Over at Netsquared we're running a Mashup Challenge. In a nutshell, we're asking folks to contribute their ideas and then working, heads down crazy, to get them resources -- brains and $ -- to help move those ideas forward. And we want more mobile mashups represented.
There are three parts to the Challenge:
1. Applications: Individuals working to create change will share with the NetSquared Community what change they are trying to make, as well as the information/data sources they believe can be married to help create that change. Applications will be available online February 1 and accepted until March 14, 2008.
2. Recruiting and specification-building: The Net2Team will reach out to web-savvy collaborators to help translate your idea into a Mashup Project.
3. Mashup Development Teams will start building the mashups.
During the week of March 17th, similar to last year, the NetSquared Community will vote for what they think are the most innovative mashups that will create the greatest impact. On March 24 the top 20 mashups will be announced, and the winners will be invited to attend this year’s NetSquared Conference (N2Y3) in San Jose, CA May 27-28, 2008.
Each of the top 20 mashups will get an allowance for travel (including airfare to and from the Conference, along with a hotel room for two nights). At the Conference, project teams will have an opportunity to display and discuss their mashups, and attendees will vote to select the top three. All twenty projects at the Conference will receive a share of $100,000 in prize money. The share will be determined by voting at the Conference.
More at: http://www.netsquared.org/mashup
Photo of Ushahidi - a mobile mashup in Kenya.
Assetmap.org/uganda - a Mashup Challenge Project
Hi Marnie,
I saw that you were writing about the Netsquared Mashup challenge and I wanted to share a little bit about our Mashup Challenge entry: Assetmap.org/uganda. You can read more at http://www.assetmap.org/uganda
The question behind the project is this: with peace on the horizon after 20 years of war in northern Uganda, and the big NGOs soon heading off to other war zones, who is going to support community organizations and northern Ugandan civil society as it transitions to peace time?
By mapping information about ongoing community-led philanthropic partnerships in northern Uganda, assetmap.org/uganda helps American citizens aggregate their resources to support post-conflict transformation.
We hope to facilitate collaboration among American donors and volunteers by providing a digital tool that:
•maps project locations so you know who’s working where
•tags information about the specific issues projects and organizations seek to address
•links tagged and mapped projects to the facebook and LinkedIn profiles of participating donors or volunteers
If you're interested in supporting us, please visit and vote for us here:
http://www.netsquared.org/2008/conference/projects/assetmap-org-uganda
Thanks!
Nathaniel Whittemore
Director, Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement
www.mycge.org
globalengagement at gmail
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