The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) - (http://uspfhackathon.org/) -carried out a study and identified 207 geographical clusters with an estimated 36.8 million people all over Nigeria who have little or no access to telecommunication services including telephony, Internet and other ICT services.
The study outcome (Clusters of ICT Gap) provides an opportunity for innovative Nigerians to create sustainable solutions that would drive equitable ICT access for all.
USPF is calling out to brilliant software developers, data scientists, UX designers, ICT experts, engineers, strategists, public policy experts and students to get involved and solve this underlying ICT problem within 48 hours by building fully working prototypes of their solutions following specific technical guidelines.
Selected winners with outstanding solutions stand a chance to win amazing prizes.
Date: Friday, September 18th – Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Venue: iDEA Nigeria – 296 Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. Lagos, Nigeria
Time: 4pm
What you and your team need to crack
Programme Officer (Resource Mobilization and Partnerships) at Oando Foundation
Workshop Manager at Redline Automobile Service
Chemical Engineer - Sulfuric Acid Plant at African Industries Group (AIG)
Network Optimization Engineer at Airtel Nigeria
Field Operator III at Nautilus Nigeria Engineering and Construction Limited (NNEC)
Personal Assistant at Ocean Tide Global
Quality Control Engineer - Insulation at Amaiden Energy Nigeria Limited
Ongoing recruitment at Transtidal Energy Limited
Production Manager at Aren Paper Mills Limited
Front Desk Officer at Eastern & Western Hospital
Graduate Drilling Well Engineer at Benel Energy Resources Limited
Chartered Accountant at Ascentech Services Limited
Health & Nutrition Supervisor at Première Urgence Internationale (PUI)
Senior Technician (Caster Fitter) at African Steel Mills (Nigeria) Limited
Electrical In-charge (Switchyard) at African Steel Mills Limited
Account & Administrative Officer at Gruppo OSB Limited