WIN BIG PRIZES AS APPS DEVELOPER WITH MTN APPS CHALLEGE 2013

MTN has come out with MTNApp Developer Challenge 2013 where apps developer who emerges as winners go home with fabulous prizes and gifts. Kindly follow the steps below to enter the challenge
How To Enter:
Step 1: REGISTER HERE 
Registration is open to individuals or teams.
Step 2: Selecting the mobile app Idea you want
1. Entry Categories
Developers will be expected to submit applications into any of the following categories:

• Entertainment and Lifestyle
• Productivity
• Games
• Education
• Health and wellness
• Special category for student submissions (undergraduates)

 2. Shortlisting Criteria
Top 4 Apps will be shortlisted from each category based on number of customer downloads and judged based on the criteria listed below.
One ‘wild card’ app will also be selected from each category by the judges (Judges’ wild card).
 3. Judging Criteria

• Originality of concept
• Relevance of concept to the market
• Best user experience
• Commercial viability

Step 3: Submit your final App by 24^th October
You have from 24^th July to 24^th October to create or improve and submit your mobile apps.
Final submission is on 24^th October, 11.59 pm.
Winners will be announced by the 13^th of December 2013.

NOTE : Once you have submitted your app, drop us a mail with the app(s) name and your developer account name at mtndeveloperchallenge@nexva.com and you may be on your way to win a great prize.
If you are submitting an app for the Student category, please indicate in the email sent to the mailing address above.
Good luck!

 Schedule:

Date	Event
24thJuly	Competition opens – call for entries begin
24th October	Entry into competition ends
24th October – 24th November	Top 10 downloaders (i.e. customers) are rewarded weekly to encourage downloads
13th December	Winners Announced

 Prizes :

Category	Prize
Best Overall App	Hyundai IX 35 N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Best Entertainment and Lifestyle App	N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Best Productivity App	N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Best Game App	N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Best Education App	N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Best Health App	N1m Samsung Galaxy S4 Free promotion of the app in the MTN Nextapps store for 6 months
Special Category – Best Student App (Undergraduate)	N1m

Judges :

Our panel of judges are made up of a rich cross section of notable names in ICT sector.

Stanley Muoneke Business Development Director at Intel	Chika Nwobi Entrepreneur Investor focused on Tech Industry in Africa Founder , Managing Partner L5Lab , Director , Kamdora
Akinwunmi Braithwaite Customer Relations Executive, MTN Nigeria	Emmanuel Oluwatosin Business Manager, Nokia Live & Country Lead, Mobile Monday Nigeria