The USPS Hackathon is underway!

The event, aimed at creating innovative technology that will improve access for unserved and under-served regions in Nigeria will hold over the next 2 days at the iDEA hub at 296 Herbert Macaulay way Yaba.

66 participants are currently competing for the first prize of 1Million Naira and acceptance into iDEA's incubation program.

3 individuals/teams will emerge as winners on Sunday 20th September. The second and third prizes are N750,000 and acceptance into iDEA's incubation program and N500,000 and acceptance into iDEA's incubation program respectively.

Less than 48 hours left to #crackthecode Register for the iDEA USPF hackathon here

http:///CTC_2015

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What you and your team need to crack
• Any solution or technology that could extend telecoms services and connectivity into previously unreached areas in Nigeria.
• Visualisation & Natural Language Interface software for the access gap data and other large data sets. Spatial data infrastructure.
• Decision support and network-optimisation software that help Telecom carriers, and other companies to plan their expansion
• Prototype of a web-­‐based data marketplace that allows for natural language search and easy visualization of data (sponsored by iDEA. Special Prize)
• Business models that can bring commercial viability to existing USPF pilot projects, and other rural connectivity projects.
Your prototypes should be relevant to various economic sectors, especially, education, health, agriculture, entertainment and infrastructure.
Prizes
1st prize - N1 million naira + acceptance into incubation program
2nd prize - N750, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
3rd prize - N500, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
The prizes, disbursed by iDEA’s incubation programme on behalf of USPF, will enable startups continue developing their prototypes towards a full launch.

How to participate
Visit uspfhackathon.org to register and download guidelines for participation. You do not need to submit an idea to participate in the Hackathon however you are free to do so if so inclined. After registration, you will receive an email confirming your participation. For further enquiries, email info@uspfhackathon.org
Join the conversation using #USPFhack on twitter

What you and your team need to crack
• Any solution or technology that could extend telecoms services and connectivity into previously unreached areas in Nigeria.
• Visualisation & Natural Language Interface software for the access gap data and other large data sets. Spatial data infrastructure.
• Decision support and network-optimisation software that help Telecom carriers, and other companies to plan their expansion
• Prototype of a web-­‐based data marketplace that allows for natural language search and easy visualization of data (sponsored by iDEA. Special Prize)
• Business models that can bring commercial viability to existing USPF pilot projects, and other rural connectivity projects.
Your prototypes should be relevant to various economic sectors, especially, education, health, agriculture, entertainment and infrastructure.
Prizes
1st prize - N1 million naira + acceptance into incubation program
2nd prize - N750, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
3rd prize - N500, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
The prizes, disbursed by iDEA’s incubation programme on behalf of USPF, will enable startups continue developing their prototypes towards a full launch.

How to participate
Visit uspfhackathon.org to register and download guidelines for participation. You do not need to submit an idea to participate in the Hackathon however you are free to do so if so inclined. After registration, you will receive an email confirming your participation. For further enquiries, email info@uspfhackathon.org
Join the conversation using #USPFhack on twitter

USPF is calling out to brilliant software developers, data scientists, UX designers, ICT experts, engineers, strategists, public policy experts and students to get involved and solve this underlying ICT problem within 48 hours by building fully working prototypes of their solutions following specific technical guidelines.
Selected winners with outstanding solutions stand a chance to win amazing prizes.

Date: Friday, September 18th – Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Venue: iDEA Nigeria – 296 Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. Lagos, Nigeria
Time: 4pm

What you and your team need to crack
• Any solution or technology that could extend telecoms services and connectivity into previously unreached areas in Nigeria.
• Visualisation & Natural Language Interface software for the access gap data and other large data sets. Spatial data infrastructure.
• Decision support and network-optimisation software that help Telecom carriers, and other companies to plan their expansion
• Prototype of a web-­‐based data marketplace that allows for natural language search and easy visualization of data (sponsored by iDEA. Special Prize)
• Business models that can bring commercial viability to existing USPF pilot projects, and other rural connectivity projects.
Your prototypes should be relevant to various economic sectors, especially, education, health, agriculture, entertainment and infrastructure.
Prizes
1st prize - N1 million naira + acceptance into incubation program
2nd prize - N750, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
3rd prize - N500, 000 naira + acceptance into incubation program
The prizes, disbursed by iDEA’s incubation programme on behalf of USPF, will enable startups continue developing their prototypes towards a full launch.

How to participate
Visit uspfhackathon.org to register and download guidelines for participation. You do not need to submit an idea to participate in the Hackathon however you are free to do so if so inclined. After registration, you will receive an email confirming your participation. For further enquiries, email info@uspfhackathon.org
Join the conversation using #USPFhack on twitter