I take back the taking back. They _do_ accept new ideas, but not on the usaid.gov site or the globaldevelopmentcommons.net site. You have to go to
http://www.netsquared.org/usaid. Update: We've extended the deadline for Project submissions to December 5, 2008. USAID is proud to announce the launch of the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge. Brought to you by the Global Development Commons. Mobile technology, including everything from inventive applications for smart phones to simple text messaging, is increasingly ubiquitous in the developing world. USAID challenges you to explore its potential through an innovation for maximum development impact in areas such as health, banking, education, agricultural trade, or other pressing development issues. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Government agency that delivers economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide on behalf of the American people, is sponsoring a challenge to find the best in mobile innovations for good. Through a NetSquared community vote, fifteen finalists will be chosen. A panel of judges, selected by USAID, will then select the winners. The first place winner will receive a grant of $10,000, the two runner-ups will receive grants of $5,000 each. All three winners will have the opportunity to present their ideas to senior USAID officials, experts, and the public in Washington D.C. Here's How It Works: Individuals and organizations working with mobile technologies to create change are invited to share their projects with the community through the USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submission form. Once you've hit submit for your challenge, it's public. This provides you with an opportunity to get feedback from your community, the USAID community, the NetSquared community and other friendly collaborators. Once the project submission process has closed, we will hold a community vote to select the top fifteen projects. Those projects will then go in front of a panel of USAID-selected judges who will determine the three winners. OK, here goes nothing. On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I take it back. They don't accept outside contributions. They don't > appear to accept new ideas from outside at all. %-[ > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> FYI. We should list ourselves there. I'll go do that. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Subbiah Arunachalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 5:08 PM >> Subject: [bytesforall_readers] USAID has launched GlobalDevelopmentCommons. >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> From Peter Suber >> >> OA info on improving access to info in developing countries >> >> USAID has launched GlobalDevelopmentCommons. (Thanks to >> ResourceShelf.) From the announcement(November 24, 2008): >> >> ...The Global Development Commons initiative seeks innovations that to >> make knowledge more accessible and affordable to help people in >> developing countries solve social and economic problems. The Commons >> seeks to catalyze the international development community to become >> more open and collaborative through information and communication >> technologies. >> >> The site profiles successful applications of technology that improve >> access to information in developing countries.... >> >> Posted by Peter Suber at 11/28/2008 11:34:00 PM. >> >> What does the Global Development Commons do? >> >> >> >> Shares development information among those who need it most >> >> Builds communities around advanced tools for the dissemination and >> interpretation of information >> >> Innovates through competitions designed to bring the best new >> technology into development work >> >> Partners with other development actors, including companies, donors, >> governments, and non-governmental organizations, to heighten access to >> the best quality development knowledge >> >> Invites new actors to engage in trade, development decision-making, >> and the pursuit of economic growth >> >> __._,_.___ >> >> Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional >> Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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