An initiative of the Global Infrastructure Hub, InfraChallenge 2020 invited applicants from around the world and across sectors to pitch big ideas to drive digital transformation in a sector that has not been widely disrupted by digitisation.
The competition called for digital innovations that can be applied to solve economic or social infrastructure issues and build momentum towards better infrastructure - such as how cities can embrace smart technology solutions to improve quality of life, managing environmental risks with Artificial Intelligence and the potential for digitisation to improve electricity networks.
On 24 September 2020, Lebanese tech start-up Mrüna was crowned the winner of InfraChallenge following a live pitch against nine other finalists from the UK, US, Sierra Leone, Australia, Mexico, Singapore and Spain.