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The 1 to 1 Fund was created in 2020 with the purpose of co-financing, together with public or private companies, viable and innovative solution proposals to real problems of companies, through research and transfer of knowledge and technology of CEDIA member institutions. Together with the participating organizations, more than 500K USD have been awarded.

problematic Detail
Generate a more optimal production in the Making Naranjo Quinteros in the current 36 Has of sugar cane.
Improve the fermentation processes of national cocoa to maintain its properties.
Improve living conditions in terms of infrastructure in Manabí through social housing to reach all sectors affected by the 2016 earthquake.
Technification of the design for an adaptive plant with a circular economy approach is required with a previous study of machinery, equipment and resources to treat WEEE in the canton of Cuenca.
Based on environmental criteria and adaptation of the impact on climate change, it is required that current information from ELECAUSTRO be analyzed to optimize the operation of the hydroelectric plant.
It seeks to obtain a circular economy process taking advantage of the production of elements such as rice for the production of derivatives or additional products that are generated with it.
Finding a new teaching method that improves the quality of current teaching in secondary education in developing countries.
The impossibility or little predisposition in emergencies of people when attending medical consultations has generated problems for people's health.
It is required to generate a system that contributes to the collection of information from smart meters and the need to implement them in the LoRAWAN network.
problematic Detail
Determine the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in cocoa production in the Vinces community, in order to reduce the associated environmental impact.
In the Ecuadorian market there is no 3D printer that can be easily assembled by all types of users.
For the construction of packaging, the bearings are vital elements in the presses of the mill, a failure not detected in time can cause hours of stoppage of the presses, affecting the productivity of the company.
Rural areas do not have high-speed internet that allows them to study or work from home in the current health crisis.
To consume the Andean Lupine, (chocho), it must go through a "debittering" process that eliminates the alkaloid, which consumes approximately 63 liters of water and this generates high losses of solids. Currently the traditional debittering method affects the level of digestibility of the protein and the absorption of its nutrients.
The use of residues from the cocoa activity for the generation of innovative Ecuadorian products is not used.
Currently there is a lot of insecurity in child mobility in Ecuador.
In the automotive sector there are very few products made in Ecuador, with high costs for students and society in general.
During shrimp production, almost half of the supplied feed is wasted because there is no way to know their size and weight due to the turbidity of the water.