Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Internet.org Summit Keynote; Internet.org Innovation Challenge Launched
The first-ever Internet.org Summit kicked off in New Delhi, India, Thursday, and highlights included a talk by Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as well as the introduction of the Internet.org Innovation Challenge, which is aimed at recognizing efforts toward connecting people in India who currently lack Internet access.
The first-ever Internet.org Summit kicked off in New Delhi, India, Thursday, and highlights included a talk by Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as well as the introduction of the Internet.org Innovation Challenge, which is aimed at recognizing efforts toward connecting people in India who currently lack Internet access.
Internet.org — the initiative launched in August 2013 by Facebook, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung to connect those without Internet access — said it will present four $250,000 prizes to the leading application, website, service and idea that help connect women, students, farmers and migrant workers in India who lack access to the Internet, adding that two $25,000 Impact Award prizes will also be presented in each category.
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