Conclusion The Longitude Explorer Prize was successfully delivered at scale, with 100 per cent of team champions informing us that they would enter the prize again and over 90 per cent of students reporting the prize had inspired them to pursue entrepreneurship and STEM studies in the future. 90 per cent of finalists completed their finalist submissions, taking 36 A.I. solutions from an idea to a reality over the course of the year. Despite school closures and a challenging situation with COVID-19, the programme was still able to provide young people with meaningful opportunities to engage with and build their skills in both entrepreneurship and A.I. through an online delivery. Although the activities were aimed at young people, team champions also participated in all these activities, subsequently supporting their understanding of the topics as well. The prize reached over 800 students directly, and thousands more across the UK via the digital platform and wider communications activities, increasing awareness amongst communities around the potential of using A.I. for social good. The learnings from adapting the prize to an online delivery have been invaluable and have also evidenced the strength of the programme. The prize will continue to engage and support young people from diverse backgrounds across the UK to pursue both entrepreneurship and STEM, helping to inspire the innovators of tomorrow. Building on the success of this year’s prize, and the previous prizes, we will run the prize again launching in November 2020.
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