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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The application is not yet available, but interested students should check the
<a href="https://uniteideas.spigit.com/main/Page/SummerOfSolutions">website</a> for updates</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(Faculty, please share with your students.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">The "Summer Of Solutions" is a call for applications from young people around the world to create innovative technology-based solutions to global challenges.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">This is a new initiative launched by the <a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=1869ae07ad&e=201be1ad1e"><b><span style="color:#4CAAD8">Office
of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth</span></b></a>, in partnership with the <a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=3cc414ad9e&e=201be1ad1e"><b><span style="color:#4CAAD8">United Nations
Technology and Innovation Labs</span></b></a>, and the <a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=45eb799701&e=201be1ad1e"><b><span style="color:#4CAAD8">United Nations Development Programme</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">The 2019 #SummerOfSolutions aims to solve climate challenges: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=79c7a9b653&e=201be1ad1e" title="#OpenCI Platform"><strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#4CAAD8;text-decoration:none">#OpenCI
Platform</span></strong></a> <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Challenge</span></strong>: develop an information systems solution that can serve as a platform to enhance the access of localized climate and market information. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#040463;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=4832507098&e=201be1ad1e" title="#CircularEconomy"><span style="color:#4CAAD8">#CircularEconomy</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Challenge</span></strong>:
present ideas for ICT tools and business process innovations that are related to the Circular Economy and can result in rapid and far-reaching improvements for society.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#040463;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=222ef14be1&e=201be1ad1e" title="#EthicalFashion"><span style="color:#4CAAD8">#EthicalFashion</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Challenge</span></strong>:
present ideas for ICT tools and business process innovations that are related to Ethical Fashion & Textiles, which can result in rapid and far-reaching improvements for society.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">Selected participants and their ideas will be showcased at the <a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=c1869d8a94&e=201be1ad1e"><span style="color:#4CAAD8">United
Nations Climate Action Summit</span></a> in </span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">New York City in September 2019.</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">Pick your challenge, get involved and help change the world!</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463"><a href="https://outreach.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e44de94794d9d2534e5d7f115&id=af7a6212c7&e=201be1ad1e" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4CAAD8">More
details</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#040463">Press Release is available
<a href="https://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/office-of-the-united-nations-secretary-generals-envoy-on-youth-2019-summer-of-solutions/">
HERE</a>, with additional details: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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