Nigeria would be
represented by two teams at the 2013 edition of Imagine Cup to be held in
Russia.
The Country
Manager, Microsoft West Africa Anglophone, Mr. Emmanuel Onyeje disclosed this
to DigitalSENSE Business News in
Lagos in an exclusive interview. He also said that Nigeria would have two teams
for Imagine Cup next year as against the usual single team.
According to
Onyeje, the Imagine Cup, the world’s most prestigious student technology
competition which brings student innovators together from all over the world is
an avenue for youths to have their ideas come to life which is in line with
objectives of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The 2012 Imagine
cup winners, Team cipher256 from Uganda emerged first with their WinSenga
application, an affordable mobile antenatal diagnosis solution which was
implemented via a Window phone.
Onyeje also
revealed that the team from Uganda for the Imaging Cup 2012 would be crowned by
Microsoft and will also go home with the sum of $55, 000 to help fund their
prototype.
The crowning of
the Ugandan team, he said would turn people on towards creating new amazing
things.
DigitalSENSE Business News further
gathered that grants for the winners are been judged on the impact and
viability of the solution, team quality and motivation, solution design and
innovation as well as problem definition.
Microsoft promises
to give away over $300,000 in prizes and also fly finalist team to St.
Petersburg in Russia in July, 2013 for the thrilling showdown at worldwide
finals.
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