 Forum Nokia Mobile Innovation Competition 2008 for University Students (“Competition”)
Develop an innovative mobile application on a Nokia device and win one of the three main prizes - 5.000€ in cash and a trip to S60 Summit in Barcelona
This Competition is initiated by Forum Nokia and co-organised by University of Aarhus (together as “Organizers”).
In this Competition students have a chance to prove and hone their skills as mobile application designers. The mission is to design and implement a mobile application and/or service with business potential. The subject is free of choice.
Competition is open to all students from the University of Aarhus, which has the status of Forum Nokia PRO member University.
Participating students must represent the same university during the Competition opening and closing dates. Teams of 2-3 students can participate to the Competition (master and PhD students are eligible as well). Each team can submit only one entry to the Competition. No purchase or admission fee is necessary to participate. Each team must pick themselves a name and a captain who represents the team in all communications with Organizes.
Requirements
- Programming language is free of choice
- Application/service must run and be demonstrable on a Nokia device (Nokia S60, Nokia Series 40 and/or Nokia Internet Tablet)
Submission has to include the following elements:
- Registration form
- Technical specifications and requirements of the application/service
- Application (where available for download)
- Demonstration (website or powerpoint and video)
- Business potential and user scenario (powerpoint presentation).
Success Criteria:
Usability: Ease of using the application
Tecnhology: Ability to effectively apply technologies
Commercial Value: Extensiveness to which the application is commercially viable to implement
Creativity: Originality, degree of technology innovation and innovativeness
Participation: Extent to which applicaton fosters interactivity and sharing
Demonstration: Application/service must run on a Nokia device
The Prizes
The overall three (3) best applications selected from participating Universities will be awarded a each team of 5.000€ + a trip to S60 Summit in Barcelona Spain, May 28-29, 2008. The prizes may not be changed for cash or for value. Nokia reserves the right to substitute a suitable prize of similar value in the event any prize originally specified is not available for whatever reason.
Opening & Closing dates
- Opening date: February 11, 2008
- Closing date: April 18, 2008
Process
- The submission must be made no later than April 18, 2008
- The best application from Aarhus University will be selected by a jury and will enter the global competition between the remaining Forum Nokia PRO Universities (around 20)
- Forum Nokia will select the three finalist teams who will each receive the prize of 5.000€ + trip to S60 Summit in Barcelona Spain.
- In Barcelona the best of the three applications will be selected.
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