Mozilla Ignite names brainstorming round winners and opens
development rounds
Today, an open innovation challenge called Mozilla Ignite
announced eight winning ideas for innovative applications that offer a glimpse
of what the Internet's future might look like--and what the lives of Americans
may look like as well.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and hosted
by Mozilla, the challenge called for stellar application, or "app,"
ideas from anywhere in the world that would advance national priorities such as
health care, public safety, clean energy and transportation. This brainstorming
round received more than 300 submissions examined by 38 expert judges, who
awarded the eight winning teams prizes ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.