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Uspf Hackathon 2015 by IDEANigeria: 4:00pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
USPF is calling out to brilliant software developers, data scientists, UX designers, ICT experts, engineers, strategists, public policy experts and students to get involved and solve this underlying ICT problem within 48 hours by building fully working prototypes of their solutions following specific technical guidelines. Selected winners with outstanding solutions stand a chance to win amazing prizes. Date: Friday, September 18th – Sunday, September 20th, 2015 Venue: iDEA Nigeria – 296 Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. Lagos, Nigeria Time: 4pm What you and your team need to crack • Any solution or technology that could extend telecoms services and connectivity into previously unreached areas in Nigeria. • Visualisation & Natural Language Interface software for the access gap data and other large data sets. Spatial data infrastructure. • Decision support and network-optimisation software that help Telecom carriers, and other companies to plan their expansion • Prototype of a web-‐based data marketplace that allows for natural language search and easy visualization of data (sponsored by iDEA. Special Prize) • Business models that can bring commercial viability to existing USPF pilot projects, and other rural connectivity projects. Your prototypes should be relevant to various economic sectors, especially, education, health, agriculture, entertainment and infrastructure. Prizes 1st prize - N1 million naira + acceptance into incubation program 2nd prize - N750, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program 3rd prize - N500, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program The prizes, disbursed by iDEA’s incubation programme on behalf of USPF, will enable startups continue developing their prototypes towards a full launch. How to participate Visit uspfhackathon.org to register and download guidelines for participation. You do not need to submit an idea to participate in the Hackathon however you are free to do so if so inclined. After registration, you will receive an email confirming your participation. For further enquiries, email info@uspfhackathon.org Join the conversation using #USPFhack on twitter |
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