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Challenge Brief
Delivering prosperity in a changing world

AVEVA City never stands still. It's an exciting and innovative place to be. Whether preventing water pollution, reducing carbon emissions, or improving manufacturing efficiency, AVEVA City is a beacon of best practice.

As you sit outside a coffee shop, you realize that there's still more that can be done. Your mission is to design innovative solutions that will help AVEVA City become more prosperous, while staying true to its core focus of sustainability. 

There are three key opportunities for AVEVA City to grow:

Industrial sustainability

Responsible AI

Digital energy transition

You sip your coffee and scroll through news items on your phone. A headline from The AVEVA City Times catches your eye - it’s about solutions developed by previous AVEVA Partner Games contestants.

Their stories inspire you, and spark thoughts about the new solutions you could create...

What will be next?

Your challenge this year is to push innovation even further. Encompassing the themes of industrial sustainability, digital energy transition, and responsible AI, you must use your brilliance in technological innovation and collaboration to help AVEVA City grow in this rapidly changing and unpredictable world.

As participants, you need to work in teams to develop a solution inspired by one or more of the 3 key themes that address a real-world industrial challenge. You will build on your initial idea in the second round of the competition so bear this in mind ahead of the virtual pitch.

Use the inspiration from the articles below to define that challenge and take a look at the judging criteria to see what the AVEVA City Council are looking for.

You will build on your initial idea in the second round of the competition so bear this in mind ahead of the virtual pitch.

AVEVA City Times - Read all about it! Click on a news article below to expand it.
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A message from the Mayor: "Calling all citizens and innovators of AVEVA City! Your Council and I need your brightest ideas! Together, let’s harness technology to make our industries cleaner, our energy smarter, and our future more responsible. The challenge is open - will you answer the call?"

The road ahead

Creating certainty and prosperity for AVEVA City will be no easy task, but remember the noble purpose behind it and the groundbreaking solutions already developed by previous contestants. While striving for the AVEVA Partner Games Ultimate Victor prize, you’re helping to secure the future of this thriving city that is a model of sustainability and practical innovation.

Round 2 – what to expect in the City Trials

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Build on your initial Submission pitch to implement an application that improves any process in any type of premises.
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Present your solution in a virtual environment on the City Trials Day on Wednesday February 18, 2026.
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Presentations should be no longer than 10 minutes, and expect Q&A after.
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