#technovation challenge

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(GP) — Technovation’s annual challenge encourages young girls all over the world to develop apps that can tackle real-life problems in their communities.

This year was no different with contestants in the junior and senior categories providing solutions to problems like opioid addiction, pollution, insecurity, sexual assault, humanitarian assistance and access to education.

A group of five…

Dinapsis obtiene cuatro reconocimientos durante la final regional Technovation Challenge 2018 celebrada en la UPV

La Universidad Politécnica de Valencia ha acogido la final regional de Technovation Challenge 2018, el programa insignia de la empresa sin ánimo de lucro Iridescent que ofrece a niñas en todo el mundo la oportunidad de adquirir las habilidades necesarias para convertirse en emprendedoras y líderes tecnológicas. Cada año, este programa reta a niñas de entre 10 y 18 años a realizar un plan de…

You Need to Watch ‘CODEGIRL’ While It’s Still Available for Free!

“I think part of being a female programmer is that you feel really lonely. It’s really difficult to want to be what you can’t see.”

While this isn’t necessarily a “video game” documentary, it does hinge upon the current struggles that young women face when entering the tech industry, particularly in the pursuit of building apps. For me, that’s more than enough reason for us to cover CODEGIRL here. Not only that! But today is the last day to watch this documentary for free on YouTube. You read that right: this documentary is currently free. If you have a little under two hours to spare, I absolutely recommend that you see it. I’ll certainly be purchasing the film once it becomes available.

To kick off this non-spoilery review, I can’t express enough just how humbling an experience it was to watch CODEGIRL. The documentary invites you on the journey of several teams working for a chance to compete in Technovation, an utterly fantastic opportunity for girls between the ages of 10 to 18 looking to gain essential coding and business skills. As certain teams advance, others are left behind, and each shuffle of players in this entrepreneurial race are as inspirational as the last.

“Join high school aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world's fastest-growing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way. “

Less than 1% of girls study Computer Science. Let’s change that.

By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastest-growing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.

Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. CODEGIRL was made to inspire girls everywhere to pursue a career in programming, empowering them with the knowledge that girls just like them from all over the globe are learning to code and developing applications that improve the world in which they live.