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BIG Smart Cities Competition Super-Charged by Vodafone Power Lab and Ericsson

BIG Smart Cities Competition Super-Charged by Vodafone Power Lab and Ericsson Image Credit: Vodafone/Ericsson

Vodafone Portugal has partnered with Ericsson to launch the fourth edition of the entrepreneurship competition, BIG smart cities.

The competition will give entrepreneurs opportunity to share technology-based business ideas that improve the daily lives of those who live, work or visit a city. It promises EUR 10,000 in prize money, six months of incubation at Vodafone Power Lab and a trip to Ericsson's innovation centre in Europe. Applications are open untill 4th of May.

With four opportunity areas identified – Smart Mobility, Smart Living, Smart Tourism and Smart Government – the competition this year features several innovations, the most important being that it has evolved from the local format that it previously had, to a national scale.

This year the initiative will take place in Porto, Coimbra, Évora and Lisbon, with each city organizing local events entitled BIG City Challenges: four competitions taking place in April in which the entries of registered potential entrepreneurs will be assessed and a finalist for each city will be chosen.

In case you are still doubting whether to apply, check this out! This year's BIG smart cities are super-charged by Vodafone Portugal and Ericsson Portugal!

Posted by BIG smart cities on Saturday, 2 April 2016
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