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Invention as Public Service at MIT Inspire, Support, and Scale Student Innovation Convocatoria al Desafío Global MIT March 8, 2011
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An presentation and invitation to the MIT Harvard Club of Colombia as they launch a local
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Invention as Public Service at MITInspire, Support, and Scale Student Innovation
Convocatoria al Desafío Global MITMarch 8, 2011
25,800 companies founded by MIT alumni employ about 3.3 million people and generate annual world revenues of $2 trillion, producing the equivalent of the eleventh-largest economy in the world.*
* From the 2009 Kauffman Foundation report, “Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT”
Imagine if we applied that technical and entrepreneurial talent to today’s urgent humanitarian challenges.
Goal 1Support MIT’s entrepreneurial ecology by connecting and awarding teams of public service innovators that are tackling barriers to human well-being in communities around the world.
Agriculture, Processing
Education, Training
Emergency, Disaster Relief
Energy, Environment
Employment, Entrepreneurship
Housing, Transportation
Health, Accessibility
Mobiles, ICTs
Water, Sanitation
Goal 2Foster student innovation through an annual competition that supports the translation of ideas into innovative, feasible project proposals with the potential for impact.
Lifecycle1-3 Discovery, Design
Students learn aboutdesign challenges,teams propose solutionsand receive feedbackon their ideas.
4-5 Decide, DeployJudges nominate winners;they are announced at theawards ceremony and have ayear to implement their projects.
Goal 3Involve the worldwide MIT community in activities that support student innovation, deliver results to communities alumni care about, and respond to alumni interests.
PerfectSightDeveloped an
innovative, mobile system for diagnosing
refractive eye conditions for under $1
using cell phones.
Year awarded: 2010 Location: India
Egg EnergyDeveloped innovative
lighting and energy leasing franchise that aims
to eliminate costly, unhealthy, and dangerous
kerosene lanterns used around the world.
Year awarded: 2009 Location: Tanzania
AssuredLabor/EmpleoListo!Developed a mobile
platform to rapidly connect employers with
workers who may lack reliable connection to the
internet.
Year awarded: 2008 Location: Nicaragua
Goals Recap•Support innovation for development ecology•Nurture students, teams, and projects•Engage worldwide alumni base
This Year•3000 registered users•3 Sponsored Challenges, 10 community-defined problems•82 teams
Where we’re headed•Final Proposals due April 5• Online Voting and Judging begins April 6• Poster & Judging Session is April 25• Award Ceremony and Viewing Parties May 2• Teams Hit the Field in June
Celebrate with us!
May 2 it will all come together in celebration
Help us this year•Register to participate in online voting•Offer help to teams, judge proposals online•Host an awards viewing party
Help us next year•Define local innovation opportunities/problems•Offer help, mentor teams•Review proposals, judge online
Key opportunity•Help us match a pledge of $100,000 by making a gift toward the MIT Global Challenge Awards•Visit giving.mit.edu and specify fund2738222
Join us!
•http://globalchallenge.mit.edu
•http://facebook.com/mitglobalchallenge
•http://twitter.com/mitchallenge
Thank youLars Hasselblad [email protected]
Kate [email protected]
On the web http://globalchallenge.mit.eduOn Twitter @mitchallenge
