2013 Ericsson Application Awards
The 2013 Ericsson Application Awards. Ericsson is calling out to New Zealand students and small and medium sized enterprises to develop an Android App on
the theme of “Apps for City Life” for a chance to win EUR 25,000 first prize.
Ericsson is looking for enterprising New Zealand developers to get creative with an idea for an App that improves City
Life.
Last year 143 teams from 50 countries took part, this resulted in 242 submissions; unfortunately there was no NZ entry
among them. This year the prize money has increased and this is a real opportunity for Kiwi developers to show their
ingenuity.
The theme for this year’s competition is “Apps for City Life”, supporting Ericsson’s vision for a Networked Society in which – through a combination of mobility, broadband, the
cloud, applications and services – anything and everything is connected.
To support developers Ericsson offers Application Programming Interface tools, which allow better access to network
capabilities, a recent example is Geo Location Messaging API. Anyone with a great idea can partner with someone with more technical knowhow – innovation can come from
many different corners, not just tech experts. One individual used Ericsson's APIs to build an app that tracked potholes
in Moscow, and posted the trouble spots to the authorities for repairs.
Last year’s winner, produced an App to help disseminate health care information services in Africa and the student prize went to a
collaborative painting tool. Submissions are due on 28 February 2013.
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