March 28, 2017
Entry deadline looms for Maori digital challenge
Budding Maori digital entrepreneurs have until Friday to submit their entries to the DIGMYIDEA Maori Innovation Challenge.
The challenge is open to individuals or teams of up to five people.
Judge Robett Hollis from Aranui Ventures says people should put their idea forward regardless of whether they think it’s any good or not, because being involved in an innovation challenge could be the perfect platform to an even bigger and better idea.
The competition has two categories … 15 to 25 year olds and 26 years and above.
The winners get $10,000 worth of business start-up assistance, and the five finalists from the two categories get to attend the Digiwananga mentoring workshop during Tech Week in May.
Entries so far include proposals for digital applications for te reo Maori in schools to interactive online games which teach users about Maori history.
Entries need to be submitted to www.digmyidea.nz by midnight on Friday.
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