Sponsored by DataWind Ltd., the winners of the contest will be awarded a
cash price of USD 2,500 each and UbiSlate Tablet
PCs. Additionally, DataWind will also recognize the winners by
pre-loading the winning Apps on all DataWind Tablets.
Suneet
Singh Tuli, CEO & President, DataWind said,“ We are delighted to
receive such an amazing response for the contest and to see bright, passionate
minds sharing our vision to empower women and their families in developing
countries. We will continue to offer our digital platform for innovative ideas
ideas and mobile applications that address empowerment and strive for social
good”.
Distinguished members who formed the jury
panel to adjudge the winners included Hon. Sheila Copps, former
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Geena Davis, Academy
award winner, Hollywood Actorand Founder, Geena Davis Institute on Gender and
Media, Michaela Wash, Founder of Women’s World Banking and Founder of
Global Student Leadership,Vivek Wadhwa, Vice President of Academics and
Innovation, Singularity University,Jeff Semones, President
of m80, Deborah Laufer, Former Ombudsman, World Bank,Rev
Dr Lynn McClintock, Development
Director, Union Presbyterian Seminary,Rachel Payne, Formerly
Principal, Global Strategic Alliances at Google and currently Founder/CEO of
Fem Inc,James Hursthouse, CEO, Roadhouse Interactive, Buff
McKenzie, Former
head of USAid Education, CEO, BluConnect,Tarrnie Williams,President,
Roadhouse Interactive,Dahna Goldstein, Founder and General Manager,
PhilanTec, Willa
Shalit, Founder,
Rwanda Path to Peace and CEO Fairwinds Trading and Brian
Trelstad, Former
Senior Executive at Acumen Fund.
On the
basis of individual scores given by the jury panel for the entries in various
categories, the top 3 winners for Apps to Empower contest are as follows:
a) My Rights –One click platform for citizens to
search and find information about various government solutions (schemes,
benefits, scholarship etc.) designed for them. Designed by Anshul Goyal,Software
Engineering student at Sheridan
College , ON , Canada
b) Pictoson – Facilitates communication, problem
solving and exchange among different cultures and languages by translating
pictograms into 22 languages through flashcard techniques. Designed by Long Yu & Eva Elorrieta.
c) Talking English– An interactive
platform to learn English pronunciation and vocabulary. This app listens and
gives feedback for everyone, including children as young as six years old. Designed by Philip Kinlen,
Learning2Talk- HongKong.
Agnite
Education, American Digital University, Applications for Good, BluWorld, Cat in
Woods, Equal Access International and the United Nations Office for
Partnershipspartnered to help bring this event together. Please see www.appstoempower.org for more information.