Innovators have until November 1, 2016 to file in their
ability to claim the $250,000 as Mozilla unveils
Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, reports ITRealms.
Mozilla also said that
the launch of its global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, a competition which
invites contributions on ways to provide unfettered access to the open Internet
for anyone across the globe.
As part of its initiative, Mozilla also said, is asking
entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and innovators to propose creative and
scalable ideas for connecting more people to the Internet, built on local
knowledge and expertise.
The Equal Rating Innovation Challenge will support promising
solutions through expert mentorship and funding of US$250,000 in prize monies
split into three categories - Best Overall (based on scalability), Best Overall
Runner-up and Most Novel Solution (based on experiment with a potential high
reward).
“At Mozilla, we believe the Internet is most powerful when
anyone – regardless of gender, income, or geography – can participate equally.
However, the digital divide remains a clear and persistent reality,” said
Mozilla’s Chief Innovation Officer, Katharina Borchert, in a blog post.
Further, she says, “This challenge is designed to spur
innovations for bringing the members of the Next Billion online. The Equal
Rating Innovation Challenge is focused on identifying creative new solutions to
connect the unconnected. These solutions may range from consumer products and
novel mobile services to new business models and infrastructure proposals.”
Mozilla has launched www.EqualRating.com, a website offering
educational content and background information to support the challenge. In the
coming weeks, Mozilla will also stream a series of webinars stream to further
inform potential applicants about the challenge details.
Katharina Borchert added, “Connecting the unconnected is one
of the greatest challenges of our time. No one organization or effort can
tackle it alone. We must come together and collaborate to build innovative and
scalable ways to bring Internet access to the Next Billion - and the other
billions, as well.”
Submissions are open from November 1, 2016 to January 6, 2017
and will be judged by a group of external experts. The first round of
selections will be announced by mid-January 2017. Selected finalists will
receive mentorship for their projects before they demonstrate their ideas in
March 2017. Final winners will be announced by end of March 2017.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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