These concepts will be judged and voted upon
by an expert panel to determine the finalists
who will go forward to produce their concepts,
which would then be subject to a final
evaluation before the selection of a winner in
November of this year. The winning team will
win a trip to Germany at CeBit, one of the most
prestigious ICT tradeshows in the world.
Lisa Cummins, Executive Director of the BCSI
stated that The “App economy” can no longer
be seen as a passing fad. It now plays a central
role in generating value in the post PC era and
has grown into a $20US billion
dollar industry within the past
five years and created almost
500,000 jobs in the US alone. At
BCSI we have been heavily
invested in the past year in
creating new industries in non
traditional areas where we are
seeing growth globally and
upgrading our skills pool. What
we are seeing trending in the US
and other markets suggests that
there is potential for Barbados to utilize the
growing pool of computer and technology
oriented technicians and pair them with
industry partners to create a tremendous
opportunity for innovation and economic
growth. We are aiming to create a vibrant
mobile app industry and in so doing create that
overall economic eco system that supports
industry development, entrepreneurial growth,
employment generation and foreign exchange
generation as we integrate further into the
global value chain.
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