Post on 13-Jan-2015
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A major challenge takes place in east Kent this autumn that aims to bring people together to develop innovative ways of using technology to improve their neighbourhoods. We’re asking local people to put forward their ideas and brings them together with designers & developers to find technology solutions.
Activities
Students & professors
Residents of East Kent
Community groups
Entrepreneurs
Digital agencies & startups
We’re working with local people…
…to tackle local challenges
…using creative methods
Prototype ideas…
That deliver social impact… and help people help each other
Brainstorming ideas… using new technologies
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Developing the functionality Simulating the service
Validating the usability Designing the interaction
…to design solutions
Previous winners
2011 – Customer Transformation• Help young people understand & tackle bullying• Leveraged £90K to roll out across several schools
2012 – The Sunshine Bank• Reward civic activity with a new social currency• Launched website integrating social network tools
2013 – Smoking Chimney (Kemuri)• Create connected sensor service to reduce dehydration• Shortlisted for Nominet Trust & EIT ICT Labs Challenge
Key statistics
Why sponsor the competition?
Associate your brand with a pioneering way of connecting local people and innovators to develop digital solutions to meet local challenges
Engage with college and university students & professors, startups, businesses, community groups and residents
Promote your brand at an event stimulating digital innovation in the community
How could you benefit?
Nominate a representative from your organisation to be a judge for the competition
Add your logo & marketing in print and online literature of the competition
Highlight your brand in announcements at workshops, at Digibury Weekender & Transformed by You and The Shed Makerspace launch day
Shape the Support Programme for the winners of the competition
Sponsor the support programme for winners• £3000
Sponsor a financial prize for winners• £3000 (Negotiable)
Gold Level Sponsorship
Sponsor a financial prize for winners• £1000
Sponsor the Innovation Day• £1000
Silver Level Sponsorship
Research: Help carry out market & user research to understand and target potential customers
Business: Help develop a business model & plan to pitch to investors and make the solution sustainable
Service design: Help support in designing the end to end service for the solution
Communications: Help develop a communications plan & branding to promote the solution
Coaching: Help coach the team / person to take their solution forward
Bronze Level SponsorshipThe different options below are in-kind support. The level of in-kind support to be negotiated with sponsor – between 1-3 days of consultancy.
Graphic & web design: Help provide graphic or web design support for the solution
Web & software development: Help provide development or programming support for the solution
User testing: Help test the solution with users using human-computer interaction
Digital making: Help advise how to make the best use of 3D printing and other digital making
Other (contact us with your ideas for how you could help)
Bronze Level (continued)The different options below are in-kind support. The level of in-kind support to be negotiated with sponsor – between 1-3 days of consultancy.
Supporter Level
Invite your members or staff to take part in the competition
Host a workshop to help people develop ideas, prototype or test solutions
Provide access to your open data or APIs developers can use
Host a workshop to help people get online and/or develop their digital skills
Blog and/or promote the competition
Other (contact us with your ideas for how you could help)
Support Programme
Winners each get assigned a coach who can help them make the best use of the programme
Winners come up with joint challenges they want help with. Local people invited to fortnightly /monthly meetups to help them tackle challenges in an hour.
Winners choose what support they need from the Silver Level Sponsorship and receive 1:1 support from the relevant sponsor
Winners meet up with Working Group every month to showcase and peer review each other’s progress
To help people take forward the solutions developed, we will develop a support programme where participants can choose what specialist support they require, complemented by collaborative activities with other participants & sponsors.
Support Programme (continued)
Winners also get group workshops on each module from the Silver Level Sponsorship organised by the relevant sponsor
Winners take part in a field visit to a space or organisation that uses creative methods to use/develop technology or use public space
Winners invited to showcase their solutions at Kent Public Services ICT Board, UKC Industrial Panel and other relevant events organised by partners
Previous sponsors
Previous supporters
What they said
“The best entries aren't necessarily the technically brilliant applications. It is more about making something that is provides a fresh, useful way to make use of an existing service”
“It’s a great opportunity to be really imaginative and yet produce something that will have a solid local impact and helped create a network of individuals”
“The best elements for me included giving our activity an edge and excitement, the time-bound nature of the day, roles on hand to help us out and the facilitation making everyone feel heard”
Get in touch!
Noel Hatchnoel.hatch@kent.gov.ukenquire@kentconnects.gov.uk 03000410496