Ericsson announced the 13th edition of the Ericsson Innovation Awards, which gives students the opportunity to present their ideas for reducing the digital divide. Which is increasing despite the possibilities offered by technology.
The problem is that economic, geographical and gender factors have left a great many people around the world at a serious disadvantage in this respect for various reasons, such as lack of infrastructure and resources in the country they live in or the high cost of the devices that could help bridge the gap. Therefore, participating in the Ericsson Innovation Awards 2021 also means identifying the type of digital divide that you want to overcome and thinking about solutions that leave no one behind.
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The competition is open to students from universities all over the world, enrolled in degree courses, masters or research doctorates: teams, including multi-university teams, consisting of a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 4 people can apply and can do so until 5 August 2021.
A September 2021 the first selection phase will end and the 14 semi-finalist teams will be announced: each of these will be flanked by an Ericsson professional who, for 5 weeks, will support them in the final stages of development and presentation of the ideas; to November the 3 teams that will compete for the final victory will be identified and will have another 4 weeks to prepare the final presentation of the project, which will take place in December in front of a jury made up of specialists from Ericsson and beyond.
The winning team will be presented in 2022 through a series of events organized by the company and will receive a prize of 25 thousand euros, while the second and third classified will receive 15 thousand and 5 thousand euros respectively; in addition, Ericsson will give away another 2 thousand for the team that, among the three finalists, will receive the highest number of votes on social networks, through the contest’s Instagram page.
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Last year’s edition of the EIA met with considerable success, with over 500 projects proposed by students and all with great potential.
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