Fwd: Forum Nokia-USID Design Challenge 2009
Amit Pande
USID2009
Forum Nokia – USID Design Challenge 2009
Enrich the lives of the differently-abled,
Get rich!
There are at least 650 million people with disabilities worldwide which is about 10% of the total population of the world.#
Do you think you can create a difference to the world with your ideas? Then how about enabling 650 million disabled people?
Forum Nokia-USID Design Challenge 2009 gives opportunity to the design/technology professionals and students to Empower and make life easier for the 10% of the world’s population by designing an aid or a support system (e.g. product, applications, solutions including mobile devices/applications, computing, learning & Information aids and Health & safety etc.) using the information and communication technologies.
PRIZES
Prizes as per the following will be awarded to the best three entries:
1st Prize: Rs. 50,000/-*
2nd Prize: Rs. 30,000/-*
3rd Prize: Rs. 20,000/-*
*Tax will be deducted as per the Income Tax regulations of Govt. of India.
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration: August 16, 2009
Submission: August 30th, 2009
For registration send email to usid_desig...@usidfoundation.org with your name and institution/organization.
ENTRIES SUBMISSION PROVISIONS
The teams must submit their deliverables as mentioned below. Incomplete entries will not be taken into consideration.
DELIVERABLES
- Design Concept Poster ( PDF A3 ), including the following
- Theme Title, Teams details, Institution / organization details
- The problem statement you have taken
- A concise description of the proposed solution
- Clear illustrations of key aspects of your proposed solution
- Compelling, effective visual design
- Acknowledgement of any assistance drawn from outside the student team (advisors, faculty, domain experts, existing solutions, users, etc.)
- Design Solution Storyboard (PDF, PPS) (if require to explain the concept)
- Interactive Prototype showing the concept (Optional)
HOW TO SUBMIT ONLINE
The deliverables should be submitted as a single Zip file by 30 August, (6:00 PM GMT) to email ID: usid_desig...@usidfoundation.org .The file must be not larger than 10 Mb in size.
TEAM SIZE
Individual or maximum 4 members
JURY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
The entries will be judged by a jury composed of members from (eminent design, technology and User Experience and accessibility professionals) from industry & academia. The Jury will choose three winners who will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks. Each entry will be judged based on the Creativity, Ingenuity, Innovation, Feasibility, Impact & User Experience and Feasibility of implementation.
Disclaimer: This competition shall not constitute a commitment or create a joint venture, partnership, agency or other media or business relationship between the participants and the organizers or judging companies of this competition. This competition shall not either be understood to grant to any participant whether expressly or by implication any ownership, rights or license to any intellectual property rights of any of the organizers, judging companies and vice versa. None of the Information which may be disclosed or exchanged by the parties shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or other inducement by any party to any other of any kind, and, in particular, with respect to the infringement of any trademarks, patents, copyrights or any other intellectual property rights, or other rights of either party.
# United Nations Development Program (UNDP statistics) http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/facts.shtml