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Application Deadline: September 20th 2017

Nokia have launched its Open Innovation Challenge for the fifth year running, focusing now on the Internet of Things (IoT) for smart cities, mobility, safety and security, and connected industries. The challenge is being organized in partnership with private venture firm Nokia Growth Partners.

The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with venture firm Nokia Growth Partners, is a call for ideas, technologies, and new business models in IoT. If your product or technology is targeting markets in transportation, smart cities, safety and security, and connected industries, or if your solution enables a smart, safe and sustainable world, we are looking for you.

Nokia is shaping a new revolution in technology, where networks augment and aid our daily lives. We create the technology that connects the world and are looking to co-innovate with the ecosystem to invent disruptive technologies.

Co-innovation is an essential part of Nokia’s ambition to bring in people with creative ideas and smart solutions. The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge is calling for startups and innovators who are working on the next big ideas in IoT to improve people lives and able to demonstrate a working prototype for their idea that:

Improves cities by solving many urban challenges
Improves safety with technology
Improves how we interact and experience the world around us with virtual reality and machine interactions
Enables the next industrial revolution with LTE, robotics and sensors
Improves health with digital technologies

Submissions will be accepted between June 8 and September 20, after which they will be assessed and the top teams will be invited to a two-day concept development workshop with Nokia experts in Helsinki in November. The final judging and the award ceremony will be held right after the workshop.

Application Procedure:

Step 1

Submission

Submit your application before September 20.

Step 2

Application review by October 20

Step 3

Concept development workshop, November 20-21

Step 4

Award ceremony, November 22

Step 5

Collaboration with Nokia

Benefits:

Co-innovation and joint business opportunities
Business and technology boost by accessing Nokia’s technologies, products and resources
Access to Nokia’s global market
Investment opportunities

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2017

Application Deadline: August 15, 2016.

Rapidly developing Internet of Things (IoT) technology is opening up multiple new business opportunities for operators and enterprises, spanning many industries – public safety, healthcare, connected mobility, smart cities and more. Nokia’s vision is to expand the human possibilities of technology to improve people’s lives and help them thrive by enabling a programmable world where billions of people, things, sensors and devices are connected.

The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2016, arranged in partnership with venture firm Nokia growth partners, is looking for futuristic technologies, the next big ideas and new business models in the Internet of things (IoT) domain.

The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2016 is a call for innovative ideas, technologies, or business models addressing opportunities in IoT scope. Nokia is specifically looking for innovations in the provinces of connected automotive, public safety, security, industry 4.0, digital health, utilities and smart cities.

Nokia Innovation Accelerator Program

The Nokia Innovation Accelerator Program is a new initiative to connect top innovators and Nokia experts. Innovators entering this program will receive a technology boost by accessing Nokia’s products, services and resources. This is an opportunity to form meaningful relationships with investors and Nokia’s decision makers. Each innovator team will be awarded with up to €100,000 incubation prize.

Nokia IoT solution at a glance:

Nokia’s IoT portfolio brings a flexible, secure and scalable multi-tenant platform that is device-agnostic and helps operators and enterprise customers to rapidly develop, roll out and support new applications and business models.
The Connectivity Management feature helps operators manage the rapidly growing number of connections from sensors and devices.
Application Platforms let operators create customized IoT applications and services quickly and cost-effectively.
Device management capabilities are designed for rapid, remote deployment of any device, sensor, meter, or module and Nokia supports all current IoT device management standards.
Nokia’s IoT services provide the expertise to design, integrate and customize connectivity management platforms and application layers to cater to the specific needs of different verticals.

Requirements:

Innovators, startups or academia from around the world can participate in this challenge and take a leap towards making the programmable world happen.
The Nokia Open Innovation Challenge is open to innovators around the world aiming to find the next big idea! It can be a new technology, a business model or a combination of both that will help us make lives better!

Benefits

The opportunity to enter the Nokia Innovation Accelerator Program to work with Nokia experts on creating joint business models while receiving a technology boost by accessing Nokia’s products, services and resources.
In addition, a €100,000 incubation prize will be shared between the top three teams!
Access to Nokia’s global market and the opportunity to form valuable partnerships. Investment opportunities

Submission Procedure:

You can submit your proposal here.
Please keep in mind that a working proof of concept is required to enter to challenge.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2016

Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2017 for Internet of Things (IoT) Startups.

Collaboration with Nokia

Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2016 for Innovators around the World. (€100,000 Prize)