On 22nd June, 2020, Google officially announced top 10 winners of the Android Developers Challenge. Among these winners BUITEMS represented Pakistan.
Google’s (ADC) Android Developers Challenge is an annual global competition where 10 android apps are shortlisted for a theme. This time the theme was Bringing Innovation with Machine Learning apps. Once shortlisted the teams are provided with necessary mentorship and guidance to complete their apps and publish to Google Play Store. Moreover, each team leader was invited to Google headquarters at Mountain View CA, US for a week-long bootcamp for brainstorming sessions. In addition, the name of the winners will remain on the Android Developers’ page for a period of 3 years.
Among the top 10 winners 4 teams were from the USA, 3 from India, 1 from Germany, 1 from Africa and our team from Pakistan.
“AgriFarm” app helps farmers classify crop diseases by taking pictures, providing market prices, and recommending news and videos about agriculture. Besides farmers, anybody interested in agriculture can utilize it to connect with each other. Pakistan has never qualified for ADC before and this achievement brings pride to BUITEMS and the country.
As per my knowledge Pakistan has never qualified for ADC before and this victory is totally new for us as well for Buitems. But this is a shared achievement because I’ve spent 4 years in Buitems and it has a major contribution in our achievement. I want to thank you, Dr. Faisal and Buitems for the support and building such an environment on campus that lead us here.
