Planning Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with private sector, has announced Pakistan’s first National Mobile Competition.
Primary aim of the competition is to engage talented IT professionals and youngsters in making Apps that will improve the Government services, transparency, and quality of work.
According to details, startups, students, professionals can submit their ideas and best 10 ideas will be selected for rewards and prizes.
How to Apply
Participants will have to get themselves registered on the Planning Commission website along with the information about their App Idea.
They will have to outline the idea, its impact and the cost. More details can be obtained from planning commission website.
The participant can be a Student, Startup, Entrepreneur, Freelancer, Company / Organization. Bahria University will organize awareness sessions (Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi) for participants to give them insight into the initiative & help them visualize ideas.
Microsoft will provide support to the participants through their innovation centres and student partners.
Deadline for Idea Submission
- February 1st, 2015
Categories
- Planning Commission
- Energy
- Health
- Agriculture
- Education
- Good Governance
- Media and News
- E-Commerce
- Judiciary
- Policing / Security
- Traffic Management
- Any Other (High Impact)
Prizes and Rewards
Below are the categories in which you can submit your ideas:
- 1st Position
- Rs. 300,000
- Mobile Phone
- Give aways
- Certificates
- 2nd Position
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- Rs. 200,000
- Mobile Phone
- Give aways
- Certificates
- 3rd Position
- Rs. 100,000
- Mobile Phone
- Give aways
- Certificates
- 4th to 10th Positions
- Rs. 50,000 each
- Mobile Phone
- Give aways
- Certificates
Winning idea will have an opportunity to have a paid contract with Government.
Terms & Conditions
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The Working Prototype will remain the property of the participant(s) until the participant(s) voluntarily shares the Intellectual Property with Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform.
- Participant(s) can submit multiple ideas.
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There is no limit on number of team member(s) working on an idea; however there will only be one person representing the idea on the registration page, who will be called as Participant.
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Only registered ideas will be evaluated.
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Participant(s) of shortlisted Working Prototype will have an opportunity to get incubation support through Industry Liaison.
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Participant(s) of winning Working Prototype will get an opportunity to get contract for implementing their solution through our partners. The winners of the competition having high impact apps may be recommended for funding from organizations such as National ICT R & D.
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Government will ensure that Working Prototype will not be made public until the closing ceremony.
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Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform will give preference to high impact and potentially low cost solutions.
Sounds interesting. Lets see what awesome apps we get through this competition.
I wish i could make one.. :'(
I am Lover of Computer but unluckily got into Finance. )(MBA). :p :D
Mate you dont need to be a technical guy to execute your idea.
You need to be an entrepreneur though :P
link is not working
Planning Commission website always down :P
first they need an idea, how to keep website online :p
I’m in middle of my App and that is gonna be super hit in Pakistan. should i present my app or not? actually the reason is if i present my App then my idea would be stolen and i can’t face these glitches from other developers.
This can be tricky, while I hope ideas won’t be stolen but I am not certain.
Don’t post it yet. BTW Windows phone app?
right now I’m working on it for Android platform.
Great. Hope to see apps from you on Windows store.
If your idea is so weak that it can be easily copied then stop executing the idea. Idea should be shared without the fear of the competition. You must be proficient in executing the idea in the best possible way and that is the essence of the success in long run. Thanks.
Definitely there will be awesome ideas will be share as we proud to be Pakistani
The incompetent govt’s incompetent P&D as usual has unstable website at the start. What else awaits in the future of this endavour?
I pray for the participants….
Great (y)
mmmm interesting! i think it could good for startups who want to get traction and VC funding.
Its gonna be a good networking place :)