THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY
AUTHORITY
ISO
9001:2008 CERTIFIED
ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition
The
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), is a quasi-independent
Government body established under the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Act
No.12 of 2003 to regulate communications and broadcasting sectors in Tanzania.
On behalf of International Telecommunications Union ( ITU) a world-wide
organization which brings government and industry together to coordinate the
establishment and operation of global telecommunication network and services
hereby invites Tanzanians innovators to
participate in the ITU Telecom World Young
Innovators Competition as detailed below:
ITU’s Young Innovators Competition 2014 has
launched the second of its 2014 series of challenges, soliciting innovations
using open source technologies for disaster management and offering winners the
chance to win up to USD 10,000 in seed funding, plus the opportunity to
showcase their work at ITU Telecom World 2014 this December in Doha.Challenge-2
asks 18-30 year old start-up founders from across ITU’s 193 Member States to
submit their winning ideas via its dedicated crowdsourcing platform. It also
seeks innovators with ideas for taking the iconic technologies of the “maker
culture” – the community of do it yourself inventors, creators and
designers – such as 3D printing or robotics and applying these to
saving lives in disaster situations, together with low cost, low entry barrier
technologies, to reach the world’s most vulnerable communities.
The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2014,
24:00 UTC+2.
For
details please visit: http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/40.aspx
Issued By:
Director General,
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority
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