Student teams from eight leading Thai universities participated in this year's competition.
IT One held its eighth annual one-day "IT One Experience" competition, with the participation of 40 high-potential students in their senior year, demonstrating how IT One goes above and beyond in addressing client imperatives and offering solutions to elevate their capabilities. The competition allows participants to be innovative, but also provides them with a truly immersive experience in digital consulting and solutions delivery. Students from several leading universities in Thailand participated including Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thammasat University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Mahidol University and Mae Fah Luang University. The success of last year's event resulted in a record-breaking 300 applicants this year. The final 40 were selected based on their GPA, a rigorous assessment process, and interview.
This year's program included two business cases, highlighting digitally disrupting industries: Healthcare and logistics. The business cases were exclusively developed by IT One's subject matter advisors who are involved in numerous successful digital transformation projects.
- Healthcare: Digital transformation project, digitalizing the patient management process, and solidifying the digital roadmap. Participants had to come up with solutions to improve operational efficiencies or the experience from patient or hospital personnel's perspectives.
- Logistics: Participants had to devise optimal solutions integrating the concept of the "Connected Fleet" and "Digital Supply Chain" and recommend a viable pilot customer segment for the solution.
This competition provides a practical, hands-on experience for students, allowing them to gain a holistic, agile and innovative way to think, which is a best practice that can be applied wherever and whatever they work on. They also benefited from the constructive guidance from a team of counsellors who have direct experience and who are experts in their fields, as well as the profound insights from the judging panel.
"This eighth edition of the 'IT One Experience' reflects the new dynamic nature of solving problems with innovation at the core. It is crucial that we approach challenges with a curious and open mindset in the digital consulting practice industry, leveraging skills and capabilities, as well as the power of creativity. With technology evolving so rapidly and expanding in solution stacks, it is our top priority to help clients through digital disruptions and unlock business value across multiple industries, said IT One CEO, Mr. Trevor Osborn.
"At IT One, we set our sights on leading organizations through the digital transformation journey and in developing our people with a high level of integrity, flexibility, and passion in what they do. The core of our business is to look inside business use cases and apply the latest technologies to produce the very best client-specific solutions. Our solutions are as varied and diverse as the number of the clients we serve. The program aspires to help participants understand and be fully aware of their capabilities and the positive impacts they can have on industry or businesses if they are to pursue a career in building digital solutions in this new disruptive era."
The winning team consisted of five participants from Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Mae Fah Luang University, Thammasat University, and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang which took away the top prize of 100,000 baht.
The first runner up team consisted of five participants from Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Mae Fah Luang University, Thammasat University, and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang which took away a prize of 50,000 baht.
The second runner up team consisted of five participants from Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Mae Fah Luang University, Thammasat University, and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang which took away a prize of 25,000 baht.
Each team was mentored throughout the sessions by designated senior IT One trainers.
About IT One
IT One is a leading digital services company which was formed as a joint venture between SCG, Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, and Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. IT One's capabilities include a full range of IT services from consulting and solutions delivery, through to complete applications and infrastructure outsourcing.
Since its establishment in 2001, IT One has grown in both size and competencies. Now with over 400 professionals, a combination of unparalleled experience, proven methodologies, and ISO 27001:2013, the highest standard in Information Security certification, IT One delivers end-to-end digital solutions to maximize business value for our clients.