- App developers have less than 72 hours to create the next big thing
For the 2nd time since 2015, MTN Uganda will this afternoon host a 3-days app development challenge in which developers have been tasked to come up with innovative prototypes of mobile-based solutions under the themes of M-Health, M-Finance, M-Education, M-Business, M-Entertainment and M-Agriculture.
The hackathon hosted at the MTN offices, Nyonyi Gardens in Kololo, has been organized in collaboration with Outbox, a leading innovation hub in Uganda. A total of 20 teams have been selected to participate out of 99 entries.
Winners will be selected under the following categories:
- Best M-Health App: an original concept to address the need for accessing health services in Uganda through the phone.
- Best M-Education: the App with the most potential to extend consumption of education using the phone.
- Best M-Media & Entertainment: the most original concept that enables Entertainment on the phone.
- Best M-Finance: an original concept that can extend financial services to low income segment of the population via the phone.
- Best M-Agriculture: an original concept that aims to support the Agricultural industry via the phone.
- Overall Winner: Out of the winning Apps in the categories above, this is an Application identified as most aligned to MTN’s current objectives in the Enterprise, Consumer, Financial and Digital services.
- Audience’s Favorite: This application will be chosen by the audience as their favorite.
Awards and Prizes:
- Overall Winner:
- Certificate of Recognition for each team member
- ii) Best M-Health App, Best M-Education, Best M-Media Entertainment
and Best M-Finance, Best M-Agriculture:
Each of these Awards will receive;
- USD$ 1,000
- Certificate of Recognition for each team member
- Commercialization support from MTN
- 1GB internet to all team members for 3 months
- A Smartphone for each team member
- Audience Favorite
- Certificate of Recognition for each team member
- 1GB internet to all team members for 3 months
- Commercialization support from MTN
- A smartphone for each team member
Winners will be announced on Sunday 14thMay, 2017.
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