Nokia IdeasProject’s Apps for Change challenge open till April 30th

Hello everyone, today we have Heli Haapkylä from the Nokia IdeasProject team to talk about the Apps for Change challenge that they have currently going on. -@Surya How can a mobile application change the world? Apparently, in many different ways, if the wide range of submissions from our members in ...

Hello everyone, today we have Heli Haapkylä from the Nokia IdeasProject team to talk about the Apps for Change challenge that they have currently going on.

-@Surya

How can a mobile application change the world?

Apparently, in many different ways, if the wide range of submissions from our members in the Apps for Change challenge is any indication.

From an app to calculate electricity savings,  to apps designed to manage waste and recycling,  to  apps to help us with emergencies, the breadth of ideas submitted has been tremendously impressive. Our members have used their ingenuity and creativity to suggest  a broad range of ways that mobile apps can improve our lives, and the lives of those around us.

 

Why is this challenge important?

There’s a growing belief by many around the world that, as individuals, they are increasingly empowered to find and try to fix the problems that plague people and planet. And as mobile devices find their way into more hands, the opportunity to use them for the collective good increases as well. Mobility doesn’t just expand our ability to do things on the go: It expands our ability to connect with each other, and to collaborate together on collective solutions to our collective challenges.

 

It’s also important because solutions to problems in one area may – and likely will – come from other locations around the planet. We tend to meet our own problems with a predictable set of responses. But people who can view challenges with fresh eyes are often the ones who can come up with innovative responses. The wide reach of mobile devices into every part of the globe means that a new idea can come from virtually anywhere – and, in the case of our “apps for change” challenge, probably *will* come from anywhere.

 

The challenge runs until April 30. Once our challenge judges have narrowed the entries to a single top choice, Nokia will set the wheels in motion so that app can not only be created, but will be available as a free download on the Ovi Store. And if that wasn’t enough, Nokia will also donate $10,000 U.S.D in honor of the winning entry to a charity chosen by the judges and the creator of the top application idea.

 

So please, keep submitting ideas for the “apps for change” challenge. And together we can generate ideas that can bring to life new ways to create positive change in the world – for all of us.

- Heli

Source : http://blog.ovi.com/2011/04/26/nokia-ideasprojects...