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Forum Nokia USID Design Challenge 2008

Design a Mobile Application to Empower the Farming Community of India!

Design an easy to use mobile application (Concept & the UI) that can help in the agriculture productivity and socio economic development of the rural population.

Design should take into consideration NOKIA S 40 series phone such as N6300.

PRIZES

Prizes as per the following will be awarded to the best three entries:

  • 1st Prize: Rs. 40,000/-*
  • 2nd Prize: Rs. 25,000/-*
  • 3rd Prize: Rs. 15,000/-*

*Gadgets/Products of approx. value

The prizes will be awarded during the closing event of the USID 2008 which is planned from 4-6 September 2008. The details and schedule will be notified to all the winning teams through email/post. The Individual team can decide to collect the prizes themselves by attending the closing event of USID 2008 on their own expenses or can inform USID Foundation about their incapability to attend the closing event. In this case, USID Foundation will make some alternative arrangement of forwarding the prizes to the winning teams. By participating in the design challenge, you agree to be bound by the Official Rules, and the decisions of USID Foundation, which shall be final in all respects. All the entries shall receive participation certificates from the USID Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY
Students and Professionals from India
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration: July 31st, 2008
Submission: August 17th, 2008
For registration send email to usid_designchallenge@usidfoundation.org with your name and institution/organization.
TEAM SIZE
Individual or upto 4 members in each team.
JURY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
The entries will be judged by a jury composed of members from NOKIA and eminent designers from industry & academia. The Jury will choose three winners who will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks. Each entry will be judged based on the Creativity, Ingenuity, Innovation, Usability & User Experience and Feasibility of implementation.
PUBLICATION OF WINNERS
After the contest concludes, the winning entries will be published on the USID Foundation web site. USID Foundation will also notify the winning teams through email or phone. The profile of each of the team members of winning entries will also be published on the USID Foundation. The winners will be informed at one week before the USID2008 event that is planned from 4-6 th September 2008 in Bangalore .

For more info check this link.

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