be scored. (Translation function of the web site or other programs is available.)
  • More details can be found from the orientation material before the competition.

d) Evaluation

  • Criteria for scores: whether the instructions have been accurately carried out
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place from each type of disabilities (No distinction between online and on-site participation)
  • Priority for even scores: 1st- degree of disabilities, 2nd- younger age
  • Only answers that follow the instructions will be accepted as correct, and partial points will be given based on performance

e) Regulations for monitoring

  • All the participants must be monitored by Secretariat during the competition. (online participant: by Zoom, online participants: in person)
  • For online participants, the video screen must be set to allow identification during the competition time. (Full or upper body must appear on screen)
  • If there’re others or a participant does suspicious on the camera, the secretariat can send disciplinary warning message.
  • After 3 warnings are given, the participant is disqualified.
  • If a participant does not access Zoom or the camera is turned off for more than 1 minute even after submitting the answer on the online platform, the participants will be disqualified due to identification failure.
  • One participant should be appeared on one screen. But if multiple participants gather to participate in the competition online, they can be monitored through one screen with prior discussion with the Secretariat.

f) Penalties

  • Warning
    • Interfering with other participants
    • Leaving the competition location without permission
    • Appearing any person on the camera except the participant without permission
    • Looking elsewhere than the monitor during the competition
    • Setting a virtual background image on Zoom during the competition
  • Disqualification
    • If 3 warnings are given to the participants.
    • If the participants are not connected to Zoom or the camera is off for more than 1 minute.
    • If it is not able to verify the identity with the screen on Zoom.
    • If the participant’s name on Zoom is not set in a previously announced format.
    • If a medium that can share information with others, including email or Facebook, etc. is used.
    • If the browser is used for other functions but translation, such as searching
    • If other external storage device such as USB memory is used.

eTool_Spreadsheet Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goals: To evaluate the skills to utilize functions, calculate and edit data in given conditions using Spreadsheet. (Using functions, calculation formula or conditional formatting, etc.)
  • Type of participation: Individual
  • Duration of competition: 50 minutes (70 minutes for screen reader users)
  • Type and the number of questions: 10 subjective questions

b) Competition Environment

  • Equipment available for Google Sheet or the the Excel from MS Office
  • Software
    • Operating system: Windows 7 or newer
    • Web browser: Chrome is recommended to use.
    • Screen reader program: Jaws, NVDA, etc.

c) Checking questions and submitting answers

  • Checking questions and submitting answers are made on the competition platform, the GITC official web site.
  • The question file can be downloaded from the competition platform immediately after the announcement for start.
  • After checking the downloaded question file, enter a formula or letters(or numbers) on the answer sheet according to the instructions and submit to the online competition platform within the allotted time.
  • Answers must be start equals sign(=), otherwise it will not be scored. ex) =sum(a2,a3)
  • No partial points. Only answers that exactly match the subjective answer are accepted as correct answers.
  • Answers must be written in English, otherwise it will not be scored. (Translation function of the web site or other programs is available.)
  • More details can be found from the orientation material before the competition.

d) Evaluation

  • Criteria for scores: whether the instructions have been accurately carried out
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place from each type of disabilities
  • Priority for even scores: 1st- degree of disabilities, 2nd- younger age

e) Regulations for monitoring

  • All the participants must be monitored by Secretariat during the competition. (online participant: by Zoom, online participants: in person)
  • For online participants, the video screen must be set to allow identification during the competition time. (Full or upper body must appear on screen)
  • If there’re others or a participant does suspicious on the camera, the secretariat can send disciplinary warning message.
  • After 3 warnings are given, the participant is disqualified.
  • If a participant does not access Zoom or the camera is turned off for more than 1 minute even after submitting the answer on the online platform, the participants will be disqualified due to identification failure.
  • One participant should be appeared on one screen. But if multiple participants gather to participate in the competition online, they can be monitored through one screen with prior discussion with the Secretariat.

f) Penalties

  • Warning
    • Interfering with other participants
    • Leaving the competition location without permission
    • Appearing any person on the camera except the participant without permission
    • Looking elsewhere than the monitor during the competition
    • Setting a virtual background image on Zoom during the competition
  • Disqualification
    • If 3 warnings are given to the participants.
    • If the participants are not connected to Zoom or the camera is off for more than 1 minute.
    • If it is not able to verify the identity with the screen on Zoom.
    • If the participant’s name on Zoom is not set in a previously announced format.
    • If a medium that can share information with others, including email or Facebook, etc. is used.
    • If the browser is used for other functions but translation, such as searching
    • If other external storage device such as USB memory is used.

eLifeMap Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the skills to search and utilize information dealing with problems of daily life using Internet (Using various search portals or image search technique, etc.) )
  • Type of participation: Individual
  • Duration of competition: 50 minutes (70 minutes for screen reader users)
  • Type and the number of questions: 10 subjective questions (short answers)
    ※ Different level of difficulty for persons with developmental disabilities

b) Competition Environment

  • No restriction on equipment
  • Software
    • Operating system: Windows 7 or newer
    • Web browser: Though various web browsers are usable, Chrome is the most recommended.
    • Screen reader program: Jaws, NVDA, etc.

c) Checking questions and submitting answers

  • Checking questions and submitting answers are made on the competition platform, the GITC official web site.
  • The question would appear at the competition platform immediately after the announcement for start.
  • Enter the answers to the answer sheet and submit to the online competition platform within the allotted time.
  • No partial points. Only answers that exactly match the subjective answer are accepted as correct answers.
  • Answers must be written in English, otherwise it will not be scored. (Translation function of the web site or other programs is available.)
  • More details can be found from the orientation material before the competition.

d) Evaluation

  • Criteria for scores: whether the instructions have been accurately carried out
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place from each type of disabilities
  • Priority for even scores: 1st- degree of disabilities, 2nd- younger age

e) Regulations for monitoring

  • All the participants must be monitored by Secretariat during the competition. (online participant: by Zoom, online participants: in person)
  • For online participants, the video screen must be set to allow identification during the competition time. (Full or upper body must appear on screen)
  • If there’re others or a participant does suspicious on the camera, the secretariat can send disciplinary warning message.
  • - After 3 warnings are given, the participant is disqualified.
  • If a participant does not access Zoom or the camera is turned off for more than 1 minute even after submitting the answer on the online platform, the participants will be disqualified due to identification failure.
  • One participant should be appeared on one screen. But if multiple participants gather to participate in the competition online, they can be monitored through one screen with prior discussion with the Secretariat.

f) Penalties

  • Warning
    • Interfering with other participants
    • Leaving the competition location without permission
    • Appearing any person on the camera except the participant without permission
    • Looking elsewhere than the monitor during the competition
    • Setting a virtual background image on Zoom during the competition
  • Disqualification
    • If 3 warnings are given to the participants.
    • If the participants are not connected to Zoom or the camera is off for more than 1 minute.
    • If it is not able to verify the identity with the screen on Zoom.
    • If the participant’s name on Zoom is not set in a previously announced format.
    • If a medium that can share information with others, including email or Facebook, etc. is used.
    • If other external storage device such as USB memory is used.

eContent Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the skills to make and edit video dealing with specific topics creatively
  • Type of participation: individual or team (4 or less members for a team)
    ※ After the Preliminary round, the team might be reorganized only for the finalists (on-site/online participants should organize the teams separately)
  • Schedule of the competition
    Preliminary Round Final Round
    Online on-site
    Theme June 12th September 25th
    Submission June 12th ~ 25th Sep 25th ~ Oct 8th For 4 hours on the competition day
  • Type of task: to produce 2-minute video on given theme (file extension: mp4)

b) Competition Environment

  • Preliminary Round Final Round
    Online on-site
    Equipment No restriction No restriction official PC provided
    Software No restriction No restriction Window Movie Maker
    Source Photo, Video, Graphic, Voice and Music files that do not infringe the copyright Photo, Video, Graphic, Voice and Music files that do not infringe the copyright Photo, Video, Graphic, Voice and Music files provided by the Secretariat only
    ※ eLearning materials are based on Window Movie Maker

c) Submission of Assignment

  • After checking the announced theme, produce the video freely and submit the video to the online platform within the alloted period.
  • Each video must be produced for the preliminary and final round.
  • Theme will be announced on the web site 1 month before the competition
  • Disqualification
    • A video longer than the regulation (2mins)
    • Using sources that infringes other people’s copyrights
    • Using sources other than provided by the Secretariat (on-site participation in the Final round)

d) Evaluation

  • Evaluation Criteria and scoring
    • Creativity(100 points):
      Is the video clip creative and innovative?
      Is the key-message delivered clearly?
    • Skills(100 points): How much technical skills have been used?
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place from on-site and online participants each

e) Consent of promotional activities

  • The submitted video may be posted on the web site, SNS, etc. for the purpose of promotional activities on the GITC.

f) Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria for eContent

Individual / Team :

1. Creativity: 100 points
Criteria Scores Remarks
Filming Method / 20
Empathy / 20 Meaningful message
Storyline / 20 Proper narrative
Creativity / 20 Creative Idea
Excitement / 20 Humor
Total / 100

2. Skills: 100 points
Criteria Scores Remarks
Basic Structure
(Title, Subtitle, Name and Role of Participants)		 / 10
Animation Effect
(Transition, Shift, Enlargement, Reduction, Special Effects)		 / 30
Background Music / 20
Narration / 20
Closed Caption / 20 Essential Component
(If not included, 0 point)
Total / 100

eCreative_Smart Car Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the self-driving vehicle programming (coding) skills to complete the missions
  • Type of participation: individual or team (4 or less members for a team)
    ※ After the Preliminary round, the team might be reorganized only for the finalists (on-site/online participants should be organize the teams separately)
  • Schedule and assignments
    Preliminary Round Final Round
    Online on-site
    Mission Release June 12th September 25th The competition day
    Submission June 12th ~ 25th Sep 25th ~ Oct 8th For 3 hours on the competition day
    Assignment - Coding file(extension: xml)
    - Driving video(2 min)    		 - Coding file(extension: xml)
    - Driving video(2 min)    		 On-site
    (no prior assignments)

b) Competition Environment

  • Equipment: Zumi or self-made vehicle
    • Size: length x width x height 10x6x7cm
  • No restriction on softwares

c) Submission of Assignment

  • Coding file: Self-driving programming for line tracing, maze escape, parking, etc.
    (The mission will be announced on web site on the designated date)
  • Driving video: The car should be shown the whole body during the driving
  • Disqualification
    • Touching the driving car by hands or others
    • Editing the driving video

d) Evaluation

  • Panel of judges: 3 experts.
  • Criteria and score
    • Line tracing (20 points): Did the car complete the line tracing mission accurately?
    • Maze escape (30 points): Did the execute the maze escape mission?
    • Parking (30 points): Did the car stop for more than 2 seconds at each parking lots?
    • Driving record (10 points): How fast did the car complete all missions?
  • Judging Process
    Preliminary Round Final Round
    Online on-site
    • Outstanding projects selected from the submitted assignments will be broadcasted in real time at the competition site

    • For Zumi, the contestants’ coding files will beentered into the Zumi at the competition site, and the scoring is based on the actual driving results though live streaming.

    • For self-made vehicles, scoring is basedon the submitted video and coding files.    		 Same as thePreliminary Round • The contestants will directly enter the coding file they have made during the given time into the vehicle and drive on the designated track.

    • The scoring is based on the actual driving results.

    • The judging process is the same for Zumi and self-made vehicles.
  • Detailed regulation of Judging
    • Make sure to build a wall with blocks attached or Lego on the track.
    • A car can be touched or operated switch once it starts, and after that it should drive autonomously.
    • The car should be stopped for more than 2 seconds at Parking Zones. If it does not stop after two seconds, it is considered that it has not arrived.
    • If the car stays in the same spot more than 5 seconds or leaves the route, the game ends and is measured by a record just before that point. But, if two minutes have not elapsed, the game can be restarted.
    • 2 mins are given for each team. And judge starts measuring the time with the start notification when the car is at the starting point. If it exceeds 2 minutes, the game ends and is measured by a record just before that point.
    • Other undecided regulations are announced in consultation with the judging committee on the day of the challenge.
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place from on-site and online participants each

e) Evaluation Criteria

eContents Evaluation Criteria

Individual / Team :


Item Score Description Score acquired
Line tracing 20 10 More than 50% line tracing
10 Arrive at parking 3
Escaping the Maze 30 10 Zone A
10 Zone B
10 Zone C
Parking 30 10 Parking1 (Not moving more than 2 sec)
10 Parking2 (Not moving more than 2 sec)
10 Parking3 (Not moving more than 2 sec)
Driving Record 10 10 High Rank 10%
8 High Rank 30%
5 High Rank 50%
3 High Rank 80%
Total 100

f) List of Zumi’s Hardware and Components

List of Zumi’s Hardware and Components

g) Training track (96cm x 96cm)

  • The car should self-drive following the arrows from the starting point when the competition begins.
  • The car should park when it arrives the parking areas and then drive again along the route marked by arrows.
  • If the car cannot escape from the maze, then points will be awarded up to the Zone they travelled.
  • The mission will be completed when the car self-drives along the line and stops at the Parking 3 after escaping from the maze.
  • The original file can be downloaded from the “Announcement” on the website.

Training track (96cm x 96cm)

This track is for practice. Actual mission for the competitions will be announced on the designated date.

eCreative_IoT Challenge

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the skills to make like more convenient for persons with disabilities through IT or appropriate technology idea
  • Type of participation: individual or team (4 or less members for a team)
  • Assignment
    Category Preliminary Round Final Round
    Submission June 12th ~ 25th September 25th ~ October 8th
    Assignments Development Plan, Presentation material, Presentation video Development completion report, Presentation materials, Demonstration& Production process video
    Real-time presentation No real-time presentation Real-time presentation with pre-submitted assignments

b) Competition Environment

  • No restriction on equipment and software

c) Submission of Assignment

  • Common
    • IT devices or software that can improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities
    • Write the assignments in designated form, record the presentation with slides, and submit them to the online platform within the designated period
    • Refer to the ‘List of assignments’ below.
    • In the case of team participation, all team members must participate in the video. However, a member can make the presentation.
  • Preliminary Round
    • Presentation video: By screen sharing and recording functions of Zoom, the presentation materials and the presenter should appear in a screen at the same time. e.g.

  • Final Round
    • In case of incompletion or failure of the production, the reasons should be included in the presentation.
    • Real-time presentation based on the submitted presentation materials
      (on-site participants will make the presentation on-site, and online participants will make presentation via Zoom)
  • List of assignments
    Category Format Contents
    Preliminary
    Round    		 Development Plan Word 2~5 pages
    (designated form)    		 • Information of team members
    • Motivation of Idea
    • Main function and feature
    • Production drawings
    Presentation Materials PPT 5~10 Pages
    (free form)
    Presentation Video mp4
    (within 3mins)    		 • Presentation video using the submitted presentation materials (subtitles required)
    Final
    Round    		 development Completion Report Word 2~5 pages
    (designated form)    		 • Information of team members
    • Introduction of the product
    • Main function and feature
    Presentation materials PPT 5~10 Pages
    (free from)
    Demonstration video mp4
    (within 1min)    		 • Demonstration about how to use the product (subtitles required)
    Production process video mp4
    (within 1min)    		 • Video of the production process

d) Evaluation

  • Evaluation Criteria and scoring

    Creativity total 100 points
    • Practicality (40 points):
      Is it a useful idea for the lives of persons with disabilities?
      Is it feasible plan?• Originality (30 points): Is it a new idea that has not been existed before?
    • Presentation (30 points):
      Is the understanding of own project enough?
      Is the detailed explanation sufficient?
      Is the answer to the judges’ questions appropriate?

    Skills total 100 points (Final Round only)
    • Difficulty level(50 points): How much functional factors have been used?
    • Completion level(50 points): Have the development purpose been achieved?
  • Detailed regulation
    • Each individual/team can submit multiple ideas.
    • The project report and presentation material should be written in English.
    • Presentation should be in English or International Sign Language.
    • Submitted idea cannot be replaced with other ideas, but details can be revised.
  • Selection of awardee : 1st~3rd place (No distinction between online and on-site participation)
  • Evaluation Criteria and scoring
    Creativity total 100 points
    • Practicality (40 points): Is it a useful idea for the lives of persons with
  • disabilities? Is it feasible?
    • Originality (30 points):
      Is it a new idea that has not been exist before?
    • Presentation (30 points):
      Is the understanding of own project enough?
      Is it sufficient detailed explanation?
      Is the answer to the judges’ questions appropriate?
  • Detailed regulation
    • Each individual/team can submit multiple ideas.
    • The project report and presentation material should be written in English.
    • You should give a presentation in English.
    • If you have a command of sign language, English subtitles must be written.
    • Submitted idea cannot be replaced by other ideas, but details can be modified.

e) Evaluation criteria

eCreative_IoT Evaluation Criteria

Individual / Team :

1. Creativity
Category Scores Description Score acquired
Practicality 40 20 Improvement of the lives of persons with disabilities
20 Feasibility
Originality 30 A new idea
Presentation 30 10 Degree of understanding of the project
10 Detailed explanation
10 Question and Answer
Total 100
Skills (※ Final Round only)
Category Scores Description Score acquired
Difficulty 50 Difficulty level of the assignment
Level of Completion 50 Degree of achievement
Total 100

f) Designated form for Development Plan

Preliminary Round

2023 eCreative_IoT Challenge Development Plan
Type of participation Individual Team Country
Idea Name
Team Name Only for team Participation
Leader Name Date of Birth
ID
Members Roles Name Date of Birth ID
Idea Motivation Available to add more pages
-Necessity and Goal
Main Function and Feature Available to add more pages
Production drawings and work plans Available to add more pages
-drawings and plans that can easily explain the contents of ideas

※ Quantity: 2~5 pages, Download on ‘Library’ on the official website

g) Designated form for Development Completion Report

Final Round

2023 eCreative_IoT Challenge Development Completion Report
Type of participation Individual Team Country
Idea Name
Team Name Only for team Participation
Leader Name Date of Birth
ID
Members Roles Name Date of Birth ID
Introduction of production Short instruction with 1~2 sentences
Overview of development Available to add more pages
- Motivation or Background of production, Development purpose, etc.
Instruction of Results Available to add more pages
- Composition of Hardware or Software, functions, How to use the program, Development Environment
- Occurred errors and solution
- Photographs of production
Reference

※ Quantity: 2~5 pages

Each country offers ‘Idea Sketch’ form for National League

Designated form can be downloaded on the web site.

eSports (Hearthstone)

a) Overview

  • Goal: To evaluate the skills to construct strategy based on regulations and circumstances
  • Type of participation: Individual
  • Type of competition: Tournament
  • Duration of competition: Maximum 10 minutes per 1 game

b) Competition Environment

  • No restriction on equipment
  • Software: The newest version of Hearthstone

c) Checking questions and submitting answers

  • Submit the photo of deck of each class, after choosing classes up to 3
  • Only accepted standard deck composed with Standard, Original and New Cards released within 2 years.
    • Mode: Standard Friendly Mode
  • Match
    • It is a Tournament.
    • The first round will be set randomly.
    • Match table will be announced on the website 1 week before the competition.
    • Until the semifinal and the third place match, it’s a single round match. But the final will be play two out of three.

d) Judgement

  • Record of the result
    • The secretariat should be save a screen shot of the result after each match ended.
  • Result
    • It is determined by the hero’s exhaustion of energy or a participant’s submission(surrender).
    • If both heroes exhaust their energy completely at the same time, they will be drawn and rematch with the same deck.