All participants need to do is upload a one minute video on YouTube that “showcases the importance of technology” in their lives.

They should then submit a form to tell IDA about the video. 70 percent of the score will be determined by the judges, while the remaining 30 percent will depend on audience votes.

Only full-time students in Singapore may apply. The contest is open to Singapore citizens, Permanent Residents, or foreigners who are attending a school in the country for at least six months with a valid Student Visa.

The deadline for submission is 16th January, 2012. The second place winner will get a Sony camcorder and S$1,000 cash prize, while the third place participant will walk away with an Apple iPad and S$500 cash.

Filled with hovercrafts? Flying trains? Androids overrun? Increasing individualization or loss of it? What do you think the future of technology is? HP and Microsoft organised a series of events in the region titled “Future is…” meant to spark imaginations and spur people to think of the future of technology, our future.

Last Saturday, I was invited to make a presentation on the future of technology at this very “Future is…” event’s Singapore stop. The wonderful folks at Tech65 filmed the presentation and you can catch it here:

The slides are as follows:

HP is now running the “Blog a Trend” contest and the post that generates the best discussion wins and a lucky commenter on the best discussion gets to win a HP Mini 5101 (worth S$799) – and I get to keep a nice HP Probook :p

So, now that I’ve shared with you my thoughts on the future of technology, what about you? What do you think is the future of technology?

Your mobile device is an mp3 player, a web access tool, your camera and game console = your world. But you already knew that – and chances are you’re involved in the design of the next killer mobile application.

Java. Web development. Linux. Flash. Python. Developer. Community.
Whether you’re doing this for personal pleasure (read: geek cred) or because you want to take your business into the mobile space – developers like you are setting the standard for the future of mobile communications by changing the way we live, work and play – on our mobile devices.

Did you know? Nokia sells 1.5 million handsets a day using Symbian S60 and Series 40.

Why is this important to developers?

Nokia drives mobile innovation by providing developers with the tools and platform to capitalize their BIG IDEA into the next killer mobile application. Through Forum Nokia, one of the largest mobile developer communities in the world with about 3.5 million registered developers, you and developers like you have access to hundreds of millions of users whose appetite for mobile applications, content, and services is insatiable.

Calling All Innovators

Nokia has thrown down the next big challenge to innovators – don’t just change the way people communicate and connect with mobile technology; CHANGE THE WORLD! Calling All Innovators challenges developers to innovate along three lines : applications that have a positive impact on the environment and sustainability, applications that unleash possibilities for people living in rural areas and emerging markets and finally, experience driven applications that push developers to innovate new ways in which consumers can connect with mobile technology. As a professional developer, web developer, a content developer, Calling All Innovators challenges developers to show the world how to be a true innovator.

Not only can winning developers see their applications deployed across Nokia’s mobile devices, but there’s a heap of money, and a trip to Mobile World Congress to be won!

Deadline: 15th Dec 2008