(From the Seattle Times)<br>
Nokia announced a $1 million competition for developers to make mobile<br>
applications to improve the lives of people living on less than $5<br>
day. The winner of the Venture Challenge will be announced in June and<br>
receive a $1 million investment from the Finnish maker of mobile phones.<br>
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President and Chief Executive Olla-Pekka Kallasvuo made the<br>
announcement at the morning keynote on this second day of the Consumer<br>
Electronics Show, turning the talk from the latest gadgets to upward<br>
mobility in emerging markets. The message was a refreshing dose of<br>
humility at a conference often relentlessly focused on making people<br>
buy bigger televisions.<br>
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&quot;I want to put our money where our mouth is,&quot; said Kallasvuo. &quot;We want<br>
you to come up with new ways to improve people&#39;s lives and encourage<br>
upward mobility around the world.&quot;<br>
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Details of the competition can be found here. The deadline to enter is<br>
April 18.<br>
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