Nokia calls on innovators to make a difference

Calling All Innovators, Nokia’s global competition, calls on developers to create applications and services that will enhance the use of mobile devices in real-world scenarios.

Now in its third year, the competition aims to inspire creativity and develop positive change through education, entertainment, innovation and productivity.

Calling All Innovators 2010 has four submission categories:

· Eco/being green: apps that help to save the planet with innovative, eco-friendly uses.

· Productivity: apps that make people’s lives easier by helping them to be more efficient such as utilities, business, or personal finance applications.

· Life improvement: apps that have a positive effect on people living in developing countries e.g. applications that teach children and illiterate adults critical skills, and agriculture.

· Entertainment: apps that show off the coolest multimedia features including music and games.

Forum Nokia has teamed up with Sesame Workshop, the producers of Sesame Street, to form a sub category under “life improvement” called “education”. The aim of this category is to encourage developers to create and offer applications that teach early literacy on Nokia devices to communities around the world.

Sesame Workshop will offer guidance during the judging process and work with select developers to further enhance relevant projects.

More details about all the categories for Calling All Innovators, special prizes and judges can be found at: www.callingallinnovators.com.

Calling All Innovators submissions will be accepted from the 1st February 2010. The closing date is the 18th May 2010.

About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the non-profit educational organisation that revolutionised children’s television programming with the landmark Sesame Street. The Workshop produces local Sesame Street programs, seen in over 140 countries, and other acclaimed shows to help bridge the literacy gap including The Electric Company and Pinky Dinky Doo. Beyond television, the Workshop produces content for multiple media platforms on a wide range of issues including literacy, health and military deployment. Initiatives meet specific needs to help young children and families develop critical skills, acquire healthy habits and build emotional strength to prepare them for lifelong learning. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org.

About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.


About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world’s leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalised services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.