Recognition for African developers who are working to deliver apps, websites and services for learning/education and economic empowerment; $US150, 000 awards for winners in two categories. Have you heard yet? Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic health in their communities. All developers across Africa are invited to enter the challenge. The Innovation Challenge Award is worthy US $150,000 for the app, website or service judged to be the best in two categories: learning/education (apps, websites or online services that make use of technology to inspire and deliver learning) economic empowerment (apps,…
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Winner Takes It All: #Google’s Project Loon Or #Facebook's Internet.org
Two thirds of the world’s population have no access to internet and these two giant tech companies have come up with projects to connect all of us, have ourselves a global village. The aim here is to help everyone have a chance to compete favourable on the world map, no one greater than the other, all of us on leveled grounds with the same resources – at least with internet. With this, hope is seen in better results of agriculture, health, education, and overall development. So which of these great projects will be the winner? Already in Uganda we have Google partnering with our local internet services providers to better our internet, Facebook…
