VBUG Peterborough Coordinator Finalist in the DesignIT Competition - Vote Now!!

The DesignIT Competition is run by Microsoft TechNet and has over the last three months invited IT professionals to submit their designs for computer systems that demonstrate creativity as well as tackling real social, human interest problems experienced by charities large and small: such as contributing to the battle to reduce carbon emissions; bringing conservation closer to the people that use technology; opening channels of communication for abused and vulnerable children and identifying new opportunities for disabled people. In so doing have teamed up with four charities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Global Action Plan, Flora and Fauna International and NSPCC.

Jyoti's design is for the Flora and Fauna International Charity and in Jyoti's submission her proposal is for :

"Simple in its concept and delivery, development of this solution would allow live information on conservation projects across the globe to be accessible on the web by leveraging the capabilities of mobile networks in emerging markets.Countries where you wouldn’t expect mobile access have more mobile stations than fixed line cables so providing these facilities would not be an obstacle."

Voting is now open and will close at 5pm on Friday 11th April 2008. The winning contestant will see their design implemented for the charity of their choice to the sum of £15,000 and the winner will be announced on Monday 14th April 2008.

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• View the five finalists' entries and Vote Now