Apps for development | Competition by the World Bank

3 points by fwez 15 years ago | 2 comments

First prize being $15,000 US DOLLARS, to me seems very low for creating an "app to help developing countries".

Is this competition more a gimmick than a desire?

fwez 15 years ago | |

I agree. Only motivation to do this would be notoriety/prestige. I think it may be also a way to push for people to use the WB data sets.

thefreshteapot 15 years ago |

First prize being $15,000 US DOLLARS, to me seems very low for creating an "app to help developing countries".

Is this competition more a gimmick than a desire?

fwez 15 years ago | |

I agree. Only motivation to do this would be notoriety/prestige. I think it may be also a way to push for people to use the WB data sets.