Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday in Lagso threw the floor open to 30 innovations to compete for prizes in this year’s Changemaker Challenge 2017.
Joke Atte, pricncipal manager, strategy and corporare performance monitoring said “USPF is challenging Nigerian youth to engage their ingenuity to solve relevant problems and bring about change through creativity and innovation”.
Innovators, software developers, UX designers, students, and other ICT enthusiasts across Nigeria are gunning for the prizes.
Atte added that “The aim is to tackle a selection of identified problems based on the sustainable development goals (SDG) as they apply to Nigeria and offer working solutions to them.”
The areas being explored in the competition are:
Agriculture and Creation of Mass Employment: In the production, storage or distribution of food
Environment: Oil & Gas, Flood, Erosion/Climate ChangeNational e-data on Poverty, Disease, Security
National e-data on Poverty, Disease, SecurityHealth/Lifestyle: Medical Doctors Information Exchange Tool; Health Insurance etc
Health/Lifestyle: Medical Doctors Information Exchange Tool; Health Insurance etc Epidemic Mobility Tracking Solutions: e.g. Ebola, Lassa fever
Epidemic Mobility Tracking Solutions: e.g. Ebola, Lassa feverDisease Destroyer Games: Educational games on disease eradication e.g. Malaria, Polio, and HIV
Disease Destroyer Games: Educational games on disease eradication e.g. Malaria, Polio, and HIV Education: Virtual Education, E-Library & E-Learning Systems
Education: Virtual Education, E-Library & E-Learning Systems Intelligent Technologies for Scientists, Science Teachers, Engineers, etc
Intelligent Technologies for Scientists, Science Teachers, Engineers, etcGirls4Tech: Interactive solutions aimed at getting young girls interested technology and innovation
Girls4Tech: Interactive solutions aimed at getting young girls interested technology and innovation Fraud whistle-Blowers: Enabling or assistive technology
Fraud whistle-Blowers: Enabling or assistive technology Information Technology: Communications Quality of Service.
Information Technology: Communications Quality of Service.National Security: Cybercrime and Cyber security Solutions, etc.
National Security: Cybercrime and Cyber security Solutions, etc.E-Government: Government Automation Processes.
E-Government: Government Automation Processes.E-Commerce: e-Transactions, Payment Systems, etc.
E-Commerce: e-Transactions, Payment Systems, etc.
The organisers said the entry is open to teams – minimum of two and maximum of four members.
“Teams with female members will have definite added advantage as USPF seeks to encourage more gender diversity in technology innovation,” the statement read.
“Thirty teams will be shortlisted (consisting of the top five entries from each geopolitical zone). They will be invited for the national finals.”
Registration for the challenge opened on July 4 and would close on August 14. The finals will hold on October 28 and October 29.