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thefreshteapot
on Oct 8, 2010
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Apps for development | Competition by the World Ba...
First prize being $15,000 US DOLLARS, to me seems very low for creating an "app to help developing countries".
Is this competition more a gimmick than a desire?
fwez
on Oct 8, 2010
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I agree. Only motivation to do this would be notoriety/prestige. I think it may be also a way to push for people to use the WB data sets.
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Is this competition more a gimmick than a desire?