Los niños de Colombia ya estan aprendiendo a cuidar el agua con Bigtank!
Quienes están en Medellín, Colombia, les invitamos a asistir al Salón No 6 de Plaza Mayor, hoy Jueves 18 de noviembre a las 5:30 PM.
Allí también se presentará La Competencia Talento e Innovación de las Americas 2011 (TIC Americas), la cual ya tiene sus registros abiertos para que todos los Jóvenes Talentosos, innovadores y comprometidos con el medio ambiente participen.
Si estás en otro país puedes seguir la transmisión en vivo por www.ticamericas.net
Fifth Edition of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas). Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 13 and 36 are invited to register their team online at www.ticamericas.net
Quinta Edición de la Competencia Talento e Innovación de las Américas (TIC Américas). Jóvenes emprendedores de entre 13 y 36 años podrán registrar sus equipos en www.ticamericas.net
Queremos invitarlos a conocer BigTank, Equipo ganador del EcoReto 2010 el concurso internacional de emprendimiento ambiental, en el marco de TIC Americas. Quienes están en Colombia, les invitamos a asistir al Salón No 6 de Plaza Mayor, Medellin, el próximo Jueves 18 de noviembre a las 5:30 PM. Allí también se presentará La Competencia Talento e Innovación de las Americas 2011 (TIC Americas), la cual desde hoy tiene sus registros abiertos para que todos los Jóvenes Talentosos, innovadores y comprometidos con el medio ambiente participen.
Si estás en otro país puedes seguir la transmisión en vivo por www.ticamericas.net
Mira la nota y compártela en tu perfil de Facebook.
Ven, participa y juega con BigTank, solo debes registrarte en w
ww.ciudadesdigitales.net o en el correo:
cmlopez@oas.org, y gana muchos premios.
Recuerda la cita es en el Salón No 6 de Plaza Mayor, dentro del Marco del XI Encuentro Iberoamericano de Ciudades Digitales, Jueves 18 de Noviembre 5:30 PM, Medellin Colombia.
Educational Videogame on Water Conservation win Eco-Challenge 2010,
A new videogame to educate young people about water conservation will be launched November 18. Developed by a group of young entrepreneurs from Colombia and developed for distribution by PepsiCo, the game was the winning entry in a regional competition, Eco-Challenge 2010, sponsored by PepsiCo and the Young Americas Business Trust.
The launching on November 18 will present the video game on the Internet for the first time during the Ibero-American Conference on Digital Cities in Medellin, Colombia. It will also officially launch the 2011 Eco-Challenge awards to again take place within YABT's Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas).
In Eco Challenge young people, age 13-36, within Latin America and the Caribbean can submit their ideas to improve water conservation to win both cash prizes and follow-up development support. A second award sought a solution to improve access to potable water in a rural community and was won by another Colombian team, Ingenrios sin Fronterias (Engineers Without Boarders.)
In weekly sweepstakes over the next eight weeks, young people across the Americas can play the game on-line to learn about water conservation issues and try their luck at winning an iPod Touch or an iPod Nano, offered by PepsiCo. As players navigate through the game, they earn points answering questions about water conservation. Winners will be determined by correctly answering questions and the player's speed in navigating through the game. The competition will be open to all residents living in the Latin American and Caribbean geographic region with up to eight Apple products will be awarded during the sweepstakes.
In preparing for the game launch, PepsiCo's President for Latin America, Luis Montoya, gave the company's reasons for sponsoring the Eco-Challenge initiative. "At PEPSICO we believe in performance with purpose, which means delivering business results and at the same time adding value to the communities where we operate. Environmental Sustainability is one of the core planks of our performance with purpose agenda. The Eco-Challenge was born as a way to invite youth to join us in developing sustainable solutions to the climate change crisis that we face and making a better tomorrow for future generation".
Big Tank team is a group of four entrepreneurs from Colombia in a program to develop skills in digital animation, of the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) TecnoParque in Bogota. Team members Vanessa Guampe, William Galindo, Alejandro Simbaqueva and Christian Moreno were students in SENA's program. Judges in TIC Americas selected their project from over three hundred entries based on its feasibility of production, financial viability, functionality and ability to be publicized. The team received a $5,000 grant from PepsiCo to develop their idea over the next five months.
Big Tank commented, "We began [this project] two years ago where we met with similar beliefs, good energy and the will to succeed. The happiness was great for us and for everyone around us … who brought us the good energy to win the TIC Americas. As a result of this competition, when we returned to Colombia we were met with many interviews and many people interested in knowing our work. We can only thank YABT and PEPSICO for the opportunity to present our talent in such a great event as TIC Americas."
More information about the team and Eco-Challenge 2011 can be found at www.pepsimundo.com and www.ticamericas.net
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) , an international nonprofit organization that supports the work of the Organization of American States (OAS) to create employment opportunities for young people through innovative entrepreneurial initiatives. YABT works with entrepreneurs as well as public and private sector organizations across the Americas and around the world, to engage young people in developing their entrepreneurial spirit and skills.
YABT annually organizes an international business competition for young people, the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas) to recognize projects by young entrepreneur that have exceptional potential for development. TIC Americas encourages young people to find their entrepreneurial talent, create innovative products and services that benefit their community, and grow their business creating employment for themselves and others.
Ten award categories for entrepreneurs include e-business, creativity and design, tradition and culture, social entrepreneurship, responsible business practices, and environmental sustainability, Eco-Challenge. TIC Americas was adapted from a successful model developed in Taiwan over the past the years and YABT has operated its own Americas version annually since 2007. In 2010, Eco-Challenge was added to the annual competition held prior to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
YABT also emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial education for engineers so that they are able to apply their technical talents to the marketplace in new products and businesses. YABT also conducts Business Labs to introduce young people to the concepts of business startup and give them practical experiences to develop their ideas as a business. Other programs promote responsible business practices, leadership, and networks for electronic commerce. A new initiative will link young entrepreneurs in Asia and the Americas through e-commerce and enable the Americas to benefit from successful e-commerce experiences in Asia.
More information can be found at
http://www.ticamericas.net and http://www.yabt.net.
For additional information contact;
At YABT: Carlos Mario López at cmlopez@oas.org , +1 (202) 458-3512.
Students contribute with their innovative ideas to resolve Environmental Challenges
Creativity, ingenuity, passion for research and science are just some elements to describe the talent and scientific skills of students from the College of The Servants of the Sacred Heart Jesus, located in Panama City. They recently launched their Expo- Science Fair in the school auditorium in September, 2010.
The Fair took place over three days at the educational community of the school where students from the earliest grades to high school seniors gathered to showcase their scientific projects. The participants, all with energy and enthusiasm, presented their innovative ideas to find solutions to many of the problems currently affecting society with great clarity and knowledge of the subject.
Arriving at this stage full of bright ideas and highlighting the role of science as a cornerstone for development was not an easy or quick task. Behind all this, there was a process in which teachers and students worked tirelessly during and after hours of classes to develop and validate their projects, as required by all scientific methods. Two people leading this process were teachers Martha Carrazana de Manso and Gretta Bernal, professor of chemistry and biology respectively, who together with their colleagues from the Department of Science made this Science Fair a reality.
Alternative energy projects using resources such as wind and water, conservation of the environment, developing water filters, cell biology and fruit wines are just some examples of projects exhibited by students during the Fair.
Ana B. Santamaría, high school senior said:
"With the completion of the project Development of Fruit Wines, presented at the expo-fair of the school, put into practice knowledge of different subjects such as chemistry and computer science. I improved my research methods which I consider extremely important and I also learned that I should always work in order, with a lot of responsibility, working with the other members of the group in harmony. The fair has left me a very positive experience and I thank my teachers and my school for this opportunity. "
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) is an international nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS), in order to increase the programs and activities that develop leadership skills and entrepreneurship in the youth of the Americas. To learn more about the YABT and / or wishes to support its programs and activities, visit: www.yabt.net.
For more information, contact: Edgar Maestre YABT Panama, Director
Young Americas Business Trust E-mail: emaestre@myybiz.net
Three engineering students from Lima, Peru, decided to use their knowledge to improve the security of their own country. They came up with a new innovative service called Taximart that allows people to order taxis either online or with cell phones. These taxis are registered and provide their clients with different prices and time slots. This way, they resolved the problem of how to get home safely.
One of their main difficulties was to convince investors about the real benefits of this new innovative service. Nevertheless, the students had already started their enterprise named Devosinc when their university informed them about the Talent and Innovation Competition (TIC) of the Americas. Participating in TIC Americas 2010 gave them the necessary structure and management tools to bring their business to the next level. They knew that if they won the competition, it would not only give them credibility and exposure, it would also attract a lot of press leading to new investors and clients- and this is exactly what happened.
TIC Americas allowed the team to share their ideas, experiences, visions, and dreams with other young entrepreneurs. Gaining international exposure brought them new ideas and concepts which permitted them to further improve their services. The Competition gave them the opportunity to translate theory to practice.
According to Hernan Quintana one of the founders of Devosinc “the most important thing in pursuing an enterprise it trying and never being discouraged.” They believed in their service and overcame the prejudice that entrepreneurship may not lead to as much stability and financial remuneration as being employed.
Today, Devosinc is growing and currently has 7 employees. They are further expanding their business, providing new services to other business. In the end, it really came down to two things, overcoming the fear of failure and having faith!
