Junior Achievement Team wins AI Innovators Award

A Junior Achievement team of Ballakermeen students has won an award for AI innovation.

Junior Achievement team, CREED IOM, has been rewarded the online Intel® AI Innovators Award, a highlight of Europe’s largest entrepreneurship festival, GEN E. The accolade recognises teams that have used AI tools and methodologies responsibly to create purposeful solutions addressing various local and global challenges.

CREED IOM, which is made up of Ben Thomas, Miltos Provatakis, and Krishna Ramesh, has created the world’s first smart glove for the blind, named ‘SensoGuard.’ The ‘SensoGuard’ features ultrasonic sensors capable of detecting obstacles.

In March 2024, CREED IOM entered the Junior Achievement Isle of Man national finals and won the overall competition, earning the title of HSBC Student Company of the Year 2024. Their prize includes a trip to Sicily in July to compete against top student companies from forty European countries at GEN E (www.gen-e.eu), taking place from 2–4 July.

Sue Cook, CEO of Junior Achievement, said;

‘We are delighted that Ben, Miltos, and Krishna have won this prestigious award. It is a fantastic achievement and demonstrates how students from the Isle of Man can succeed on a global level.’

For more information about the work of Junior Achievement, visit www.jaiom.im. You can follow the team’s progress on their Instagram page @CREEDIOM.