CENTIVE: SME’s Product Innovation Challenge

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in Indonesia’s economy, often referred to as the backbone of national growth. Beyond driving equitable economic distribution, SMEs create job opportunities, empower local communities, and provide tangible solutions to market needs.

However, in today’s fast-paced technological era, SMEs often face barriers such as limited access to innovation, digitalization, and modern manufacturing technologies. In fact, high-value products can emerge when local potential, technology, and market-driven product design are successfully integrated. The greatest challenge lies in bridging the gap between local strengths and the dynamic needs of modern consumers.

The SME’s Product Innovation Challenge invites participants from diverse backgrounds—students, lecturers, educators, and the general public—to propose innovative product design solutions for SME-based industries. Submissions should not only highlight function and aesthetics but also incorporate entrepreneurial values such as:

• Sustainable business models with long-term economic benefits.

• Utilization of local resources to strengthen community independence.

• Integration of SDG values, including environmental friendliness, inclusivity, and positive social impact.

• Creative commercialization strategies that enable competitiveness in both national and global markets.

This competition is more than just about product design—it is about cultivating creative entrepreneurship, turning ideas into real business opportunities, and helping Indonesian SMEs become more adaptive and competitive.

• Smart-Bubu Lamp
  A decorative home lamp developed by an SME, enhanced with smart technology using a sound sensor. The lamp can be switched on or off by clapping hands within a certain distance.

  

• Smart-Rounded Mirror
  A wall décor product that combines wooden structure with egg shell waste as an aesthetic element. The mirror includes an automation system that activates lighting when it detects the user’s reflection.
  

• Eligibility: Open to academic communities (students, lecturers, and educational staff) and the general public. Participants may join individually or in teams (up to 3 members). Multiple entries are allowed.

• Design Criteria:

  • Must be SME-based with economic potential and market relevance.

  • Must integrate SDG values (e.g., eco-friendly, inclusive, circular economy, community empowerment).

  • Must include entrepreneurial aspects such as business model, market potential, and commercialization strategy.

  • Must be original, unpublished, and not submitted to similar competitions.

• Submission Format:

  • Poster design in A1 size, in English.

  • Content includes participant/team identity, problem background, design concept, innovation, business model, SDG values, and design visualization (sketch/render/3D image).

  • Include at least 3 photos of mock-up/prototype.

  • File format: PDF, max. 10MB, 300 DPI resolution.

  • File naming format: Centive2025 – SPI – Product Title – Name of Business/Team/Individual.

  • Upload via: centive.telkomuniversity.ac.id/guideline

• Submission Period: August 25 – October 30, 2025.

• Restrictions: Designs must not contain elements of SARA, politics, or any violation of ethics and copyright.

Entries will be judged based on:

• Originality and creativity of design

• Relevance to SME development needs

• Integration of SDG values

• Economic and entrepreneurial potential

Awards:

• Best SDG’s Innovation

• Best Entrepreneurship Idea

• Winners will receive a certificate and a cash prize of IDR 2,000,000 per project.