Verizon is calling on all Innovators for its 2015 Powerful Answers Award Challenge

BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

What: Now in its third year, Verizon's Powerful Answers Award offers innovators, developers and entrepreneurs a total of  $6M in cash prizes, plus the opportunity for winners to participate in an Accelerator program designed to help develop their ideas and bring solutions to market faster.   

The program, which is open for submissions until June 18, 2015, seeks ideas that leverage cutting-edge technology to create solutions that deliver social good in three core categories, each with three subcategories:

• Transportation: How can technology enable better, more efficient ways to reduce the complexities of transportation and distribution in the physical world?
  • Smarter Driving
  • Public Transport & Sharing
  • Logistics and Distribution
• Emergency Response: How can technology enable first responders and emergency crews to locate and save lives faster; what solutions can improve long-term recovery for survivors?
  • First Responders
  • Search and Rescue
  • Long Term Relief
• Internet of Things:  How can using technology behind the Internet of Things (IoT) enable new intelligent actions that will have wide-scale and beneficial impacts in the following areas?
  • Connected Health
  • Smart Cities
  • Smart Agriculture

Why: Verizon is committed to supporting innovation at all levels, from early stage startups to more developed companies through a variety of initiatives including the Powerful Answers Award, the Verizon Innovation Program, Verizon Ventures' portfolio and investments, and through the Accelerator program for Powerful Answers Award winners.  

Who: Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Developers and others with a world-changing idea

When: Enter by June 18, 2015

Where: Enter at www.powerfulanswersaward.com and follow the challenge on Twitter via #VZPAA

SOURCE Verizon

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