Engage. Innovate. Digitize.

Accelerate.
We envision the Eastern Playground, through partnering
with the academe, to be one of the most coveted, most
anticipated annual event among students and young
entrepreneurs. 

Our goal is to inspire and empower a new generation of 

disruptors who will not only survive – but drive and
thrive – in an increasingly digital economy.
Why should you participate?
Cash Prize 
$$$$$ For Students,

Industry Validation
In addition to a cash prize, it will be reviewed by technology experts and high-profile
judges. You’ll receive peer and industry validation for your solution, as well as have a
great opportunity for recognition and publicity

Tools + Platform to develop the solution 

Participants will be provided with an Eastern Cloud Resources and credits which they
can use to develop their solution. Participating schools/universities’ MIS will be
provided with 30 days Free POC to Eastern Cloud

Immersive Trainings
Participants and winners may be considered for immersion/OJTs at
Eastern Communications or Eastern Training Programs leading to employment.
 • Programs must be aimed at nation-building,
improving lives of Filipinos, and may be
pandemic-related solutions

• Scale – can
program/solution be democratized? eg apps
for LGUs, hospitals, schools, etc 

• Program/Solution must instill the concept of

The Hackathon - Points To Be deep-dive thinking on feasibility studies
Considered
• Programs/projects must have commercial
appeal and feasible for mass market interest.
MECHANICS
Round 1 - Pre-Screening Process
• The Eastern Playground is open to
students from school operating in the
country.
• PSITE Institutional Members may field up to 3
teams per school.
• Non-institutional members and non-member
schools may field 1 team per school.
• Composition of teams:
• Maximum of five (5) students in Senior
High School or College levels.
• 1 mentor who must be employed in the
same university during the time of
competition.
• All participating students must present a
clearance from their respective school
officials.
• All participating teams are required to
register through the Eastern Playground
website and upload the following files:
• Pitch deck and supporting documents
containing the following:
1. Problem description; definition of
the problem being addressed
2. Target market
segment/Addressable Market
3. Explanation of the solution
• Its benefits and how it uses digital
technologies
• How it is unique and will be taken to
market
• Risks associated with the solution
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• There will be 2 phases in Round 1: Pre-Screening Stage:
• Phase 1 is a completeness check of the submitted
requirements.
• Phase 2 is assessment of the submitted project
based on innovativeness and social relevance.
• Entries will be shortlisted to 5 schools. Shortlisted
schools will participate in Round 2 of the competition.
• A Selection Committee will be formed to review,
evaluate, and determine the teams who will advance to
the next round of the competition.
• The Selection Committee has the right to disqualify
any incomplete or illegible entries that will be
received. The Committee shall not be responsible
for entries with incomplete submission or are not
decipherable for any reason.
Round 2
• All shortlisted teams are required to upload the following files
through the Eastern Playground website:
• 90-second pitch video explaining the solution
• Pitch deck and supporting documents containing the
following:
1. Problem description; definition of the problem
being addressed
2. Target market segment/Addressable Market
3. Explanation of the solution
• Its benefits and how it uses digital technologies
• How it is unique and will be taken to market
• Risks associated with the solution
4. Detailed technical overview of solution
5. Dependencies
6. Timeline for the next 12 months
7. Financial model
MECHANICS
The judging panel will make their selection based on the content of the submissions
and using the following criteria:
• Innovative or digital technology solution (35%)
• How innovative is the solution in its use of new or existing technology to
solve a local or global problem? Are there other solutions available and if so,
how does this differentiate from them?
• Impact (35%)
• What is the scale of potential social impact? How broad is the impact? How
many people will your solution reach? How significant is the impact?
• Feasibility (20%)
• How feasible is the solution to put into practice? Does the solution make
sense financially? Will the solution be sustainable over the long term?
• Clarity (10%)
• How well do you articulate your solution and the potential impact it will
have on society?
PRIZES
• 1st Place – Php 25,000.00
• 2nd Place – Php 15,000.00
• 3rd Place – Php 10,000.00
• Schools or universities of the top 5 entries will get free 150-day Eastern Cloud subscriptions.
• 16 cores
• 32GB RAM
• 1500GB HDD Storage
• 1000GB SSD Storage
• 2 IP Addresses
• 2 VLAN
• 1000GB Outbound Data Transfer
• 1 license of DRaaS
• Members of shortlisted teams may be eligible for immersion/OJTs at Eastern Communications.
• Members of the winning team may be considered for Eastern Training Programs leading to
employment.*
• *Subject to Eastern's screening process guidelines
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
• October 1, 2021 – Start of registration period
• October 14, 2021 – Orientation of registered teams
• October 18, 2021 – Start of acceptance of entries for Round 1
• November 3, 2021 – Announcement of shortlisted entries for Round 2
• November 10, 2021 – Acceptance entries for Round 2
• November 19, 2021 – Deadline of Submission of Entries – Round 2
• November 25, 2021 – Announcement of winners of the Eastern Playground