Digital Open call for entries
Gary Serda, Sun's fantastic OSUM leader, posted a blog for young students that I wanted to share here. The Institute for the Future recently launched the Digital Open, which is an innovation expo for global youth. The Digital Open is a both a community and a competition (with prizes) for youth age 17 and younger that launched April 15 and ends August 15.
The contest challenges 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 have the opportunity to share their projects and experiences through several mediums including photos, text, or videos.
The Digital Open is all about free and open technology. Therefore, all submissions must make use of existing free and open platforms and/or licensing under one of the Digital Open-approved licenses. For more information watch the video below and check out this site.
There are a bunch of cool prizes up for grabs including a PeeCee Mini Laptop running OpenSolaris as well as a video camera, a solar-powered flashlight, and other cool stuff.
Projects may be submitted in a wide variety of areas including:
- Software
- Hardware
- Environment
- Media
- Community
And while many of you reading this blog are older than 17 that doesn't mean you can't participate in some capacity -- so please get out and encourage the youth in your community to take part! Be a resource for youth as they explore their creativity! Often the lessons gained through teaching are far more valuable than any others.
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