Samsung Malaysia Electronics has awarded 6 winning teams in its recent Developer Day hackathon to reimagine foldable experiences for Malaysians.
The students pitched ideas to enrich UI/UX on apps for the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, towards Samsung’s goal of mainstreaming foldable smartphones in Malaysia.
“The hackathon is a celebration of continuous mobile innovation that benefits the lives of consumers. We were inspired by Gen Z’s ideas on bringing impactful and relatable experiences to the Galaxy Z series.
This also underlines our ESG mission to empower young talent to make their mark in the tech space. We want to congratulate the winners and look forward to bringing more of these initiatives to life in the future,” said KM Liew, Vice President & Head of Mobile eXperience, Samsung Malaysia Electronics.
Taking place from 14-15 June, 3 winning teams were selected each day across the 2-day event, bringing it to a total of 6 winning teams. The winning teams took home prizes of Samsung products worth RM39,188 per day.
The Developer Day hackathon enabled students to leverage Samsung and Android platform’s capabilities to flex tech creativity and bring real-life benefits to users. It was organised in collaboration with Taylor’s University and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).
The hackathon was also part of the many activities during Samsung’s Galaxy Space, a Gen Z-inspired experiential event that is open to the public from 9-18 June.
This comes on the back of Samsung’s recent event, ‘Reimagining Foldables for Malaysians’, where the company collaborated with top local organisations to showcase the optimisation of local apps that Malaysians use on a daily basis, in bringing it closer to their hearts.
