Nokia Networks is inviting startup companies, large or small, as well as teams, individuals, businesses and academia to join the 2015 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge by submitting ideas that can change the future of Internet of Things (IoT).
According to Nokia, the challenge is a call for innovative ideas, technologies, or business models, and an opportunity to collaborate with Nokia to advance innovations within the IoT domain.
Through the challenge, ideas will be assessed and the winners get a chance to leverage Nokia’s global market reach and connectivity expertise.
[blockquote right=”pull-right”]Hossein Moiin, Executive Vice President and CTO for Nokia Networks says “building networks for the programmable world requires a P-O-P approach; turning networks into Platforms, Orchestrating the ecosystem, and creating the required Partnerships.” [/blockquote]
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Others may be selected by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), Nokia’s investment arm and co-sponsor of the challenge, which is actively investing in promising IoT companies, according to the technology giant.
Hossein Moiin, Executive Vice President and CTO for Nokia Networks says “building networks for the programmable world requires a P-O-P approach; turning networks into Platforms, Orchestrating the ecosystem, and creating the required Partnerships.”
According to Moiin, “Today, the pace of innovation matters more and more in our daily lives and, at Nokia, we are showing our openness to incorporating innovations from all around us by launching our third annual Open Innovation Challenge. Our objective is to reach out to the brightest innovators and experts in the IoT domain so that we, together, can help build a future that will benefit us all. I am personally committed to champion the best innovations towards global market success together with Nokia.”
Submissions are being accepted between August 3 and September 20, 2015, the technology company says.