Dear Liberation Tech,
On October 5th, 2013, history was made in Armenia -- the little country that could, where leading minds have taken flight despite a difficult social and political history. Enter SHIFT::Tech. A world-wide app challenge that invites entrepreneurs from around the world to pitch their ideas for a significant, scalable and profitable mobile application to compete for $25,000 in design, branding and world-class mobile development support -- all in Armenia. In the last decade, Armenia has become one of the leading information technology nations among CIS and Middle Eastern countries. With a booming IT sector, which takes up a corruption-free 20% of the country's annual GDP, start-ups are popping up all over the country. The world’s premier, full-featured mobile photo editor, Picsart, Inc., for example, started in Armenia and has 77 million users. The competition will have the full support of non-profit crowdfunding organization ONEArmenia and top app developer Social Objects, in addition to a world-class jury that includes Alexis Ohanian and others. ONEArmenia is not your traditional organization. We’ve put Armenia on the map by showing the world that it’s a place where intrepid ideas can become real, change-making individuals are empowered on a local level and the old model of giving becomes a thing of the past. Portions of potential profits from the winning SHIFT::Tech app will go towards funding ONEArmenia’s projects. We think your listeners and readers, especially those interested in using technology for social good, will find SHIFT::Tech a real inspiration--and want to participate. We hope you agree. I appreciate your time and consideration for what ONEArmenia has to offer. If you’re interested in learning more, please email me at n...@onearmenia.org. Sincerely, Nora Kayserian PR/Social Media Manager -- Nora Kayserian PR/Social Media Manager ONEArmenia website <http://www.onearmenia.org/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/onearmenia> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/onearmenia> | Instagram<http://www.instagram.com/onearmenia> | Vimeo <http://vimeo.com/onearmenia>
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