Telenor Pakistan's youth centric brand "djuice" Friday announced the winners of the annual "Apportunity contest 2015". The team comprising Arusha Imtiaz, Asadullah and Hafiz Arslan Hafeez won the contest for developing "My Smaced App". It is a smart education ecosystem, which connects homes to schools by bridging the communication gap between parents, teachers, students and the institute itself.
The winning team will represent Telenor Pakistan at Global Digital Conference in Oslo, Norway and compete for USD 13,000 against Apps from around the world. Aqeel Iqbal, Hamza Khalid and Syed Zaid Hassan are the first runners-up for developing Kindergarten Prep, an App to support interactive digital learning for kids, and have won Rs 150,000, while Mustanser Tinauli, developer of Fori Mazdoori won Rs 100,000 by taking the second runner-up position.
Deputy CEO and chief marketing officer Telenor Pakistan Irfan Wahab Khan said the determination, talent and passion exhibited by the youth is a testament of the fact that Pakistan is accelerating towards a digital era; "djuice" Apportunity 2015 owes its success to all the highly talented participants of Pakistan and the very supportive partners and brand ambassadors," he added.
He said that such events provide a platform to talented youth and play their vital role in its development, adding such initiatives would bring revolution in all sectors of life including medicine, agriculture and internet. Other respective category winners include Kids ABC Learning, Doc Locator, Bar Puzzle and Save The Bird, all receiving PKR 50,000 cash prize each. All winning Apps will also be featured on the Telenor App store free of cost.
The judging panel comprised of representatives from Microsoft, OPEN Islamabad, GEW, two of the leading technology bloggers from Pakistan and experts from Telenor Pakistan. This contest was organised for the fifth consecutive year and received over 1400 idea submission, highest number in the competition's history. 275 submissions were accepted for Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Windows phone mobile platforms. djuice partnered with Microsoft, OPEN and GEW to provide required mentorship and guidance to all participants for refining their ideas and making them suitable for implementation.