Build a Digital Mine and Win One Million Tenge!

DigitalEgiz Laboratory announces the open competition “Digital Mine on OpenEgiz” with a grand prize of 1,000,000 tenge.

Participants are invited to develop a digital twin of a mining enterprise using the open OpenEgiz platform. The competition aims to promote the practical application of modern digital technologies for modeling production processes, analyzing data, and predicting the performance of industrial facilities.

The competition task involves creating a digital model of a mine or its individual facilities, such as an open-pit mine, an underground mine, or a mineral processing plant. Participants are free to determine the functional modules of their projects. They may simulate equipment operations, transportation processes, ventilation systems, and other production systems, as well as implement “what-if” scenarios to assess the potential consequences of changes in enterprise operations.

The competition is open to everyone. Participants may compete individually or form teams of up to four members. Any development tools, including artificial intelligence technologies, may be used. Submissions are accepted in Kazakh, Russian, and English.

A distinctive feature of the competition is that projects will be evaluated by a jury composed of artificial intelligence models. The AI judges will assess submissions against predefined criteria: completeness of the digital mine model, accuracy of production process simulations, quality of visualization, implementation of “what-if” scenarios, functionality of project modules, and project presentation. The maximum possible score is 100 points.

Following the preliminary selection stage, the ten highest-scoring projects will advance to the final, which will be broadcast live on YouTube. The winner will receive 1,000,000 tenge. Teams finishing in second and third place will be awarded certificates of achievement and offered an internship or employment opportunity at DigitalEgiz Laboratory.

Key competition dates

October 25, 2026, at 23:59 – registration and submission deadline;

October 26–30 – preliminary selection, publication of evaluation results, and review of appeals;

October 31 – live competition final.

To participate, applicants must register using the official registration form and submit their completed project through their team’s GitHub repository in accordance with the organizers’ requirements.

The competition offers participants an opportunity to demonstrate their expertise in artificial intelligence, digital modeling, and the development of software solutions applicable to real-world industrial challenges.

Link to the competition rules and registration:

 https://openegiz-contest.github.io/rules/

Gulshat Amanzholovna AMIRKHANOVA

PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
Project Lead, “Development of a Digital Twin of a Food Industry Enterprise Using Artificial Intelligence and IIoT Technologies”