Welcome to the Ericsson Application Awards 2014
Is your app a winner? Developers, startups and students who have an idea for a great app, here is your opportunity! You are invited to submit your entries and compete in the Ericsson Application Awards 2014 for the best Android or iOS apps.
How will working life be organized to meet changing behaviors and emerging technologies? How can we contribute toward making the next generation of working life a one where people can innovate, collaborate and balance their lives outside work better? We are open to your suggestions.
This competition will give you and your team the opportunity to gain a foothold in the app industry, while also earning recognition and making contacts within the telecom industry
Deadline February 28, 2014.
Details: www.ericssonapplicationawards.com
2. Submissions figures 2013
› More than 1000 registered users
› 192 registered teams
› Teams representing 52 countries globally
› Submission of 91 prototype application
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3. Winning teams 2013
Team Therapy Box
UK
Company category
Their application will learn based on the
user’s use pattern, and draw from a
phrase bank to give the user instant
access to messages so they can quickly
get help, interrupt a conversation or join in
a discussion.
Ericsson Internal | 2013-10-17 | Page 3
Team GreenSpark
Portugal, Taiwan
Student category
Their application reduces the complexity
of maintaining and monitoring a
household solar-power system through a
plug-and-play device using cloudcomputing technology.
5. 2014 Theme “apps
for working Life”
Objectives
› Initiative to spark app development
› Opportunity for developers to gain
exposure within the telecom world
› Strengthening Ericsson’s brand
and leveraging the Networked
Society
Why – “Apps for working life”
theme?
› By 2020, we expect there to be 50
billion connected devices
worldwide, and this will
fundamentally change working life.
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6. Participation
Target audience
›(Young) developers and
entrepreneurs
›Smaller companies
›Students
Evaluation criteria's
›Android application or Apple iOS
(Native or Web)
›Addresses the theme "Apps for
the Working Life"
›Working application prototype
›Innovative solution
›Business potential
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7. EAA 2014- prize table and key
dates
Prizes
•1st place: EUR 25 000
•2nd place: EUR 10 000
70 000 euro
in total prize
money
Two
categories
- Student
- Company
There will also be a special recognition for innovation supporting
Technology for Good.
Ericsson Internal | 2013-10-17 | Page 7
More than 1000 registered users
192 registered teams (all time high)
Teams representing 52 countries globally (all time high)
Submission of 91 prototype application (all time high)