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Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is organising the ‘Change maker challenge,’ a hackathon and incubation event where people with technology background and business vision come together, form teams around a problem or idea, and collaboratively code a unique solution from scratch.
The competition, scheduled to hold from January 25 to 27, 2019, will have bright, creative minds between ages 18 and 45 years old competing to win over N3.5 million for creating an innovative solution, usually in the form of websites, mobile apps, IOT and robotics.
Interested persons below 18 years would require their parents/guardians to fill out a permission slip and accompany their ward to the event.
According to the event organisers, the innovative ICT solution and entrepreneurship development project would provide an avenue for self-expression and creativity among technology start-ups, through the use of modern technologies.
The theme for the third edition of the Changemaker challenge is “The Future is here: Disrupting legacy ecosystem with technology”, USPF said in a statement, while encouraging Nigerians with relevant solutions that could address specific challenges, to apply at www.uspfchangemaker18.ng and stand a chance to develop their idea.
“The USPF Changemaker challenge event is the perfect place to network and connect with brilliant, software developers, UX designers, data scientists, ICT experts, budding entrepreneurs, strategists, angel investors, idea funders, public policy experts, incubation experts and technology enthusiasts. It will be a weekend of freedom to create a new product, learn new techniques for your future development, and be part of a community of new ideas and ventures thus ideas festival, investors delight,” the organisers said in a statement.
