Orange Announces Community Innovations Awards for Young Developers

Orange Uganda is providing a platform on which young student developers can exploit their talent and show case their innovations. Orange will support mobile applications that benefit communities where we operate, focusing on the areas below: Agriculture Health Education
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Application should be made by finalist students to enter the competetion. The entry should be endorsed by the project supervisor to authenticate ownership of the mobile application.

 

Submit your entry by 25th May 2012 to ciawards@orange.co.ug and stand a chance to win:

  1. 1st prize: 10 million shillings towards the application pilot and internship for 12 months
  2. 2nd prize: 5 million shillings worth of support towards the deployment of the application and internship for 12 months
  3. 3rd prize: internship for 6 months
  4. an android phone for each qualifying app

Selection criteria

The winning application will be selected by a panel of experts based on the following criteria:

  1. best innovation
  2. will improve/ support communities
  3. practical and easy to deploy into a live environment
  4. has economical potential

Each entry should have:

  1. A full presentation on the application highlighting how it will benefit the community
  2. demonstration of how it works
  3. Phased planning of how it will be implemented

The wining application will be announced at the Orange Community Innovations award ceremony, date to be announced.