From Turkey to China and Beyond, Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contests Challenge Students to Dream Up Innovative Ways to Improve Their Community

Last year, a precocious Turkish boy named Efe Gundeger used his head to come up with an ingenious way for others to protect theirs. Having noticed that far too many motorcyclists in his country were riding without helmets, Efe resolved to do something about it. After hatching an idea for a device that would address this pressing issue, he entered a competition that could help him bring his idea to fruition.
Efe’s idea, which he calls ‘Motokask-Motoheadguard,’ promotes road safety by placing a sensor in motorcyclists’ helmets that communicates with a control mechanism attached to their vehicle. When a rider puts on their helmet, a wireless signal is sent to this mechanism, which then allows the engine to start. If the rider attempts to ride without their helmet, the engine does not run.

The competition that provided a platform for Efe to showcase his innovation, Samsung Future Inventors, was a collaboration between Samsung Electronics Turkey and the Creative Children’s Association, under the umbrella of Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow initiative.

Nurturing Solutions for Tomorrow’s Problems
Just as its name implies, Solve for Tomorrow was established to encourage bright young minds around the world to come up with fresh solutions to pressing problems. With contests in countries around the globe, the initiative challenges students like Efe to dream up innovative ways to improve the world around them. The competitions’ ultimate goals are to enrich communities in need with meaningful innovations, and to nurture these students’ growth, confidence and ingenuity.
In 2016, a total of 18 open competitions were hosted in as many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, China and Turkey.
The competitions award the most exceptional innovations. For coming up with a clever way to prevent road accidents, Efe earned his contest’s top prize. After receiving his award, Efe described how participating in the competition had inspired him to keep pursuing scientific projects and inventing new ways to help others.
See how Solve for Tomorrow competitions around the globe are helping students like Efe realize their creative ideas and make a difference in their community.