Design for Development Finalists Announced!

Only two weeks to go until the Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals in Cairo, Egypt! Our judges have narrowed the field of entrants for the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Design for Development Award and selected five finalist teams.

 

I would like to thank each of the teams that submitted an entry for the Design for Development Award this year. The judges were impressed with the innovative use of technology and caliber of solutions, as well as the excellent end-user research captured for each of the solutions. It is worth taking a minute to watch some videos of this research posted by students at the Design for Development video channel. We encourage all of the participants in this year’s award submission to continue their work to help underserved communities through innovative uses of technology.

 

Congratulations to the five finalist teams for your amazing work! I look forward to meeting you in Cairo. These particular projects demonstrate excellence - in concept, technology innovation, and business planning. Below you can find links to demos, user research videos and team blogs. We will profile these teams over the next few weeks to provide an opportunity to learn more about each of their projects and the UN Millennium Development Goals that they address.

 

Stay tuned for updates, and be sure to check out the Imagine Cup Blog for the latest on the overall event.

 

 

 

Unlimited Potential Design for Development Finalists

 

Team Capricorn – Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

· Lim Kian Long

· Marilyn Lim Chien Hui

· Steven Lim Jun Liang

Team COSMIC – Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

· Jasy Liew Suet Yan

· Loo Wan Koe

· Mathew Phiong Yoon Kheong

Team development++ – Makerere University, Uganda

· Kibet Seth Kigen

· Kaizzi Joseph Kasolo

· Acellam Guy

· Okori Ivan Nape

Team Pedjoeang – Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

· Ardiansyah

· Dewi Nur Aisyah

· Genta Moerita

· Salman Salsabila

Team Unique Studio – Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

· Lin Shen 

· Zhe Wang 

· Yuanchen Zou 

· Weichao Qiu

 

-- Amit Mital

Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Unlimited Potential Group