āYou create. We connect.ā ā The submission for Telekom Innovation Contest 2015 is open
Telekom Innovation Contest is seeking once again smart innovators worldwide. Telekom Romania and the organisers of the contest invite startups and innovators in Romania to apply until October 15 on www.telekom-innovation-contest.com in three categories. The contest is the unique access to the exclusive Innovation Expo in Budapest, where startups meet Deutsche Telekomās business units. Teams can apply from now on until October 15, startups and innovators from all over the world being invited to submit their ideas. According to Deutsche Telekomās hottest topics, the submitted solutions should cover one of the categories: Smart Data Analytics, Future Communication or Industry 4.0/ IoT. Because Deutsche Telekom is looking for mature ideas, the teams have to present at least a working prototype.
Innovation Expo Budapest ā āYou create. We connectā
For the first time, the applying teams have the chance to join a unique and invite-only event taking place in Budapest on November 12 this year. With the Innovation Expo a platform has been created to foster the exchange between the startup and the corporate world of Deutsche Telekom. Beside a spot on the expo the teams are invited to meet descision makers from Telekomās business units, venture units and National Companies. āFor Deutsche Telekom Startups are an important source of impulses and we are always seeking for entrepreneurs. We are excited to see which bright minds we will meet at the Expo in Budapestā, said Dr. Heinrich Arnold, Senior Vice President Innovation & Laboratories of Deutsche Telekom and Global Head of Telekom Innovation Laboratories.
The 2015 Telekom Innovation Contest
The Telekom Innovation Contest was created in 2013 by Telekom Innovation Laboratories in Berlin, T-Mobile Poland and Magyar Telekom in Hungary. From 2014 on, the competition was also supported by all of Deutsche Telekomās incubators - hub:raum in Berlin, Krakow and Tel Aviv, along with Kitchen Budapest and UQBATE, a program for employees.
Wild Card for startup shopboostr
This years contest has been kicked off at Startup Night, the biggest event for the Berlin startup ecosystem on September 5, at Telekomās representativeās office in Berlin. Heinrich Arnold officially opened up the contest and handed over one Wild Card. Teams of Startup Night had the opportunity to apply for the first direct ticket for the Innovation Expo Budapest. The jury of experts selected shopboostr from Berlin, CEO and Co-Founder Dimitri HauĆmann received the ticket.Their solution increases conversion rates for web-shops by using big data analytics and behavioral-based algorithms to provide individual product and purchasing incentives.
Image material of the winners and more information about the successful startups will be available soon at the following link: www.telekom-innovation-contest.com
Telekom Romania supports innovation
Telekom Romania also supported the second edition of the international āBusiness Wall of Fameā contest initiated by Deutsche Telekom, dedicated to finding best applications to make companies more efficient. Telekom Romania is an active part of the tech and innovation start-upsā ecosystem.
