Nokia Calling All Innovators - 2010

A couple of days ago I received an email from Nokia Calling All Innovators that the submission period for Calling All Innovators contest has now started and will remain open till 18th May 2010 .

This is the third year of the program and last yeat some 1700 submissions were made from 85 countries , the main objective behind the contest is

“ Developing change in the ways we continue to think about how we use our mobile devices today, and how we may be using them in the future.”

For 2010 , The Categories of submission are

ECO / Being Green covers applications which may help people reduce their carbon foot print and even think about Earth and Gaya

Entertainment covers applications which shows the fun side of Nokia phones , something like the next Dance Dance Revolution

Productivity covers applications which makes everyday tasks easier with the use of the mobile like calendar Sync , Voice Recognition etc

Life Improvements covers applications enhances the quality of life , teaches, something like a new word a day etc

and the prizes for top three in each category are

• Grand Prize: $30,000 USD in cash.
• 2nd Prize: $15,000 USD in cash.
• 3rd Prize: $5,000 USD in cash.

so Nokia will be giving out USD 200,000 in prizes for the 12 winning ideas and that’s in addition to the USD 1 Million Growth Venture initiative in Which the winning idea will receive an investment of USD 1 Million for Nokia .

These idea could be one which

• may change how people use their phone ,
• improve the lives of people in emerging markets and
• bring a dramatic change in developing nations people’s lives and also be sound in business

Don’t worry if you are not a winner , your idea / software may get entered in OVI Store , a one-year membership in Forum Nokia Launchpad, and an in-depth User Experience Evaluation by professional consultants working with Nokia .

Submitted applications are also eligible for additional prizes too based on technology used to create the app and the categories are as follows

Best mobile computing application: $50,000 (USD) in cash, plus inclusion in a multi-million dollar global marketing campaign.

Best application for the Nokia N900: $50,000 (USD) in cash.

Best cross-platform application using Qt: $50,000 (USD) in cash.

Best locally relevant application with global potential: $15,000 (USD) in cash.

Last Year’s winner include Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget; Pixelpipe for Share Online; and Florin Finance Tracker.

The applications are open for Symbian S 40 , S60 V3 – V5 and also Memo

So you think you have the experience and the idea , don’t wait and Submit your Applications at Calling All Innovators Contest