Crowdsourcing Great Ideas!

Crowdsourcing Great Ideas!

One of the main outcomes of the BYND2015 Global Youth Summit is a short policy statement which encapsulates the key issues and recommendations as identified by a worldwide youth community. This is to be presented by President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2013.
From 10 July 2013 up until the Summit in September, there will be extensive online outreach via social media where young people will be engaged to identify key challenges and ideas to help further clarify their priorities for the World We Want post-2015. In line with the Summit, the focus will be on how ICTs can contribute to socio-economic development as well as how young people can make a greater contribution to global policy decision-making processes.
NOTE: This exercise IS NOT about awarding seed funding or in showcasing projects (or project proposals). This is not a space for marketing or self-promotion, but in highlighting your priorities for ICT use in the context of development priorities, for inclusion in a high-level policy document.
To encourage user interaction, prizes will be regularly awarded for the best ideas. Winners will be identified through a combination of leaderboard points and the quality / substance behind their ideas and submissions as judged by crowdsourcing moderators and the BYND2015 Youth Advisory Board. ITU reserves the right to prioritize underrepresented regions in awarding prizes.
Individuals must be aged 18 to 25 as of 16 August 2013 to be eligible for BYND2015 crowdsourcing prizes. The weekly prizes will not be awarded to the same recipient more than once, and may be subject to an identity check via email and/or telephone. Terms and conditions apply (see below).
The following prizes have been identified:

• 2 x Android tablets awarded on a weekly basis every Wednesday starting 26 July 2013 and ending on 6 September.
• 2 x fully funded trips (“Grand Prizes”) to participate in the BYND2015 Youth Summit in Costa Rica, 9-11 September 2013. To be awarded to the best long term contributors to the platform before 16 August 2013.

The overall winners will be further honoured through a dedicated space on the UN Special Envoy's website and a signed certificate.
Winners of the Grand Prize must be between the ages of 18 and 25 by 16 August 2013.
Terms and Conditions:
The Sections below outline the Official Rules for BYND2015 Summit crowdsourcing contest (hereinafter, the “Contest”). By participating in this Contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules. All decisions of the ITU are final and without appeal.

1. No purchase or payment of any kind is required to enter or win the Contest.
2. Participants must register and submit ideas on the crowdsourcing platform set up for BYND2015, available at http://ideas.itu.int. Only submissions submitted through the crowdsourcing platform will be considered.
3. The Challenge is open to individuals from Member States of the ITU (see www.itu.int/members/index.html). Individuals must be aged 18 to 25 as of 16 August 2013 to be eligible for participating in the Contest. ITU staff and Members of the Jury and their families are not eligible for participation.
4. Participation in the Contest is subject to an identity check via email and/or telephone, and may in some cases require proof of date-of-birth.
5. Participants may submit their ideas from 17.07.2013 to 06.09.2013. Participants may submit more than idea. ITU does not provide the equipment or technical infrastructure necessary for participating in the Contest.
6. Submissions will be shortlisted by the BYND2015 Youth Advisory Board and evaluated by a Jury comprised of 3 members of ITU senior management.
7. The winners of the weekly prize of the Contest shall be selected by the Jury each week (two winners per week), starting Friday 26 July 2013 and ending Friday 6 September 2013. The winners shall be selected through a combination of leaderboard points and the quality / substance behind their ideas and submissions. ITU will notify the winners via email, and request their response within five (5) business days that they accept the prize, otherwise the ITU may decide to award the prize to another participant or not award the prize at all. ITU will cover the cost of postage.
8. Decisions of the Jury are final and without appeal. The evaluation criteria are as follows:
• Objectives – Does the idea address a key issue faced by the ICD4D community? Is it forward-looking? Does it propose solutions?
• Impact – How does the idea impact social, economic or environmental development?
• Innovation – How inspired and original is the idea?
9. The two (2) winners of the Grand Prize will be selected by the Jury and announced on Wednesday 16 August. ITU will notify the winners via email. If the winner cannot be contacted by ITU, or does not respond within five (5) business day from the time the ITU sends its notification, the ITU may decide to award the prize to another participant or not award the prize at all. Winners are judged on their overall contribution to the crowdsourcing process, including, inter alia, mobilization of support for the initiative, engagement with other users and ideas and the quality of their input.
10. These rules shall not be interpreted as granting the participants and winners any rights or benefits other than those expressly mentioned herein.
11. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of the ITU, which are specifically reserved.
12. Winners of the Grand Prize will receive from ITU: one (1) roundtrip ticket to San Jose, Costa Rica in economy class (travelling dates from 7 September 2013 to 12 September 2013) and accommodation for five (5) nights in a hotel chosen by the ITU. Meals will be provided. The aforementioned dates cannot be changed. The winner is responsible for any other expenses that are not specified above, including but not limited to travel insurance, and for all administrative formalities which might be required for his/her travel to Costa Rica. ITU and the Government of Costa Rica will facilitate the visa application of the winner where necessary. If the winner declines the invitation or ultimately does not attend the BYND2015 Summit, there will be no compensation or substitution of the prize of any kind. The winner is responsible for all applicable taxes and fees associated with receipt and/or use of the prize. No transfer or substitution of the prize is permitted.
13. Participation in the BYND2015 Summit crowdsourcing constitutes the winners’ consent to ITU’s use of their submitted ideas, names and photographs for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without payment or consideration.
14. BYND2015 Summit crowdsourcing participants agree to release and hold harmless the ITU from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights arising out of or relating to their participation in the Contest and their respective submissions.