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Apps for development | Competition by the World Bank (appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com)
3 points by fwez 5727 days ago
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thefreshteapot 5727 days 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?

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fwez 5727 days 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.
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