Ï ìåãÜëïò äéáãùíéóìüò ôå÷íïëïãßáò Imagine Cup ôçò Microsoft ãéá ôï 2013 Ý÷åé Þäç îåêéíÞóåé êáé ç Microsoft ÅëëÜò ðñïóêáëåß ôïõò íÝïõò íá äçìéïõñãÞóïõí ôçí ïìÜäá ôïõò êáé íá óõììåôÝ÷ïõí óôç öåôéíÞ äéïñãÜíùóç, áíáðôýóóïíôáò êáéíïôüìåò ôå÷íïëïãéêÝò åöáñìïãÝò, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá äéåêäéêÞóïõí ìéá äéåèíÞ äéÜêñéóç óôïí êïñõöáßï áõôü èåóìü íåáíéêÞò êáéíïôïìßáò, êáèþò êáé óçìáíôéêÜ ÷ñçìáôéêÜ Ýðáèëá.

Óôïí åíäÝêáôï ÷ñüíï ôçò äéåîáãùãÞò ôïõ, ôï Imagine Cup ðåñéëáìâÜíåé ôéò ðáñáêÜôù êáôçãïñßåò:

  • World Citizenship. Óå áõôÞ ôçí êáôçãïñßá óõììåôÝ÷ïõí projects ìå åöáñìïãÝò ëïãéóìéêïý ðïõ Ý÷ïõí äçìéïõñãçèåß ðÜíù óå ðëáôöüñìåò ôçò Microsoft ìå ôçí ðñïïðôéêÞ íá Ý÷ïõí êïéíùíéêü üöåëïò. Ãéá ðáñÜäåéãìá, Ýíá project ðïõ óõììåôÝ÷åé óôçí êáôçãïñßá áõôÞ ìðïñåß íá áöïñÜ æçôÞìáôá ðïõ ó÷åôßæïíôáé ìå ôçí åêðáßäåõóç, ôçí êïéíùíßá Þ ôçí õãåéïíïìéêÞ ðåñßèáëøç.
  • Games. Óôï ðëáßóéï áõôÞò ôçò êáôçãïñßáò, ïé óõììåôÝ÷ïíôåò êáëïýíôáé íá áíáðôýîïõí ðÜíù óå ðëáôöüñìåò ôçò Microsoft (Windows 8, Windows Phone, Kinect ãéá Windows Software Development Kit êáé Xbox Indie Games) ðáé÷íßäéá ðïõ áðåõèýíïíôáé óå íÝïõò êáé åöÞâïõò.
  • Innovation. ÌÝóù áõôÞò ôçò êáôçãïñßáò, åíèáññýíåôáé ç áíÜðôõîç êáéíïôüìùí åöáñìïãþí ãéá êáôáíáëùôÝò, ïé ïðïßåò ìðïñåß íá åéóÜãïõí êÜôé êáéíïýñéï óôá êïéíùíéêÜ äßêôõá, óôéò online áãïñÝò Þ óôçí Ýñåõíá êáé ïé ïðïßåò äçìéïõñãïýíôáé ìå åñãáëåßá êáé ôå÷íïëïãßá ôçò Microsoft.


Ôá Ýðáèëá ãéá êÜèå ìßá êáôçãïñßá óôïõò öåôéíïýò Ðáãêüóìéïõò Ôåëéêïýò åßíáé $50.000 ãéá ôçí ðñþôç èÝóç, $10.000 ãéá ôç äåýôåñç èÝóç êáé $5.000 ãéá ôçí ôñßôç èÝóç.

Ïé åíäéáöåñüìåíïé èá ðñÝðåé ìÝ÷ñé ôçí 1ç Áðñéëßïõ 2013 íá õðïâÜëëïõí áßôçóç óõììåôï÷Þò êáé íá óôåßëïõí Ýíá prototype/demo ôçò åöáñìïãÞò ôïõò óôçí çëåêôñïíéêÞ äéåýèõíóç [email protected]. Ïé åëëçíéêïß ôåëéêïß èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèïýí óôéò 15 Áðñéëßïõ 2013 óôçí ÁèÞíá, üðïõ èá óõììåôÝ÷ïõí ïé ðñïêñéèåßóåò ïìÜäåò.

Ç íéêÞôñéá ïìÜäá áðü êÜèå êáôçãïñßá ôùí åëëçíéêþí ôåëéêþí èá óõììåôÝ÷åé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá óôïõò Ðáãêüóìéïõò Ôåëéêïýò ôïõ Imagine Cup 2013, ðïõ èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèïýí óôçí Áãßá Ðåôñïýðïëç ôçò Ñùóßáò ôïí Éïýëéï, þóôå íá åêðñïóùðÞóåé ôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé íá äéåêäéêÞóåé ôá ìåãÜëá Ýðáèëá ôïõ äéáãùíéóìïý.

ÐáñÜëëçëá, üëåò ïé ïìÜäåò ðïõ èá óõììåôÝ÷ïõí óôïõò åëëçíéêïýò ôåëéêïýò, èá Ý÷ïõí ôçí åõêáéñßá íá êåñäßóïõí åéóéôÞñéï ãéá ôïõò Ðáãêüóìéïõò Ôåëéêïýò ôçò Ñùóßáò, óõììåôÝ÷ïíôáò óôïí Ðáãêüóìéï Online ðñïêñéìáôéêü ãýñï, êáôÜ ôïí ïðïßï èá åðéëå÷èïýí ìåñéêÝò ïìÜäåò (ðïõ äåí Ý÷ïõí êåñäßóåé óôïõò ôåëéêïýò ôùí ÷ùñþí ôïõò) ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ðáñïõóéÜóïõí ôï project ôïõò óôïõò Ðáãêüóìéïõò Ôåëéêïýò. Åðéóçìáßíåôáé üôé ãéá ôç óõììåôï÷Þ óôïí online äéáãùíéóìü áðáéôåßôáé åããñáöÞ ìÝ÷ñé ôéò 15 Ìáñôßïõ óôï www.imaginecup.com.

Óçìåéþíåôáé üôé ç ÅëëÜäá ëáìâÜíåé ìÝñïò óôïí äéáãùíéóìü áðü ôï 2004, Ý÷ïíôáò åîáóöáëßóåé óçìáíôéêÝò äéáêñßóåéò óôçí êáôçãïñßá Software Design: 3ç èÝóç ôï 2004 ìå ôï project SmartEyes êáé 2ç èÝóç ôï 2005 ìå ôï project Sign2Talk. Ôï 2011, ôï project Touring Machine ðÞñå ôçí ðñþôç èÝóç óôçí êáôçãïñßá Interoperability Challenge êåñäßæïíôáò ôï ðïóü ôùí 8.000 äïëáñßùí. Ôï 2012 ç Symbiosis Þôáí áíÜìåóá óôéò 6 êáëýôåñåò ïìÜäåò ôïõ êüóìïõ óôçí êáôçãïñßá Software Design, åíþ óõíå÷ßæåé ôçí åðÝêôáóç ôïõ project ôçò, êáèþò ðñüóöáôá åðé÷ïñçãÞèçêå ìå 10.000¤ áðü ôçí ÅõñùðáúêÞ ÔñÜðåæá Åðåíäýóåùí.

Ðåñéóóüôåñåò ðëçñïöïñßåò åßíáé äéáèÝóéìåò óôçí åðßóçìç éóôïóåëßäá ôïõ äéáãùíéóìïý http://www.imaginecup.com åíþ ãéá åñùôÞóåéò ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôï äéáãùíéóìü, ïé åíäéáöåñüìåíïé ìðïñïýí íá åðéóêåöôïýí ôçí åðßóçìç åëëçíéêÞ êïéíüôçôá ôïõ Imagine Cup http://studentguru.gr/default.aspx Þ íá óôåßëïõí email óôï [email protected] .

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