Apps4Fingal is competition to build mobile or online applications using Fingal data. The competition was launched on 9th November in Fingal County Hall, Swords by the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Gerry McGuire. Entrants can win prizes by developing Apps for the Internet or smartphones which make use of data that has been made available by Fingal County Council.
Apps4Fingal has a prize fund of €11,000 divided into €2,500 prize for tourism, enterprise and community, an overall prize of €2,500, and a student prize to the value of €500. There will also be an Ideas prize of €500 for an idea for app.
Oisín Geoghegan, CEO, Fingal County Enterprise Board, said: “By marrying the expertise and innovation of app developers with the information of local authorities, we have a potent and powerful force that can make life easier for our communities and strengthen our businesses in practical ways.”
The closing date for the competition is midday on 9 January 2012. Further information is available at http://data.fingal.ie/apps4fingal.
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