IESC2 2024<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(39, 113, 197); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">About the Challenge <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Intel® Edge Solutions Challenge (IESC) is an ongoing series of time-bound campaigns designed to support and award our ecosystem partners as they develop and deploy optimized solutions based on Intel® architecture and ingredients. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Technical innovation is at the center of how societies build and manage cities, and new technology is critical to advancing the way populations move, organize, and evolve. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this challenge, we are looking for companies to submit solutions that use AI at the edge to: (1) enhance safety and security, (2) improve operational efficiency, and/or (3) increase sustainability. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The submission deadline is October 15th, 2024. Companies may submit multiple solutions, and each solution can align with one of the targeted use cases or all three. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">To learn more about this year’s use cases, click the images below or visit the <a href="https://intel-edgesolutionschallenge.bemyapp.com/#/sponsors" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">resources tab</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> for more information.