Organization and Results of Mongolian National Online Olympiads in Informatics

Abstract

Incorporating coding skills into the basic literacy skills of 21st century citizens is common in many parts of the world. This is because the development of artificial intelligence and smart devices and their social use have become real, and in the near future, the ability to use robots and artificial intelligence devices for their own purposes has become a skill that every citizen should have. Algorithms and programming are included in the Mongolian general education information technology course curriculum. The coding ability plays an important role in the development of a new century citizen’s thinking, creating and evaluating skills. One of the activities that promotes the development of this skill is the International Olympiad in Informatics. Our country has been participating in this Olympiad since 1991 and has won three bronze, one silver and one gold medal. You can participate in the online Olympiad regardless of where you live in Mongolia. This type of Olympiad is very important to support the continuous development of students who are gifted in programming and coding, as well as to enable them to successfully participate in national and international Olympiads. Mongolian Informatics Olympiad Committee (MIOC) organized 24 online contests using Contest Management System (CMS1 ) which is official IOI judging system. In this paper we considered 22 online contests organized in 2019, 2020, 2021 years and classified 115 problems chosen in those contests by topics and complexity. We also report here results of a small research about scores got by participants, development of problem-solving skills. A new registration web system developed while implementing IOI judging system is explained.