The Changing Your City for the Better global competition is set to award a total of US$40 000 (about R296 000), Siemens Southern Africa spokesperson Sithembile Mokaeane told Bizcommunity.com yesterday, Monday, 12 September 2011.
'Sustainable Cities'
'Sustainable Cities' is the topic of the contest, and all contestants are urged to prove that they can use technology to overcome humanity's challenges.
"This is the topic many people can relate to," she explained, adding that contestants can either focus on energy supply (power generation, power transmission and distribution, smart grids, electro-mobility), urban infrastructure and mobility, or efficient and intelligent buildings.
The video format should be one of these: wmv, asf, avi, dvd, flv, mp4, psp, mjpeg, mov, mpeg, mpegts, mpeg2video, rm, svcd, vcd, vob, 3gp or 3g2.
"The contest is premised on the idea that the world is becoming an increasingly complicated place due to population growth, urbanisation and climate change," Mokaeane said.
"Humanity has a powerful ally in technology"
"In our battle to win the future and change the world for the better, humanity has a powerful ally in technology. As sprawl and climate change continue to advance, technology can be used to improve our quality of life and lessen the negative impact in our environment.
"HD is the best way to ensure a consistent quality standard amongst all entries.
"The video format was selected because it is the most engaging and is the most suitable, a format most easily shared by people and also easily understood by a global audience, especially when it comes to communicating a topic of this nature in a short amount of time."
Only Zoopa members are able to enter the competition. To sign up and become a member, go to zooppa.com/contests/changing-your-city-for-the-better.
All videos should be sent to moc.appooz@asu.appooz, with your surname and title of the video.
Siemens warned about the following:
