[Imc-makerspace] Fwd: [IMC] Fwd: [Stubblefield] APPS FOR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION

[Sarah Dolinar]

Makerspace guys,

If this is of interest, jump on it soon!! The Dept of Journalism at UI has a
Knight professor, and he's a whiz at writing grants. If he's got his eye on
this, he'll beat everyone to the punch.....

Just a heads-up.

sarah

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Chris Ritzo <chris.ritzo at gmail.com> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net>
> Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM
> Subject: [IMC] Fwd: [Stubblefield] APPS FOR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION
> To: WRFU <rfu at ucimc.org>, imc at lists.chambana.net
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>  FYI,
> Mike
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> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: [Stubblefield] APPS FOR
> ACCESS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION  Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:39:20 -0400  From:
> Nan Rubin <nanrubin at aol.com> <nanrubin at aol.com>  Reply-To: Stubblefield
> <stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org><stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org>  To:
> WBAIProducers at yahoogroups.com, pubtech at lists.pubtech.org, grc at peak.org,
> stubblefield at prometheusradio.org, maggie at prometheusradio.org
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> APPS FOR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION
>
> [SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission, AUTHOR: Press release]
>
> In a new, nationwide contest, communities and software developers will
> compete to develop software applications ("apps") that get personalized,
> actionable information to people least likely to take advantage of the
> digital revolution.
>
>   The Apps for Communities Challenge is part of the FCC's and the John S.
> and James L. Knight Foundation's efforts to foster digital inclusion and
> promote broadband adoption. Details are posted at
> Appsforcommunities.challenge.gov. The Apps for Communities Challenge seeks
> to take advantage of the local, public information coming online - on topics
> from education to health care, child care, government services and jobs -
> and make it easily accessible to the public. Contestants will be asked to
> turn that information into content, apps and services that expand people's
> choices on critical issues. These apps could, for example, give people
> valuable information about their communities in an easily digestible graphic
> on their mobile devices; help seniors, immigrants, and others use tools such
> as Skype to communicate; allow consumers to choose a health care provider;
> or deliver contract and seasonal job post alerts in English and Spanish via
> text message.
>
>   Knight Foundation is offering $100,000 dollars in prizes, with
> additional prizes awarded to the best apps that reach and engage
> traditionally underserved communities-people with disabilities, seniors, and
> those whose first language is not English.
>  Federal Communications Commission<http://benton.org/outgoingframe/55528?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BentonsHeadlines>
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