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Dec. 31 Deadline: Looking for Lean Canvas Entries for CA Smart Gov Challenge

  • 1.  Dec. 31 Deadline: Looking for Lean Canvas Entries for CA Smart Gov Challenge

    Posted Dec 11, 2017 10:35 AM

    CA Technologies recently announced the CA Smart Government Challenge, a new innovation competition that invites U.S.-based developers to submit their most innovative ideas for improving the “citizen experience” of the U.S. federal government through open source software.

    CA will award up to five finalists a cash prize of $5,000 and the chance to vie for a grand prize of $75,000 and access to the CA Accelerator Boot Camp, an immersive course that has never before been open to outside developers.

    Developers participating in the CA Smart Government Challenge will engage in the following process:

    • Submit their idea in the form of a one-page Lean Canvas style business plan.
    • A panel of judges led by CA Accelerator founder and CA Chief Technology Officer Otto Berkes will select five finalists to receive a $5,000 prize and a consultation with members of the CA Accelerator team, who will provide suggestions on how to move the finalist’s idea forward.
    • After six months of incubation, finalists will present their progress to the CA Accelerator for consideration for the $75,000 grand prize.
    • The grand prize winner will travel to participate in the CA Accelerator boot camp session, with travel expenses covered by CA.

    The judging panel will select the best software idea based on criteria that include:

    • Citizen value: impact on the experience of interacting with the federal government
    • Impact on federal government efficiency
    • Market opportunity, including potential for growth and applicability to other government agencies or governments
    • Creativity and differentiation from other submissions
    • Sophistication: use of modern agile/devops development techniques
    • Likelihood of long-term success.

    Developers interested in learning more can register on the CA Technologies Smart Government Challenge website to receive application materials that will be made available by December 1. Applications will be accepted during the month of December and the finalists will be selected and announced in February 2018.

     

    For more information please contact David.McNierney@ca.com.