New Generation X Regional IT-Festival
The 10th Anniversary Regional IT Festival “New Generation” took place on May 30, 2023, in Ust-Kamenogorsk city, at Ertis Concert. Schoolchildren of the region’s schools and students of colleges and universities presented their scientific projects. This event is the single large-scale IT Exhibition in the education in the east of the country.
IT Festival presented and discussed new innovative technologies in the education and schoolchildren exchanged experience in the development of IT projects. The participants of the Festival presented their work in 6 sectors - Kids Skills, Maker Fest, Junior Skills, Startup-projects, Robotime, ClusterPro.
There was a zone of scientific entertainment for participants and visitors of the Festival, where everyone could try the latest achievements in the field of new technologies - the zone of augmented reality “Safari”, one could take memory photos in a live 3D zone with amazing alien transforming robots, in the photo booth to take photos with the logos of the event.
In the solemn part of the festival, Akim of the region Danial K. Akhmetov welcomed the participants of the Festival and presented certificates to implement 10 Start Up Projects to the learners of the regional schools - nominees for a grant from Akim of East Kazakhstan region.
The participants of the anniversary festival were welcomed by the winners of the first IT Festival - 2014 Nikita Kazantsev and Madina Erkinova, who made their first steps towards their profession at the festival site.
The awarding ceremony of the winners of the regional championship “Skills for geeks” also took place within the framework of the festival. The Head of Education Administration of the region Inessa A. Chernysheva presented the awards. For the third place, the team of Regional Specialized School for Children Gifted in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science in the age category 10+ and the picked team of Ust-Kamenogorsk city in the age category 14+ received a set of bronze medals, cups and certificates for KZT200,000 for the purchase of digital equipment. For the second place, the team of Ridder town (10+) and the picked team of Altai district (14+) received sets of silver medals, cups and certificates for KZT250,000 for the purchase of digital equipment. The picked team of Ust-Kamenogorsk city in the age category 10+ and the picked team of Glubokoe district in the age category 14+ became the winners of the championship and received sets of gold medals and certificates for KZT300,000.
The director of the East Kazakhstan regional branch of Orleu JSC Gaukhar S. Zhumanova congratulated the winners of the competition among the teachers of the region IT-Ustaz 2023 and presented for the third place Wireless headphones to Marina G. Dmitriyeva, a teacher of Ybyrai Altynsarin Secondary School No. 39 of Ust-Kamenogorsk city. For the second place, Zhamai Kenzhekhan, a teacher of Abai Secondary School No. 33 of Ust-Kamenogorsk city received a laptop from the head of the Administration. And the winner of the competition, Bazar Uiymkhan, a teacher of Regional Specialized Boarding School for Gifted Children received a valuable prize - a TV.
As a result of the festival, independent experts named the best IT projects, and exhibition visitors by online voting selected the Audience Choice Award.
The Chair of the Regional Maslikhat Denis S. Rypakov presented diplomas and certificates to the winners of the competition for the best IT projects.
And the winners of the competition are:
Grand Prix - the project “Using IT for a plant’s safety ensuring according to the scheme “centralized control - decentralized notification”, David Borozenets, Anton Smirnov, students of D. Serikbayev EKTU, the prize is a laptop.
I place - the project “Arduino UNO microprocessor for indoor plants based on the creation of an automatic irrigation installation practice”, Bauyrzhan Bakytbergenov, Shokan Ualikhanov School-Lyceum No. 3, Ust-Kamenogorsk city. The prize is a smartphone.
II place - the project “Helping people with visual impairments in moving along the road with talking glasses”, Erkezhan Abayeva, Abai Secondary School of Tarbagatai district. The prize is a tab.
III place - the project “Computer technologies for creating animation”, Anuar Zhuniskenov, Shokan Ualikhanov School-Lyceum No. 3, Ust-Kamenogorsk city. The prize is a smart loudspeaker.
The Audience Choice Award was won by the project “Wind Energy”, Amangeldy Nurtas, M. Daulenov Boarding School of Zaisan district. The prize is a loudspeaker system.
Our congratulations to the winners! We wish all participants of the Festival further success and victories!