PS1 CONNECT SPORT ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENTS EFFICIENTLY FOR DATA LAKE (SOCCER)
How can we generate a data lake so that every department in a sport organization is connected and can get access to it in a more efficient way?
The GroundBreakers Challenge, backed by the expertise of Sport Singapore and GSIC, is more than a competition; it’s a global call for technological and innovative advancements in sports.
The challenge, with its international scope, invites a diverse range of participants, from startups to established tech companies, to propose solutions that address real-world challenges in the sports sector.
With a comprehensive evaluation process led by a jury of experts in technology, sports, and business, this challenge ensures the selection of the most promising and impactful solutions.
This unique initiative doesn’t just foster innovation – it bridges the gap between technology providers and the sports industry, creating a thriving ecosystem for sports innovation and development.
How can we generate a data lake so that every department in a sport organization is connected and can get access to it in a more efficient way?
How can technology contribute to a better understanding of the player’s actions of work time while keeping a respectful and non-invasive perspective?
How can technology help to monitor hydration status from an individual perspective?
How can we use technology to monitor players from other sports to transition for more suitable sports for them?
How can we build more loyalty with the fans during the whole season? Not just for specific competitions.
How might we significantly increase the number of young kids playing cricket?
How can we build more loyalty with the fans during the whole season? Not just for specific competitions.
How might we strike a better balance between sport & entertainment in a cricket league to retain more fans?
How might we make our fan app the #1 destination for cricket fans?
How do we best digitize racing venues and enhance the venue experience?
How to enhance the in-venue fan experience tp provide fans with interactive features on their mobile devices (or separate devices) while attending live events?.
How to cultivate broader awareness and understanding of the sport to encourage increased participation? How to effectively reach out to new audiences and build their interest in lawn bowls?
How to maximize the usage and occupancy of existing venues and greens, ensuring efficient utilization and accessibility for lawn bowls enthusiasts.
How can sports organizations effectively create and deliver personalized content tailored to individual fans’ preferences across various social media platforms, considering the scarcity of comprehensive athlete/player data?
What innovative approaches and sustained initiatives can sports organizations implement to nurture emerging talents, elevate individual players into stars, and consequently, attract and engage a broader fan following within the sports ecosystem?
How can smaller rightsholders in the sports and entertainment sector overcome the obstacle of limited resources to effectively establish tailored and modern communication solutions for meaningful engagement with fans and participants?
How can organizations effectively captivate and retain a diverse and digitally fragmented audience base to enhance fan engagement, thereby increasing attendance, loyalty, and revenue generation amidst fierce competition for attention and interaction?
How can organizations strategically adapt to the constantly changing dynamics of content creation, distribution, and consumption influenced by shifting consumer behaviors, emerging technologies, and the proliferation of digital platforms, in order to effectively meet the diverse needs of modern audiences?
Create an AI-driven content predictor solution to forecast content engagement while mitigating trolling behavior, fostering a more positive online sports community
Engineer interactive elements within the virtual environment that are both informative and entertaining, ensuring that visitors remain engaged while exploring the virtual showroom. This could include interactive displays, virtual tours, and live Q&A sessions.
Create a connected venue for Horse Racing that monitors and reports on its usage to ensure it operates at a high level while ensuring that the venue is comfortable, safe, secure and efficient.
How to accurately monitor the movement of fans and staff within a large stadium with a seating capacity of 80,000 using heat mapping based on video streams and/or MAC addresses of mobile devices?
How can we address the necessity of an unified platform that simplifies event management, enhances communication, ensures accessibility, supports eco-friendly practices, and provides centralized access to critical event information, ultimately improving the overall event experience for organizers, participants, and attendees?
How can we leverage the Singapore National Stadium or other large venue(s) to diversify our event offerings without compromising on the intimate fan experience through adaptive capacity configuration?
How can we develop a cost-effective, accurate, and digital solution to capture water quality readings at the Front of the Pool (FOP) of swimming pools, integrating an early warning system and/or a fail-safe mechanism that activates when sensors and instruments deviate from calibration, ensuring public health and reducing waste?
How can we use data to optimize the organization of sport events to ensure high standards?
Presenting sustainable solutions to enhance mobility while respecting the biodiversity of the surroundings at major sporting events (World Cup Events and similar sporting events).
Create a highly engaging and immersive virtual world that replicates real world spaces and experiences, incorporating realistic 3D environments that can be easily navigated by users of varying technical abilities.
In the context of Horse Racing, understand our patrons and participants better so we can create a tailored experience that meets their needs.
How to deliver services digitally to connect with customers easily, efficiently and in real time?
How may we develop a reliable and precise method for measuring the audience reach of streamed football matches on online platforms?
How can we provide tech services to our federations when the 3 different regions we need to serve (North America, Central America, and Caribbean), have a very different level of digital maturity, infrastructure, connectivity, and resources.
How to develop a unified platform that integrates and streamlines management operations across sales, marketing, finance, and legal departments, while simultaneously incorporating Athlete Management Software features to efficiently manage diverse sports franchises, enhance communication and decision-making, and improve athlete performance and management, consolidating all functions into a single, comprehensive solution.
How to enrich audiovisual content from content creation, new content, data and statistics generation, new forms of content consumption, etc. all impacting on an enriched fan experience and increased engagement with sporting events.
Retaining Audience Engagement: How can sports broadcasters adapt traditional programming to sustain and heighten audience interest amidst the evolving digital landscape?
What innovative strategies can broadcasters employ to redefine their relationship with audiences in the digital era, offering enriched and compelling content beyond conventional formats?
Given the scarcity of performance data beyond scoring, how can sports entities leverage available information and innovative approaches to create captivating content that resonates with viewers’ changing preferences and demands for enriched experiences?
How can sports and entertainment rightsholders effectively capture, process, and integrate spectator data from physical attendance or television viewership into a secure and privacy-respecting digital ecosystem?
How do football clubs generate demand and provide commercial strategy for brands that could be measured for return on marketing investment that show sponsorship as one of the vehicles suitable for brands?
How can a football club develop its digital subscription and membership strategy and offering suitable to its core target audience and convince them to pay for the services?
Develop a video analysis software to include live coding and telestration features, allowing for real-time, in-depth game analysis. This enhancement should balance advanced functionality with affordability.
Resolve issues with delayed content delivery, ensuring timely access to ISL and I-league matches for more effective and prompt scouting and analysis
How can we generate a data lake so that every department in a sport organization is connected and can get access to it in a more efficient way?
How can technology contribute to a better understanding of the player’s actions of work time while keeping a respectful and non-invasive perspective?
How can technology help to monitor hydration status from an individual perspective?
How can we use technology to monitor players from other sports to transition for more suitable sports for them?
How might we significantly increase the number of young kids playing cricket?
How can we use modern solutions to help competition and matchmaking teams keep a hawk eye on athletes before and during fight week to de-risk the process of matchmaking?
Can video processing be able to accurately label basedon MMA positions and movements of the fighters to identify different fight styles of athletes?
How can technology enhance the injury prediction of players without using wearables?
How can we address the critical need for a reliable, non-intrusive, and robust HRV monitoring device that can be effectively utilized during soccer gameplay to enhance the health, well-being, and overall safety of athletes?
How can we scale our capabilities and capacities, so as to empower individuals to measure their own status of fitness, health, posture, and/or movement and performance quality independently?
How can ActiveSG Circle become a truly self-sustaining nexus where consumers can easily find opportunities to play either physically or virtually? How can industry players or content creators monetise their offerings?
How might we create an effective tracking system for judges’ scores that not only examines the gap between perception and reality to determine potential biases but also plays a crucial role in cultivating trust and respect, thereby fostering a significant culture change within the judging community?
How can we tackle this challenge, leverage on technology and solutions (E-learning etc.) to increase the pool of coaches, incentivize, foster and educate coaches at all levels, in partnership with National Federations and the Ministry of Sport?
How can we tackle this challenge, leverage on technology and solutions (tech based campaigns, marketing and promotion??) to maximize opportunities for, and increase the pool of women’s talent, in partnership with National Federations and the Ministry of Sport?
How can sports broadcasters leverage limited available performance data, particularly scoring statistics, to innovate and enrich traditional programming, ensuring sustained audience interest and engagement amidst the changing landscape of digitalization?
How can sports entities overcome the lack of adequate and easily accessible data on athletes/players to develop engaging fan-centric content and initiatives that resonate with diverse fan bases?
Develop a robust live match analysis system that effectively collects automated data and tracks individual player performance, enabling comprehensive statistics generation
Develop a user-friendly mobile application that provides players and coaches with seamless access to post-match individual and team videos, pre-match opposition analysis, and detailed game-related data and metrics, serving as a central hub for efficient team analysis and preparation.
Create a comprehensive platform for talent scouting, featuring organized player databases and scouting tools. This platform should facilitate match coverage, data collection, and player tracking across various tournaments, including local and unstructured ones, enabling systematic assessment of player videos and stats for effective talent identification.
Refine the performance tracking software by enhancing metrics for comprehensive analysis in a cost-effective manner, aiming to combine superior metrics with better pricing for an elevated overall performance tracking experience.
Addressing the challenge of monitoring and minimizing head trauma in sports like American football, ice hockey, and rugby, particularly in the absence of helmets in rugby, by innovatively integrating sensors to measure collision impact effectively.
Developing a user-friendly mobile app aligned with the WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity for age groups 18-64 years and 65+, aiming to track activities as per guidelines, offer health outcomes, and cater to seniors. Ideally, the app should be equipment agnostic and have features similar to Singapore’s Healthy 365 app, creating a versatile health management tool.
If you are a sports entity with a problem statement, you can share it with us and we’ll include it to the list.
If you’re a company with solutions to one or more problem statements, you can submit your proposal.
Click below for information on the challenge, participation requirements, selection criteria, and what to expect throughout the Groundbreakers Challenge.
We want you to address the problem statements of the sports entities involved in the project. Here’s how it will be done:
Gathering influential figures from sports industries around the world to brainstorm innovative solutions and strategies for advancing sports technology and infrastructure.
Each meetup is tailored to its location, kicking off with GSIC members sharing best practices and highlighting GSIC’s role in fostering these partnerships.
This is followed by live pitching sessions, with an opportunity for up to 8 startups and companies that confirm their attendance to pitch to attending entities.
Reach us at [email protected] to register your attendance for upcoming GB meetups and be part of the action – live!
GSIC is not only a non-profit organization but also the global hub of the sports industry, bringing together a diverse range of sports entities, including clubs, leagues, startups, enterprises, research institutions, universities, investors, and stakeholders. Our mission is to democratize innovation, enabling sports organizations to evolve into sustainable, digital businesses, while pioneering technological advancements in areas such as Team and Player Performance, Fan Engagement, Smart Stadiums, Business Insights, Sustainability, Education, Sponsorship, Esports, Media, Fitness, and Health. Our ultimate goal is to create a more inclusive and personalized sports experience for billions of fans worldwide.
Sport Singapore is the national agency for the promotion and development of sport in Singapore. As part of its efforts, Sport Singapore seeks to establish partnerships and platforms to establish a marketplace to nurture innovation and incubate ideas and enable sport business development through cross-sector collaborations which drive innovation and business.
Sport Singapore will host +15 events in Singapore in the next few months and it’s looking for the best partners to implement pilot projects at these events.
