Technology for Good Apps Competition

Do you have an idea for an app that can help solve global challenges in two key areas:

a) social and economic development
b) energy and climate change

The good news is that you have until December 5th to submit your idea.

DESCRIPTION:
For this second stage (Stage 2) of the Ericsson Application Awards, teams are asked to submit a video that shows how their idea for an app solves a specific problem.

As part of Ericsson's commitment to using Technology for Good in a networked society, we are calling on you to present a problem and a use case (scenario) where your idea for an app will help to solve global challenges.

STAGE 2 SUBMISSION DATE:
Monday, December 5th, 2011, by midnight Pacific Time

PRIZE:
Members of the winning team will each receive a Sony Ericsson Xperia arc phone.
As part of our commitment to using Technology for Good, a Connect-to-Learn scholarship for a secondary school education will be given to a girl living in Sub-Saharan Africa in the winning team’s name.
Winners will be announced on the EAA website on December 16th.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
If you already have a team you can skip step 1 and step 2.

1. Register a user account. (One per team member)
2. Register your team (Click "Team sign-up" and fill out the form).
   Please note: the team will be available after approval.
3. Submit a video, no longer than 3 minutes, that will do two things:

• - Present a problem
• - Present a use case that shows how your app would solve the problem

To do this, click "Create Project Submission" in the menu "My Team." Fill out the form and upload your video. Accepted formats for your video are: AVI, QT, WMV or H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4.

Figure: Steps 2 & 3

Entrants can contact us via email at ericsson.application.awards[at]ericsson.com,
or post a comment in our Forums, www.ericssonapplicationawards.com/forum

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