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Winners of "Digital Play(thing)" creative competition announced, as part of the Hrvatski Telekom's Generation NOW project

16.4.2021

Winners of "Digital Play(thing)" creative competition announced, as part of the Hrvatski Telekom's Generation NOW project

  • The three best projects on the topic of games and toys were selected, out of 68 entries
  • The best teams have won valuable prizes such as MAKERphone, micro:bit and Maqueen robot

Hrvatski Telekom and the Institute for Youth Development and Innovation (IRIM) have announced the winners of the creative competition "Digital Play(thing)" as part of the Generation NOW donation competition. Out of 68 Internet of Things entries on games and toys, the three best projects were selected.

According to the expert jury, in the category of first to fourth grade of primary school, the best project 'Enjoy the world, save your planet' was designed by students of Fra Ante Gnječa Elementary School from Staševica. In the category of fifth to eighth grade, the project' Digital Play(thing) Bee' of the Wind in the Sails Association from Zagreb was the best. The high school category's best work is 'Arduino MKR1000 piano' made by Krapina IT Club KRIK.

The creative competition "Digital Play(thing)" lasted from January 18 to March 23, 2021, and it was open to institutions participating in the Generation NOW donation project in the school year 2020/2021. Students used Neuron or Arduino Internet of Things kits assigned to them as part of the project for the projects.

Project 'Enjoy the world, save your planet' - Fra Ante Gnječa Elementary School, Staševica

Project 'Digital Play(thing) Bee' - Wind in the Sails, Association, Zagreb

Project 'Arduino MKR1000 piano' - IT Club KRIK, Krapina

The Generation NOW donation project is being run for the fifth year in a row to provide the most modern forms of education to young people to develop their creativity and innovation with the help of the latest technology.


The best projects of the creative competition were selected by an expert jury whose members are:

  • Igor Vukasović, Director of the Corporate Communications Department at Hrvatski Telekom and President of the Jury
  • Paolo Zenzerović, Operations Manager at the Institute for Youth Development and Innovation
  • Boris Drilo, Member of the Management Board and Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer of Hrvatski Telekom.
  • Ana Džepina, senior expert advisor in the Ministry of Science and Education
  • Gordan Gledec, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
  • Vuk Vuković, CEO at Oraclum Intelligence Systems
  • Lidija Kralj, representative of the Learning Associates Association

Expert jury