New York/ New Delhi: January 11, 2013: Agnite Education, American Digital
University, Applications for Good, BluWorld, DataWind, Equal Access
International and the United Nations Office forPartnerships are pleased to
announce the Global Apps to Empower competition to challenge apps developers to
create apps that empower all young women in leadership and mentorship, jobs and
entrepreneurship, education and conflict resolution.
Applications that best satisfy the competition criteria will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to have their apps featured on Datawind’s Ubislate educational tablet.
DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said, “Our goal is to feature apps on our tablets for young women in developing countries who seek to become leaders in their communities; to be mentored by some of the best leaders currently in business and government; to learn how to start businesses; find meaningful work; and gain a practical skill that can improve not only her life but the lives of those in her community.”
Applications that best satisfy the competition criteria will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to have their apps featured on Datawind’s Ubislate educational tablet.
DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said, “Our goal is to feature apps on our tablets for young women in developing countries who seek to become leaders in their communities; to be mentored by some of the best leaders currently in business and government; to learn how to start businesses; find meaningful work; and gain a practical skill that can improve not only her life but the lives of those in her community.”
“Our challenge is to leverage the power of technology and bridge the
digital divide,” UN Secretary General Moon said. “We need to do more to help
all children and young people make the most of the opportunities provided by
information and communications technology – especially all those who are still
unconnected from the digital revolution,” UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon
noted.
The competition will be held from now through
April 30th, 2013 with the winners announced in July 2013. An esteemed panel of judges includes, among
others:
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Hon. Sheila Copps, former
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
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Geena Davis, Academy
Award winner, Hollywood Actress and Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media
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Willa Shalit, founder,
Rwanda Path to Peace and CEO, Fairwinds Trading
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Michaela Walsh, Founder,
Women's World Banking and Founder, Global Student Leadership
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Joanne Wilson, well-known
angel investor and adviser
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Shri Vivek Wadhwa,
Academic, Researcher, Writer and Entrepreneur
Please see www.AppsToEmpower.org at http://www.AppsToEmpower.org for more information on
contest rules, a complete list of judges, deadline and submission guidelines.
About DataWind:
DataWind produces the Aakash tablet sold to the
government of India at $50 and will be distributed at a government-subsidized
price of $35 USD. DataWind seeks to partner with educational agencies and NGOs
that recognize the urgency to provide low-cost reliable devices that can be
used for educational purposes and embedded content.
For further media information, please contact:
Lexicon Public Relations
& Corporate Consultants (P) Ltd
Pragati Varshney
+91 9811128790
Email: pragati@lexicon.in
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