The Digital Open - You're Not Too Young For Free and Open Technology
Here's a contest especially for youth 17 and younger. Our friends at the Institute For the Future just launched the Digital Open, an innovation expo for global youth. The Digital Open is an online technology community and competition for youth around the world, to demonstrate how they are using technology that will change the world - or just make life a little easier or more fun.
Students can share their experiences, expertise, and projects through photo, text, or video. There's great prizes for the winners including an PeeCee Mini Laptop running OpenSolaris, a Flip pocket-sized video camera or other cool stuff.
The Digital Open is all about Free and Open Technology. In this spirit, all submissions must make use of existing free and open platforms and/or licensing your project under one of the Digital Open-approved licenses. Check out the Digital Open Video for additional info.
There is lots of opportunity for creativity. Submissions can be in one of the following
* Open Code
* Open Community
* Open Discovery
* Open Earth
* Open Entrepreneurs
* Open Gear
* Open Media
* Open Play
Resources for each category have been posted to allow young students to get started quickly.
If you're not 17 or younger, please share info on the Digital Open with youth in your community and encourage them to sign up and start participating.
Students can share their experiences, expertise, and projects through photo, text, or video. There's great prizes for the winners including an PeeCee Mini Laptop running OpenSolaris, a Flip pocket-sized video camera or other cool stuff.
The Digital Open is all about Free and Open Technology. In this spirit, all submissions must make use of existing free and open platforms and/or licensing your project under one of the Digital Open-approved licenses. Check out the Digital Open Video for additional info.
There is lots of opportunity for creativity. Submissions can be in one of the following
* Open Code
* Open Community
* Open Discovery
* Open Earth
* Open Entrepreneurs
* Open Gear
* Open Media
* Open Play
Resources for each category have been posted to allow young students to get started quickly.
If you're not 17 or younger, please share info on the Digital Open with youth in your community and encourage them to sign up and start participating.
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4 Comments
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Comment by ke.lan on April 23, 2009 at 5:37pm - thanks ，i am 20 and i will try my best to do it
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Comment by udayakumar on April 22, 2009 at 6:12pm - i thank u for giving this opportunity
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Comment by Diogo Luiz Böhm on April 22, 2009 at 1:58pm - You could volunteer as a Steward and help those young fellows with their project's submission! I am doing it! Try talking to the folks of the event, perhaps there's still an opportunity!
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Comment by vikhyath reddy on April 22, 2009 at 1:00pm - I am 21 : ( .. Would love to participate though !
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