- The CTIC Foundation invites investigators and students from Latin America, Asia, and Africa to present innovative ideas in the area of ICT for Human Development.
- The selected ideas will be implemented by the developers in the cReaTIC Laboratory.
The International Call for Ideas in ICT Innovation for Development, is a new commitment by the CTIC Foundation to contribute to the development of the less favoured countries through the use of ICT and developed within the Framework 1@+tú=1€ http://www.1arroba1euro.org/ and with the cooperation of cReaTIC.
The objective of the Contest is to contribute in a clear way to the advancement of emerging economies which need the support of technologies and avoiding just theory, but, however, developing ICT projects in Southern countries and which are lead by their own investigators.
The request by young-talented-people from Asia to participate on this contest is an example of the potential of this continent in the field of ICT4D. For this reason the Contest will be extended its call to Asian students and investigators.
Fundación CTIC is conscious of the existence of numerous ideas which, either through lack of resources, finance or training have not been developed. It is for this reason that the Call, will award people, who win with their ideas, a scholarship for a maximum stay of 12 months to develop his /her idea in Asturias where cReaTiC, the Laboratory for Creativity and Technological Investigation (http://creaticlab.org/), will provide an innovative, multidisciplinary and collaborative atmosphere where their ideas may be developed. The date for the incorporation of these people will be the 15th January 2010.
An innovative application for Mobile technology to improve living conditions in rural areas, the innovative use of GPS for the prevention of natural catastrophes or a new device which allows the increase of determined groups to access education are some of the ideas which people may have to present in the Contest.
A maximum of 5 ideas will be selected and whose technical, and economic feasibility and application in the field.
The date for the final presentation will be the 30 de octubre and the ideas may be presented in Spanish or English.
More Information: http://www.1arroba1euro.org
Contact Persson: Brendan Doyle- Fundación CTIC, cooperacion@fundacionctic.org // 984 29 12 12
La compañía finlandesa Nokia acaba de presentar Nokia Braille Reader, una aplicación en formato beta, desarrollada en colaboración con la universidad finlandesa Tampere y la Federación Finlandesa de Discapacitados Visuales, que es capaz de traducir mediante vibraciones cada caracter de un SMS.
La versión beta de Nokia Braille Reader puede descargarse gratuitamente de esta página. Allí mismo está disponible un video de 1:34 m. en el cual Roope Takal, creador de la aplicación, hace su presentación en ingles.
