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  • $50,000 in prizes

The submission period has ended. See all eligible apps in the Application Gallery, and vote for your favorites daily!

About the Challenge

Mayor Sanders and the City of San Diego are challenging the software developer community to create new apps using city and partner data. They’re also inviting the public to share their ideas for innovative new apps.

Winners will receive $50,000 in cash prizes as well as promotional exposure. Prizes will be awarded for apps that enhance city services and quality of life for San Diegans, and that use the data in innovative ways. Submitted apps can run on the web, desktop computers, tablets, or smartphones. The public is encouraged to share application ideas related to energy, tourism, economic development, transportation, the environment, health and other areas.

The public will have one month to share ideas for San Diego apps they’d like to see created. Developers will have approximately three months following the challenge launch to build their submissions. A panel of distinguished judges from the tech industry, venture capital, and partner institutions will select winners, and the general public will vote to identify two “Popular Choice” winners.

Challenge Goals:
*Stimulate the creation of innovative apps that enhance city services and help San Diego residents, businesses and visitors.
*Raise awareness of City of San Diego and partner data resources, and engage the public and software developers to help the community.

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Timeline

  • Submission Period

    Jan 12
    08:00AM
    PST

    To

    Apr 11
    05:00PM
    PDT

  • Judging

    Apr 25
    10:00AM
    PDT

    To

    May 30
    05:00PM
    PDT

  • Public Voting

    Apr 25
    10:00AM
    PDT

    To

    May 23
    05:00PM
    PDT

  • Winners Announced

    Jun 28
    02:00PM
    PDT

Prizes

AT&T Best Overall App — Grand Prize

$15,000

Best Overall App — Second Prize

$5,000

Best Overall App — Honorable Mention (3)

$2,500

City of San Diego Government Innovation App

$5,000

SDG&E Best Energy App

$5,000

Popular Choice Award — Grand Prize

$5,000

Popular Choice Award — Second Prize

$2,500

Best Student-Created App (Undergraduate)

$2,500

Best app developed by full-time college student(s)

Best Student-Created App (High School)

$2,500

Best app developed by full-time high school student(s)

Large Organization Recognition Award

Recognition prize for organizations with 50 or more employees

City and Partner Talent Award

Recognition prize for employees of the City of San Diego and competition partners

Judges

Chris Baker

Chief Information Officer, San Diego Gas & Electric

Jennifer Adams-Brooks

Chairwoman, San Diego Foundation; Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff, San Diego Housing Commission

Brant Cooper

Tech/Startup Writer, Speaker and Consultant

Gabriela Dow

e-Government expert, founder of GovPartner, entrepreneur

Mike Elconin

President Tech Coast Angels; Chairman, Capital Formation Committee of CleanTECH San Diego

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Michael Fairchild

Director, New Technology Product Development Engineering, AT&T

Duane Roth

CEO, CONNECT

Leo Spiegel

Managing Partner, Mission Ventures

Matt Voigt

Co-founder of Saambaa

Judging Criteria

Quality of the Idea

Creativity and originality

Implementation of the Idea

How well the idea was executed by the developer, user experience and design

Potential impact

Potential to improve services and quality of life for San Diego residents, businesses and visitors

Impact on Quality of and Access to Government

Only for the City of San Diego Government Innovation App Award

Potential Impact on Energy Efficiency

Only for the SDG&E Best Energy App Award

How to Enter

  1. Create an account on SDAppsChallenge.com or log in with an existing ChallengePost account.
  2. On SDAppsChallenge.com, click Accept this challenge to register your interest in participating. This step ensures that you will receive important challenge updates.
  3. Explore the San Diego data. To suggest datasets you would like to see included, follow the instructions on the Data tab. Datasets may be added until February 15, 2012.
  4. Create a working software application that uses at least one dataset from the San Diego data.
  5. Confirm that you have read and agree to the Official Rules, and submit your application by including a link to it, a video demonstrating how it works, a text description, and at least one photograph.